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marketbeat.com - Virtual Reality Stocks To Consider - April 7th
Virtual Reality Stocks To Consider - April 7th
MarketBeat

Why Meta's 'Bellwether' Legal Loss Could Open up a Can of Worms Meta Platforms, zSpace, The Glimpse Group, and DIH Holding US are the seven Virtual Reality stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Virtual reality stocks…

indianexpress.com - Dipanita Nath - 'On a scale of 1 to 10, the problem is 10 in tech-driven industries': Plugging the industry-academia gap in AVGC-XR sector
'On a scale of 1 to 10, the problem is 10 in tech-driven industries': Plugging the industry-academia gap in AVGC-XR sector
The Indian Express

In the last Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a boost for the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector. An AVGC Promotion Task Force had been set up in April 2022 to conceptualise strategies…

bbc.co.uk - Connor Brown knife crime scheme shows devastation of 'split-second' decisions
Connor Brown knife crime scheme shows devastation of 'split-second' decisions
BBC

Almost 200 youngsters have now taken part in a scheme aimed at showing the devastation caused by knife crime. Northumbria Police launched the initiative following the death of 18-year-old Connor Brown, who was stabbed five times after an argument…

dynamitenews.com - Ayushi Bisht - Meta layoffs 2026: 200 Jobs cut as company restructures roles for AI future | Dynamite News
Meta layoffs 2026: 200 Jobs cut as company restructures roles for AI future | Dynamite News
News: Today's News Headlines & Daily Updates from Sports, Movies, Politics, Business | Dynamite News

Post Published By: Ayushi Bisht Updated: 7 April 2026, 10:08 PM IST New Delhi: Meta is set to lay off around 200 employees in the United States as part of a broader restructuring aimed at aligning its workforce with long-term artificial…

seekingalpha.com - Khaveen Investments - Amphenol: Strong Growth Supported By Hyperscalers (NYSE:APH)
Amphenol: Strong Growth Supported By Hyperscalers (NYSE:APH)
Seeking Alpha

Amphenol's IT datacom segment outperformed, fueled by hyperscaler AI data center capex and its role as Nvidia's primary connector supplier. Recent acquisitions, notably CommScope's CCS, have enhanced Amphenol's competitiveness across industrial…

nypost.com - Kevin Barr - Emmy-winning meteorologist disappears off air - here's where he's gone
Emmy-winning meteorologist disappears off air - here's where he's gone
New York Post

KPIX-TV chief meteorologist Paul Heggen has left the Bay Area station after six years on the air, delivering his final broadcast Friday as colleagues paid tribute to his career with a highlight reel of memorable on-air moments. Heggen, an Emmy…

bigthink.com - Frank Jacobs - 'Agreeable Gray': How color vanished from modern life (and why it's coming back)
'Agreeable Gray': How color vanished from modern life (and why it's coming back)
Big Think

No, you haven't suddenly gone colorblind. This map is in color. In fact, it is a map of color — specifically, of each U.S. state's favorite house paint color. It's just that those favorites look like a swatch book for a funeral parlor…

mit.edu - Sixteen new START.nano companies are developing hard-tech solutions with the support of MIT.nano
Sixteen new START.nano companies are developing hard-tech solutions with the support of MIT.nano
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT.nano has announced that 16 startups became active participants in its START.nano program in 2025, more than doubling the number of new companies from the previous year. Aimed at speeding the transition of hard-tech innovation to market…

thefederalist.com - Auguste Meyrat - There's A New Name For Those Pierced, Weird-Looking Internet Addicts
There's A New Name For Those Pierced, Weird-Looking Internet Addicts
The Federalist: Religion, Politics, and Culture

I've noticed a new trend among my students. While most trends used to stem from a pop icon on TV, film, or music, this new trend is an incoherent smorgasbord of various influences online: influencers on TikTok or Instagram, fashion crazes from past…

jalopnik.com - Justin Hughes - Why One Educator Is Getting Elementary School Kids Into Car Repair
Why One Educator Is Getting Elementary School Kids Into Car Repair
Jalopnik

They say the best way to get people interested in something is to start them young. That's exactly what Jerry Weston Jr., a collision repair instructor in Flint, Michigan, is doing. Automotive News reports that Weston is running an afterschool…

saudigazette.com.sa - Saudi Gazette report - Commerce ministry: AI commercial registrations soar 240% in 5 years
Commerce ministry: AI commercial registrations soar 240% in 5 years
Saudi Gazette

RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce revealed that commercial registrations in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector have witnessed remarkable growth over recent years, reaching 19,600 by the end of 2025. This figure marks a 240 percent…

flyingmag.com - Meg Godlewski - The Great Aviation Debate: Part 141 vs. Part 61?
The Great Aviation Debate: Part 141 vs. Part 61?
FLYING Magazine

Which form of flight training is better—Part 141 or Part 61? Well, it really depends on what works for you. If you have the time, resources, and discipline for a Part 141 program, go for it. If you prefer more flexibility and have other…

marketbeat.com - Best Ecommerce Stocks To Follow Now - April 7th
Best Ecommerce Stocks To Follow Now - April 7th
MarketBeat

As Recession Odds Climb, Defensive Sectors Continue to Outperform Walmart, GameStop, and GigaCloud Technology are the three Ecommerce stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Ecommerce stocks are shares of companies…

thehindu.com - O.R.S. Rao - 100% placements, 20% new skills: How MBA hiring is being rewritten in 2026
100% placements, 20% new skills: How MBA hiring is being rewritten in 2026
The Hindu

The MBA placement landscape for the Class of 2026 at India's premier business schools, including the “old” IIMs, XLRI, SPJIMR, and FMS Delhi, has shown some stability, despite global macroeconomic challenges. These institutions…

bgr.com - James Bruce - 7 Discontinued Smartphone Features We Want Back (And 7 That Can Stay Gone)
7 Discontinued Smartphone Features We Want Back (And 7 That Can Stay Gone)
BGR

Grizzled old tech veterans who got started in computing on Amstrad CPC64, lived through the era of '640K is enough RAM for anyone', and had mobile phones by the time we were 16... we've seen it all come and go, and then come back again. We've lived…

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