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What you need to know”WE ARE: PST ART Explosion Event” by Cai Guo-Qiang. The daytime event will be the opening of “PST ART: Art & Science Collide,” a multi-exhibition art event, taking place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2024. The event will be “the first large-scale daytime fireworks event in U.S. history to feature a fleet of drones carrying pyrotechnic products.” In recent years, the splendor of dazzling drone shows has been enjoyed by many show-lovers, especially those who are attracted to innovative, eye-catching and flashy shows. At large events, the technology is often used to…
Toronto-based lender Fig Financial has announced that its personal loan services are now open to all Canadians. “We’re providing a real alternative to banks for all Canadians who need better lending options, and we’re doing something banks won’t do – moving this experience completely online,” Fig Financial CEO François Cote said in a news release on Tuesday (July 9). “Whether it’s 3pm or 3am, if you need to cover an unexpected bill or expense, need to make some home improvements or pay off a debt fast, turn to Fig.” According to the announcement, Fig has helped provide over 9,000 people…
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Prompt engineering has become a popular job in the AI industry over the last year, and Anthropic now appears to be developing tools to at least partially automate it. Anthropik released several new features on Tuesday to help developers create more useful applications using the company’s language model, Claude, according to a company blog post: Developers can now generate, test and evaluate prompts using Claude 3.5 Sonnets, which uses prompt engineering techniques to create better inputs and improve Claude’s responses to specialized tasks. Language models are pretty forgiving when you ask them to perform some tasks, but sometimes a small…
Imagine taking apart a new gadget to discover its hidden potential. This sense of discovery and play is what Nothing’s CMF Phone 1 promises its users. With an eye-watering price tag of $199, the phone aims to make “budget” synonymous with “fun” again.Unlike most smartphones in its price range, the CMF Phone 1 has been smartly designed. Its easily replaceable back panel and modular approach to customization means you can tweak the look and feel of the phone to your liking. But why would you want to do that? Because it’s just plain fun.CMF’s Phone 1 shares the same name…
Asset manager Robert Fraser says the ultra-rich have a completely different mindset when it comes to investing than the average person. “Most people only look at the public markets and have a 60/40 mindset when it comes to investing, meaning they put 60% of their money in stocks and 40% in bonds. Billionaires don’t think like that,” the co-founder and CFO of US-based Aspen Funds told CNBC Pro on July 3. Fraser’s company serves the ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals around the world, and manages more than $500 million through Aspen Funds. He says the wealthy are…
The Zenshuji sect of the Soto sect will hold its 66th annual Obon Carnival on July 20th and 21st from 12pm to 7pm at 123 South Hewitt Street (Little Tokyo), Los Angeles, CA 90012. Obon memorial services will be held on Saturday and Sunday at 1:30pm. (Image courtesy of Cultural News For Sharing Japanese Heritage)Two Obon festivals in Downtown Los Angeles will get bar bunkers out of town and into the family this July. Zenshuji Obon on July 20th and 21st and Tohoganji Obon on July 27th and 28th are sure to provide Angelenos with plenty of food, music, positive…
Tivita, a Brazilian fintech company focused on financial management for clinics and physician practices, is preparing new services for the sector, including digital accounts, as it eyed Colombia and Mexico as expansion markets in Latin America, co-founder and CEO Claudio Franco told BNamericas. All this comes after the company closed a $6 million seed round of funding last month, just a year after it was founded. The investment was led by FinTech Collective Fund, with participation from K50 Ventures, MAYA Capital and SSV. “We believe Tivita has the ability to revolutionize financial management in healthcare across Latin America. This marks…
The state Budget Committee on Tuesday approved spending $27 million to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to fund grants aimed at creating regional tech hubs and helping communities affected by the University of Wisconsin closure. The committee also approved spending money to the Department of Corrections to cover the costs of youth serving adult sentences. One of the requests the committee approved Tuesday was for a $7.5 million grant to a Wisconsin biohealth nonprofit, the next step in establishing a regional technology hub in the state. Wisconsin was designated a regional technology hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce in…
Some see small businesses as the lifeblood of the American economy, and on Tuesday the National Federation of Independent Business found that small business owners are more optimistic about the economy than they have been so far this year. But compared to historical averages, optimism remains low. And that’s the way things are in the business world these days. There are roses and there are thorns. The biggest challenge in running a small business today is inflation. “You’re seeing inflation in everything, right?” says Sheena Azmendis, who runs the Miami-based consulting firm The WellBiz. “Our workers’ compensation insurance just went…