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Student interest in ChatGPT skills on Udemy increased by 4,419% since 2022: Report

Udemy’s Global Workplace Learning Index for Q1 2023 indicates that ChatGPT, financial services, and courses aimed at developing students’ business teaching skills have experienced a massive uptick in interest from the site’s reported 49 million users. This likely comes as no surprise as we’re currently experiencing what Wired recently described as a “Wet Hot AI Chatbot Summer,” coming on the heels of OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT. According to Udemy, topic consumption — the number of users taking courses featuring skills specific to ChatGPT — has risen 4,419%. Screenshot of Udemy…

Pacwest Stock Plummets Over 35% Following Release of Q1 Earnings Report Amidst Turmoil in Banking Industry – Bitcoin News

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Following the acquisition of First Republic Bank by JPMorgan Chase, several regional banks such as Pacwest and Western Alliance experienced a significant drop in their stock prices. On Tuesday afternoon, all four major U.S. benchmark stock indexes are in decline as regional bank stocks hit new lows. Banking Industry on Edge as Pacwest Shares Sink Causing Trading Halt Pacwest, a regional bank based in Beverly Hills, California, is facing challenges after the release of its 2023 first quarter earnings report. Following the publication of the earnings, the bank’s stock price…

Former FTX exec Ryan Salame’s home searched by FBI: Report

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The home of former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame has reportedly been searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as further scrutiny falls on the executive for his close advisory role to Sam Bankman-Fried. An April 27 report from The New York Times, citing people with knowledge of the matter, said the Bureau searched Salame’s $4 million home in Potomac, Maryland on the morning of April 27. It remains unclear what the authorities were looking for. Salame was the co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, which was FTX’s Bahamas-based subsidiary. The…

Decentralized file storage pricing differentials persist despite market growth: Report

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According to a new report published by Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures, the cost of decentralized file storage on blockchains such as Filecoin, Arweave, Swarm, StorJ, and Sia currently ranges from near zero to $4 per terabyte (TB) per month. This is much lower than traditional Web2 services such as Amazon Cloud or Microsoft Azure, where prices can range from $16 to $23 per TB of monthly storage. However, the report also outlined other costs associated with decentralized storage, such as data upload fees and retrieval fees, the latter…

Merck Q1 2023 Report Shows Revenue Drop as COVID Treatment Sales Crash, MRK Stock Down 1%

Affected by reduced demand for Covid drug Molnupiravir, Merck has published reduced revenue figures according to its Q1 2023 report. Multinational pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK) has released its Q1 2023 report. The company’s figures show a reduction in revenue due to several factors, including a plunge in sales. According to published figures, Merck’s Q1 revenue is 9% lower than reported in Q1 2022. This is mainly because its Molnupiravir Covid treatment drug has seen a considerable drop in demand. At the press time, MRK stock is 1%…

Comcast Shares Up 3% after Impressive Q1 2023 Report

The company said its Peacock subscribers grew by more than 60% or 22 million compared year-over-year. American telecommunications and media giant Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has shared a better-than-expected first quarter (Q1) performance report. According to the company’s report, it recorded a total revenue of $29.69 billion for the quarter, a figure that is larger than the $29.3 billion expected from Refinitiv’s analysts. Comcast’s history dates back to the 1960s and the company has evolved to be one of the most dominant providers of mainstream telecom services in the United…

eBay Beats Revenue and EPS Estimates in Q1 2023 Earnings Report

E-commerce giant eBay is optimistic going into the second quarter after logging commendable figures in its Q1 2023 outing.  On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported its Q1 2023 earnings, which beat revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates. For the year’s first quarter, the multinational e-commerce company realized revenue of $2.5 billion compared to the $2.49 billion analysts expected. In addition, eBay’s recorded EPS of $1.11 also topped the consensus estimate of $1.07 for the same period. Following its Q1 2023 performance, eBay now sees a Q2 guidance of…

Microsoft Fiscal Q3 2023 Report Beats Estimates, MSFT Stock Up 7% in Pre-market

In its fiscal Q3 2023 report, Microsoft CFO Amy Hood stressed that the company would continue to prioritize AI-related endeavors.  Yesterday, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted its fiscal Q3 2023 earnings report, which beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. In addition, the multinational tech corporation’s latest outing also surpassed estimates on quarterly revenue guidance. For fiscal Q3 2023, Microsoft, whose shares climbed 7% in the pre-market on Wednesday, reported a revenue haul of approximately $52.9 billion. This sum compared favorably with the $51.02 billion analysts expected for the…