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‘No real game plan': Roaring Kitty returns as GameStop stock sinks
The Guardian· 2024-06-08 03:32
文章核心观点 - 2021年,零售交易者领导的一场运动引发了GameStop这家陷入困境的视频游戏连锁店股价的非凡飙升,引发了华尔街的慌乱 [1] - 尽管GameStop的故事被改编成了好莱坞电影,但其主角Roaring Kitty(Keith Gill)在此后的三年里一直保持沉默,直到最近才重新出现在社交媒体上 [1] - GameStop最新的财报显示,公司销售额大幅下降,并计划发行多达7500万股新股以利用股价的最新飙升 [2] - Roaring Kitty在直播中表示,尽管GameStop仍然亏损且难以找到自己在现代游戏行业的定位,但他仍然相信公司管理层能够实现公司的转型 [5] 公司情况总结 - GameStop是一家陷入困境的视频游戏连锁店,在2021年经历了股价的非凡飙升,但三年后仍然无法盈利,难以找到自己在现代游戏行业的定位 [2] - 公司最新财报显示销售额大幅下降,公司计划发行多达7500万股新股以利用股价的最新飙升 [2] - 公司没有召开财报电话会议,也没有解释业绩疲软的原因 [2] 行业情况总结 - 视频游戏行业正在经历转型,GameStop这样的传统实体游戏零售商面临着巨大挑战,难以找到自己的定位 [2][5]
Elon Musk may ‘step back' if shareholders reject $56bn pay package, Tesla chair warns
The Guardian· 2024-06-07 18:14
文章核心观点 - 特斯拉董事长Robyn Denholm表示,如果股东不支持CEO埃隆·马斯克560亿美元的薪酬方案,马斯克可能会退出特斯拉,将更多时间投入到其他业务中 [1][2][3] - Denholm表示,2018年通过的这份薪酬方案旨在让马斯克继续专注于特斯拉,并保持动力去实现公司的宏大抱负 [5][6] - 这份薪酬方案要求马斯克在获得股票期权5年后才能出售,这显然不是为了钱,因为马斯克已经是世界第三大富豪 [7] 公司相关 - 特斯拉正在寻求将公司法律基地从特拉华州迁移到德克萨斯州,Denholm表示这将为特斯拉的增长和创新提供最佳平台 [13][14] - 分析师认为,如果薪酬方案被否决,马斯克可能会放弃CEO头衔,但不会完全退出特斯拉 [15][16] 行业相关 - 主要投资顾问公司ISS和Glass Lewis建议股东投票反对这份薪酬方案,称其过于高昂 [8] - 但特斯拉的前15大股东Baillie Gifford表示支持该方案,而前25大股东CalPERS则计划投票反对 [8]
Google to start permanently deleting users' location history
The Guardian· 2024-06-07 00:06
Google will begin to delete everything it knows about users’ previously visited locations, the company has said, a year after it committed to reducing the amount of personal data it stores about users.The company’s “timeline” feature – previously known as Location History – will still work for those who choose to use it, letting them scroll back through potentially decades of travel history to check where they were at a specific time.But all the data required to make the feature work will be saved locally, ...
Nvidia hits $3tn and surpasses Apple as world's second most valuable company
The Guardian· 2024-06-06 04:46
文章核心观点 - Nvidia的股价创历史新高,市值超过苹果,成为全球第二大市值公司 [1][3] - Nvidia准备进行10:1的股票拆分,以提高个人投资者的参与度 [2] - Nvidia的市值超过苹果反映了硅谷格局的变化,苹果自2007年推出iPhone以来一直占据主导地位 [3] - 微软仍是全球最大市值公司,市值达3.14万亿美元 [4] - Nvidia的高端处理器需求远超供给,微软、Meta和Alphabet等科技巨头正在加速建设AI计算能力 [5] - Nvidia最近股价大涨近30%,AI热潮带动芯片股普涨 [5] - Nvidia CEO在台湾受到热烈欢迎,引发广泛关注 [6] - 相比之下,苹果正面临iPhone需求疲软和中国市场竞争激烈的挑战 [7] - 一些投资者认为苹果在AI领域落后于其他科技巨头 [8]
OpenAI and Google DeepMind workers warn of AI industry risks in open letter
The Guardian· 2024-06-05 01:07
A group of current and former employees at prominent artificial intelligence companies issued an open letter on Tuesday that warned of a lack of safety oversight within the industry and called for increased protections for whistleblowers.The letter, which calls for a “right to warn about artificial intelligence”, is one of the most public statements about the dangers of AI from employees within what is generally a secretive industry. Eleven current and former OpenAI workers signed the letter, along with two ...
