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To the editor:On “Political Opposition Under Attack on Campus” by Paula Chakravarty and Vasuki Nesia (opinion guest essay, April 8):As an alumnus and scholar of NYU, I am troubled by the author’s suggestion that the only voice suppressed at NYU is the Palestinian voice in a complex tragedy.Academic freedom requires academic responsibility, but when it is suggested that the suffering of the Palestinian people is the only acceptable subject matter, that responsibility is lacking and anti-Semitism It is assumed that a single sentence expressing opposition to the law will provide sufficient balance.This problem is also seen in the failure to…
Overview: In a strategic move to strengthen the UK’s deep science sector, Empirical Ventures, co-founded by Dr Jonathan Matlock and Dr Ben Miles, has launched an £8m funding initiative. The fund aims to support early-stage businesses in AI, quantum computing and biotech, and the investment these startups face given their complex nature and long path to market survival. We aim to address the challenges. This initiative is consistent with the government’s efforts to diversify economic prosperity and stimulate growth in the region.Deep science startups, a key driver of future economic growth, often struggle to attract early-stage funding due to the…
The dollar has been quietly rising without causing any losses to stock prices, but if the dollar strengthens further, stock prices could easily fall.of US dollar index, The value against a basket of currencies is just above 105, up just over 3% from the lows reached in early March. This is because the rate of increase in yields on long-term U.S. government bonds has outpaced that of other countries such as Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, making U.S. bond investments more attractive to own. Investors must have dollars to take advantage of this. The recent rally has put the…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Friday after a mixed start to earnings season. Concerns over a potential escalation of tensions in the Middle East have spooked financial markets, prompting investors to look for safer places to park their money.The S&P 500 fell 1.5%, ending its worst week since October, when Wall Street’s massive rally began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 475 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.6% from its previous record.JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the most heavily weighted stocks on the market, has fallen 6.5% in the first three months of the…
Zette achieves crowdfunding goal with Wefunder Zette easily surpassed Wefunder’s crowdfunding goal, demonstrating the growing demand for easy access to paywalled news. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, April 10, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Zette, founded by Harvard graduate and former Twitter product manager Yehong Zhu, has raised $750,000, exceeding its initial goal on Wefunder. . The round closed on April 26th, giving investors a limited amount of time to secure a stake in Zette.Equity crowdfunding, pioneered by platforms like Wefunder, allows anyone to invest in startups with as little as $100. The resilience of crowdfunded startups has defied market expectations. 82% of…
Stocks stumbled on Friday as tech companies lost their winning streak. Investors were looking for inspiration in the flurry of results released by major banks as the earnings season begins.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) fell 0.9%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.6%, or more than 200 points.After leading the rally on Thursday with the Magnificent 7 technology stocks, stocks are once again falling, driven by AI tailwinds. Investors were also relieved that wholesale inflation growth was weaker than expected, after being spooked by an unexpected jump in consumer prices.Investors are…
What’s the latest on Las Vegas? We spent a few days in Las Vegas in January. Here are some highlights of the latest updates and trends in events in the ever-popular desert city. fountain blow Fontainebleau Las Vegas officially opened on December 13, 2023. Las Vegas Convention CenterFontainebleau Las Vegas features a 150,000-square-foot casino with 42-foot ceilings and 3,644 hotel rooms and suites. Stay here: The 67-story resort features numerous luxury amenities, including a 6-acre elevated pool deck, a 14,000-square-foot fitness center, and a 55,000-square-foot two-story spa. Standard rooms range in size from 488 to 660 square feet and offer…
The global landscape of startup valuations continues to see a rapid increase in the number of unicorns, with more and more venture companies reaching the coveted $1 billion valuation. Despite the perceived slowdown, the valuation status of technology startups is influencing the number of unicorns in the world in 2022 and beyond. The story of unicorn startups transcends geographic boundaries and signals a paradigm shift in the global business arena. Beyond traditional powerhouses such as the United States, China, and India, this phenomenon has permeated various regions, highlighting the universal appeal of entrepreneurial ventures. By 2022, the number of unicorns…
News on Thursday that an “election security” event, in which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is making the necessary pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mar-a-Lago, will focus on bills targeting non-citizen voting. flowed.The good news for Mr. Johnson and former President Donald Trump is that their job is already done, in that the ban already exists and noncitizens are unlikely to knowingly vote. But the purpose of all this is not to actually address the issue of American elections. Rather, the goal is to 1) pretend that this is just one of the myriad election issues and 2) boost…
A processor that handles supercomputing tasks in the blink of an eye. A battery that can be charged instantly. Accelerating drug discovery, encryption and decryption, and machine learning. These are just some of the possibilities made possible by quantum computing. Quantum computing uses the laws of physics to perform calculations much faster than the most powerful conventional computers. All of this depends on research right here in the United States, the undisputed world leader in quantum computing. How did America become the epicenter of this technological revolution? It didn’t happen by accident. Quantum computing and world-class U.S. research universities have…