Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions

Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions

U.K. tech startup Synthesia unveiled a new range of AI-generated avatars that can convey emotions like happiness, sadness, and frustration. Synthesia Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence firm Synthesia on Thursday unveiled a new wave of AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions using a user’s text inputs. The company said its “Expressive Avatars” can blur the […]

Deutsche Bank first-quarter 2024 earnings

Deutsche Bank first-quarter 2024 earnings

The Deutsche Bank AG headquarters in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported 1.275 billion euros ($1.365 billion) in net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter, marking a 10% annual increase. Analysts had forecast a result of 1.23 […]

Japanese yen hits fresh 34-year low despite verbal intervention from authorities

Japanese yen hits fresh 34-year low despite verbal intervention from authorities

The Japan flag is juxtaposed against a Japanese yen bank note. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images The yen slipped past 155 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, touching a new 34-year low against continued strength in the greenback. The weakness comes as the Bank of Japan is due to release its monetary policy […]

Walgreens launches cell, gene therapies in service expansion

Walgreens launches cell, gene therapies in service expansion

A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty […]

Markets face correction if Modi’s win disappoints: Bernstein

Markets face correction if Modi’s win disappoints: Bernstein

A worker fixes flags of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party displayed on a hoarding prior in Raipur on April 15, 2024 ahead of the country’s upcoming general elections. Idrees Mohammed | Afp | Getty Images India’s stock markets started the year in record-high territory, much of it supported by pre-election optimism — but as the […]

Geely-backed luxury EV brand Zeekr says it’s beating Tesla in parts of China

Geely-backed luxury EV brand Zeekr says it’s beating Tesla in parts of China

Pictured here is the Zeekr 001 electric car at a services trade fair in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2023. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car brand Zeekr is selling more vehicles than Tesla in parts of China, and plans to expand in Europe and Latin America […]

Amazon aggregator Thrasio loses CEO, other top execs in bankruptcy

Amazon aggregator Thrasio loses CEO, other top execs in bankruptcy

Thrasio, an early leader in the big business of Amazon aggregators, had a booth at the popular Prosper Show for Amazon sellers in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 14, 2021. Katie Schoolov Thrasio, the top aggregator of Amazon third-party sellers, is losing its CEO and five other senior executives, months after the former highflier filed […]

Morningstar likes these 7 stocks in Europe

Morningstar likes these 7 stocks in Europe

Attractive returns and the breadth of opportunities are among the many reasons why investors have historically preferred investing in the U.S. to investing in Europe. One strategist, however is looking keenly at European equities, and notes that “Europe isn’t a boring market.” “There’s a huge number of growth stocks [and investors] just have to dig […]