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Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBlock stock rose as much as 14% in extended trading Thursday after the payments company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates on gross profit and showed strong growth in its Square and Cash App revenue.Here’s how the company did, compared to an analyst consensus from LSEG, formerly Refinitiv:Earnings per share: 45 cents, adjusted. Not comparable to estimates.Revenue: $5.77 billion vs. $5.70 billion expectedBlock posted $2.03 billion…

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music – will present the return of celebrated composer and pop hit-maker Randy Edelman on Saturday, March 16 at 9:30 PM. This evening will commemorate the release of his new live album, Around the World in 80 Minutes, available through TribecaRecords. Edelman will celebrate his musical career through a dazzling piano concert, including arrangements of his movie scores from Last of the Mohicans to My Cousin Vinny. Tickets are $30-$60, in addition to a service charge and a two-item food and beverage minimum. A livestream option is available for $20. CHELSEA TABLE…

US President Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on December 20, 2023, as he departs for Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden’s $140 million campaign war chest has been bolstered by a group of loyal advisers and fundraisers that some party strategists call a “dream team” effort to defeat the likely Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump.The recent boom in fundraising can be traced primarily to five people: media executive and Biden campaign co-chair Jeffrey Katzenberg, former State Department official Rufus Gifford, campaign finance director Michael Pratt, longtime Biden…

“This Is How the Story Changes, This Is How the Body Remembers” by Raennah Lorne One day, when I tell my story, I will remember how my body led me to believe it. I will say I slept with you the second time we met, seeking a force strong enough to break the physical magnetism between me and my loving ex. I will not fear being called a slut or worry I’ll be told I got exactly what I deserved. I will describe your eyes, always bloodshot slits, and the long-sleeve collared shirts you wore with the top buttons undone,…

Few things make an outfit look more put-together than a nice belt. It’s sleek, it’s timeless, it… doesn’t quite fit anymore? No worries, we’ve all been there. Lucky for you, I know belts, and I’m here to help you find the best belt for big guys. Although comfort and fit are the main goals here, it’s safe to say style and occasion are also key. Do you lean more casual or boast a lavish, sophisticated look? Prioritizing your unique taste and preferences will help you navigate the world of belts for big guys and find the perfect strap to fit…

Life is full of new and exciting things, right? Everyday is a new adventure! But okay, not really. We’re not living some Eat, Pray, Love existence in perpetuity. We’re living our lives, going to work, paying our bills, doing our laundry. At the end of a hard day, ordering takeout from your regular spot and firing up that movie you’ve seen a dozen times is comforting. It’s familiar. That’s okay. But there’s a real benefit to stepping out of your comfort zone. In fact, visiting new places, trying things for the first time and socializing with people whom we’ve never…

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Daft Punk are marking February 22, the anniversary of their breakup, with a stream of Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. The screening of the animated sci-fi movie, which they released in 2003 to accompany Discovery, starts at 5:22 p.m. Eastern on Twitch. Check it out here.Daft Punk wrote Interstella 5555 with Cédric Hervet and enlisted Kazuhisa Takenouchi, a Dragon Ball Z alumnus, to direct. It tells the story of the duo’s abduction by alien militants and a rescue attempt by a dreamy space pilot called Shep. The hourlong film is usually hard to watch through official…

Oppo Reno 11 series will soon be equipped with generative artificial intelligence (AI)-based features, the company stated on Wednesday. Alongside, the Chinese smartphone maker also revealed that it has established an AI Center for innovation in the emerging technology. The institution will focus on bringing new features to its existing smartphones and building AI-ready phones in the future. Earlier this week, Oppo added multiple AI features to its ColorOS New Year Edition update in China.Making the announcement, the company highlighted that the Oppo AI Center will be its dedicated research and development wing that will focus on AI and its…

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem. In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature on the song ‘Dancer‘ from the freshly released album ‘TANGK’. The two bands have also previously performed IDLES song ‘Rottweiler’ on stage. Talbot spoke to NME about collaborating with the acclaimed electro-punk group, and whether they fit in with IDLES’ own punk sound: “I think most…

Google said Thursday it’s pausing its Gemini chatbot’s ability to generate people. The move comes after viral social posts showed the AI tool overcorrecting for diversity, producing “historical” images of Nazis, America’s Founding Fathers and the Pope as people of color.“We’re already working to address recent issues with Gemini’s image generation feature,” Google posted on X (via The New York Times). “While we do this, we’re going to pause the image generation of people and will re-release an improved version soon.”The X user @JohnLu0x posted screenshots of Gemini’s results for the prompt, “Generate an image of a 1943 German Solidier.”…

Get ready to return to the scene of the crime, True Detective fans. HBO execs announced today that they’ve renewed the network’s flagship crime drama for a fifth season. Issa Lopez, who helmed the season that wrapped up last week, will be returning as showrunner. “Issa Lopez is that one-of-a-kind, rare talent that speaks directly to HBO’s creative spirit,” said HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi, in a statement issued today. “She helmed True Detective: Night Country from start to finish, never once faltering from her own commendable vision, and inspiring us with her resilience…

A real estate agent walks into a home for sale in Lancaster, Ohio.Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 3.1% in January to 4 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were down 1.7% year over year.The count is based on closings, so the contracts were likely signed in November and December, when mortgage interest rates backed off their October high of 8%. By mid-December, the rates had hit a recent low of around 6.6%. Today they are back over 7%, according to Mortgage News Daily.”While…

The nation’s millionaires and billionaires are evading more than $150 billion a year in taxes, adding to growing government deficits and creating a “lack of fairness” in the tax system, according to the head of the Internal Revenue Service.The IRS, with billion of dollars in new funding from Congress, has launched a sweeping crackdown on wealthy taxpayers, partnerships and large companies. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the agency has launched several programs targeting taxpayers with the most complex returns to root out tax evasion and make sure every taxpayer contributes their fair share.”When I…

Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesModerna on Thursday posted a surprise quarterly profit, in part boosted by deferred revenue, even as the company saw slumping sales from its Covid vaccine, its only marketable product. The results cap a rocky year for the biotech company and other Covid vaccine makers, which all saw revenue plunge as the world continued to emerge from pandemic and relied less on protective shots and treatments.Here’s what Moderna reported for the fourth quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv:Earnings per share: 55 cents. That…

Capital One CEO and Chairman, Richard Fairbank.Marvin Joseph| The Washington Post | Getty ImagesCapital One’s recently announced $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial isn’t just about getting bigger — gaining “scale” in Wall Street-speak — it’s a bid to protect itself against a rising tide of fintech and regulatory threats.It’s a chess move by one of the savviest long-term thinkers in American finance, Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank. As a co-founder of a top 10 U.S. bank by assets, his tenure is a rarity in a banking world dominated by institutions like JPMorgan Chase that trace their origins to shortly…

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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talks to students and Chelyabinsk Region industry workers at the Stankomash plant in Chelyabinsk on February 16, 2024.Alexander Ryumin | Afp | Getty ImagesA fresh spat between Washington and Moscow has raised alarm about the potential risk of a space-based nuclear satellite attack which could cause chaos to critical communications systems on Earth.Russia denied U.S. claims that it was developing a space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon, with President Vladimir Putin saying Tuesday that the Kremlin was “categorically against” the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and accusing…