Amateur investors piled further into niche stocks, sending professional short sellers scrambling to cover losing bets, with GameStop skyrocketing for a fourth straight day, thanks in part to Elon Musk. GameStop surged 50% in extended trade after Musk tweeted "Gamestonk!!", along with a link to Reddit's Wallstreetbets stock trading discussion group, where supporters affectionately refer to the Tesla CEO as "Papa Musk." "Stonks" is a tongue-in-cheek term for stocks widely used on social media. GameStop's after-hours surge added to a 93% jump during Tuesday's roller coaster trading session, with the videogame retailer's stock propelled by traders on Wallstreetbets, many of them buying volatile call options. The share spikes of the last few days are raising questions about potential regulatory clampdowns from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. "Such volatile trading fueled by opinions where there appears to be little corporate activity to justify the price movement is … [Read more...] about GameStop extends Reddit driven hyper-rally after Elon Musk tweet
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Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream: How to watch the Coppa Italia quarter-final online from anywhere
Watch Inter Milan vs AC Milan online from outside your country We have details of all the U.S., UK, Australian, and Canadian broadcasters of this Coppa Italia match further down in this guide. If you're intent on watching Inter Milan vs AC Milan, but find yourself away from home then you'll run into problems when trying to stream your domestic coverage online from abroad as it's likely to be geo-blocked. … [Read more...] about Inter Milan vs AC Milan live stream: How to watch the Coppa Italia quarter-final online from anywhere
Predictive policing is just racist 21st century cyberphrenology
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Realme X7 and X7 Pro 5G set to launch in India on February 4
The Realme V15 5G features a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 180Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 800U chipset, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. On the back of the phone is a triple-camera array with a 64MP main sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP macro shooter. Keeping the lights on is a 4,310mAh battery with 50W fast charging. As long as the phone is sensibly priced in India, it could prove to a strong rival to Xiaomi's Mi 10i, which is currently the best Android phone under ₹25,000 in the country. … [Read more...] about Realme X7 and X7 Pro 5G set to launch in India on February 4
India’s homegrown messenger Hike signals its demise and a missed opportunity
For a super app to work, one of many things need to be in place: Either you have a captive user base in the form of a telecom operator, or you build one like WeChat did. Then, once you are authorised to get into payments and all of the ecosystem fripperies, such as grocery shopping, Diwali cash gifts, or pizza delivery, you move from a cumbersome wallet-based system to real-time payment transactions which India's Unified Payments System made possible in 2016. … [Read more...] about India’s homegrown messenger Hike signals its demise and a missed opportunity