Contoh is a small, independent blog about things we find interesting: news, tech and AI, business, how-tos, wellness and opinion. (Contoh is Malay for “example.”)
Contoh is a small, independent blog about things we find interesting: news, tech and AI, business, how-tos, wellness and opinion. (Contoh is Malay for “example.”)
Contoh is a small, independent blog about things we find interesting: news, tech and AI, business, how-tos, wellness and opinion. (Contoh is Malay for “example.”)
Contoh is a small, independent blog about things we find interesting: news, tech and AI, business, how-tos, wellness and opinion. (Contoh is Malay for “example.”)
Shoppers spent more than expected in September, but gas stations accounted for about 71% of the increase. Here is how to read the report, and why the NRF’s $1 trillion holiday forecast comes with a price-tag asterisk.
Americans plan to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Here is where the money goes, who is shopping early and how families are stretching budgets.
Wood Mackenzie finds four-hour battery storage is cheaper than gas peaking plants in all 43 markets it compared. In the US, tariffs cloud solar costs while data centers strain gas supply.
In tests on 2,000 real transactions, the best general AI models categorized only about 80% correctly, no better than a human seeing the books for the first time. The study comes from a vendor with its own product to sell.
Nikkei Asia reports Apple trimmed October component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max by at least 15% after a $100 price hike tied to soaring memory costs.
The Social Security Administration will announce the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment on Oct. 14. Estimates point to 3.5% to 3.6%, the largest raise in three years.
Wall Street expects no change at the Fed’s October meeting, but 7.40% mortgages and a cooling job market make the details matter. Here’s what to watch and what to do.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell for an eighth straight session, its longest slide since 2008, and dragged the Nasdaq to its worst week in about 18 months. Here is why, and what it means for index-fund investors.
Anthropic’s revenue reportedly rose about 46% to $16.8 billion in the third quarter, ahead of a possible November listing. The numbers are unconfirmed, and growth is slowing.
Shoppers spent more than expected in September, but gas stations accounted for about 71% of the increase. Here is how to read the report, and why the NRF’s $1 trillion holiday forecast comes with a price-tag asterisk.
Consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier in September, driven by a 34% jump in gasoline. Here’s where prices are rising, where they’re calm, and what it means for rates, Social Security and your budget.
Americans plan to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Here is where the money goes, who is shopping early and how families are stretching budgets.
Nvidia, already an $800 million backer, is weighing a deeper stake, a takeover or an acqui-hire of the U.S. open-model startup Reflection AI, according to the Financial Times.
Wood Mackenzie finds four-hour battery storage is cheaper than gas peaking plants in all 43 markets it compared. In the US, tariffs cloud solar costs while data centers strain gas supply.
In tests on 2,000 real transactions, the best general AI models categorized only about 80% correctly, no better than a human seeing the books for the first time. The study comes from a vendor with its own product to sell.
Nikkei Asia reports Apple trimmed October component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max by at least 15% after a $100 price hike tied to soaring memory costs.
The Social Security Administration will announce the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment on Oct. 14. Estimates point to 3.5% to 3.6%, the largest raise in three years.