Salesforce plummets as weak forecast sparks concerns of AI competition
The Guardian· 2024-05-30 22:55
Salesforce shares slumped about 18% on Thursday, after its lowest-ever quarterly revenue growth forecast raised fears that high interest rates and rival AI offerings were hampering demand at the cloud-based software firm.The company could lose more than $48bn in market value if losses hold, as it also reported quarterly revenue that was below expectations for the first time since 2006.“Weak bookings in Q1 further test investor patience as the GenAI [generative AI] innovation cycle has yet to inflect top-lin ...
Apple store workers vote to authorize first strike over bargaining delays
The Guardian· 2024-05-15 17:00
核心事件概述 - 美国马里兰州陶森苹果零售店的工会工人已投票授权罢工 这是美国首家成功组建工会的苹果店 也可能是苹果零售店员工的首次罢工[1] - 国际机械师和航空航天工人协会组织的零售员工联盟代表该店100名工人 其工会选举胜利于2022年5月获得认证 美国目前仅有两家苹果店成功组建工会 另一家在俄克拉荷马城[1] - 工会首席组织者表示 罢工授权投票是罢工制裁投票前的第一步[1] 谈判进展与工会诉求 - 工会表示过去一年左右的谈判中 公司在关键问题上进展甚微 并指控公司未真诚谈判 已就此提起相关指控[2] - 工人在首份合同中主要争取更高薪酬 改善工作与生活平衡以及公平的排班制度 其他一些议题已达成初步协议[3] - 工会指责公司的行为与其声称的政策和供应商行为准则完全背道而驰 并呼吁公司董事会向CEO施压以遵守法律[3] - 工会今年早些时候进行了一项调查 指控公司对试图组建工会的员工进行报复 并要求苹果断绝与反工会咨询公司的关系[2] 法律纠纷与监管行动 - 目前有四起不公平劳动行为指控正在行政法官审理中 这些指控经国家劳工关系委员会地区办公室审查后认为有理据[4] - 其中一项于2023年11月提出的投诉源于陶森店 指控苹果向非工会员工提供福利 却对工会成员予以扣留[4] - 苹果已就五起不公平劳动行为指控达成了四项和解协议[4] - 2024年5月6日 国家劳工关系委员会维持了一项行政法官裁决 认定苹果在世贸中心店非法盘问员工并没收、禁止工会传单[4] 公司回应 - 苹果发言人表示 公司致力于为零售团队成员提供卓越体验和行业领先的薪酬福利 并将尊重且真诚地与陶森店的工会进行交涉[5] - 针对2023年11月的不公平劳动行为指控和NLRB投诉 苹果发言人强烈否认这些说法 并表示期待向NLRB提供全部事实[5]
US justice department could sue Boeing after Max 737 crash settlement violation
The Guardian· 2024-05-15 08:33
Boeing has violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, the US justice department told a federal judge on Tuesday.It is now up to the justice department to decide whether to file charges against the aircraft maker amid increasing scrutiny over the safety of its planes. Prosecutors will tell the court no later than 7 July how they plan to proceed, the justice department said.Boeing reached a $2.5bn settlement with the ju ...
Gaza protesters block entrance to Google conference over Israel contracts
The Guardian· 2024-05-15 02:52
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters chained themselves together in front of the entrance to Google’s annual developer conference on Tuesday in protest of the tech company’s ties to Israeli military projects. Thousands of attendees waiting to enter Google I/O were redirected to another entrance, and the event started on time.Groups including the No Tech for Genocide coalition and other groups from across the Bay Area held a sign reading “Google stop fueling genocide”. They chanted “we won’t stop til Nimbu ...
Google rolls out AI-generated, summarized search results in US
The Guardian· 2024-05-15 02:01
Google will use artificial intelligence to return summarized responses to search engine queries from US users as it continues to infuse generative AI into its most widely used products.The company has been testing “AI overviews” that appear at the tops of search results, summaries created by its Gemini AI model that appear alongside the traditional link-based search results.The featured has also been tested in the UK but will be rolled out across the US beginning on Tuesday, Google announced at its annual I ...