Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) reports strong Q4 2023 earnings: $0.75 adjusted EPS, $1.194B revenue. Optimistic outlook for 2024: flat to 2% increase in U.S. restaurant sales, adjusted EPS $2.51-$2.66.
EdmundElon Musk has introduced Grok, an artificial intelligence bot developed by his xAI company, aimed at challenging ChatGPT 3.5. Grok is currently in testing with a limited group of US users and is designed to be better informed on the latest developments due to its access to data from Musk's X. It is described as having a rebellious streak and a touch of wit in its responses. Musk's ambition is to expand X into a versatile app similar to Tencent's WeChat, with Grok playing a key role in its development.
Huang BoThe SEC accused Quantstamp of offering its QSP tokens as an investment opportunity without registering the ICO as a securities offering. As part of the settlement, Quantstamp has established a "Fair Fund" to compensate investors who were affected by the unregistered ICO. The company will transfer its QSP token holdings to the administrator of the Fair Fund, where the tokens will be permanently disabled or destroyed.
Coinlive That is the reality that many have faced in 2022, wherein $3.5 billion worth of bitcoin and other related assets were stolen in that particular year.
BitcoinistCoinbase is being sued by another crypto company that alleges that the firm infringed on its patented crypto transfer technology.
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The $3.5 million flash loan attack Solana-based Nirvana Finance saw the price of its stablecoin NIRV and native token ANA fall around 85% apiece.
CointelegraphThree Arrows Capital (3AC) had been the largest crypto fund in the space before its eventual crash back in July. ...
BitcoinistThe funding round marks the first time investment giant KKR has invested directly in a crypto company.
Cointelegraph“There is a lot of underlying demand for decentralized options in the staking market — it just needs our launch to spark a fire,” said Rocket Pool managing director Darren Langley.
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