Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first ever profit

Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first-ever profit

For the first time in its nearly 20-year history, Reddit is turning a profit

Tech - ABC News - 56 minutes ago

Reddit’s Sees First-Ever Profit as Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help it Soar

The social discussion platform beat Wall Street analyst forecasts, with quarterly sales results better than 10 percent above estimates.

Business - Inc. - 3 hours ago

Reddit shares soar after company turns first-ever profit

Monthly users rose by nearly half thanks to AI translation feature, and deals for AI training with Google and OpenAI boosted revenue. Reddit on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit for the first ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Reddit shares soar 25% as it turns its first profit

Social media platform says it has attracted nearly 100mn daily active users with its ad tech investments starting to pay off

Business - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

Reddit stock price soars after social media player reports rare profit

Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.

Reddit shares close up 42% on profitability, rosy guidance

Reddit shares popped Wednesday, one day after the company reported rosy third-quarter results.

Business - CNBC - 1 hour ago

Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending

Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - 7 minutes ago

Reddit’s stock soars after social-media platform turns a profit, beats Q3 sales and earnings estimates

Reddit said Tuesday that it turned a profit in its third quarter — a first for the social-media platform since becoming a public company earlier this year.

Business - MarketWatch - 21 hours ago

This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone Took a Closer Look

Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid.

Tech - Wired - October 15

TSMC beats forecasts with 54% surge in profits on soaring AI demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said its sales were boosted by strong demand from smartphone makers and artificial intelligence firms

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

Nvidia and Apple supplier TSMC shares pop after quarterly profit soars on AI demand

TSMC, the world’s largest producer of advanced chips, posted a 54% hike in third-quarter profit.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw

Tech - ABC News - 4 days ago

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw

Health - ABC News - 4 days ago

Netflix's subscriber growth is slowing, but its profit and stock price are still surging

Netflix says its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign that the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering off

Tech - ABC News - October 17

Hong Kong unearths its first ever dinosaur fossils

Official hails discovery ‘of great significance’ on Port Island, with remains of as yet unknown species to go on display in shopping district on Friday. Hong Kong officials say they have discovered ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

TSMC CEO says AI is not in a bubble and its growth is for real

the chief executive of contract manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says the artificial intelligence revolution is for real.

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

AI mediation tool may help reduce culture war rifts, say researchers

System built by Google DeepMind team takes individual views and generates a set of group statements. Artificial intelligence could help reduce some of the most contentious culture war divisions ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Alibaba's international arm says its new AI translation tool beats Google and ChatGPT

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's international arm on Wednesday launched an updated AI translation tool aimed at merchants that want to sell globally.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Spanish growth soars as Eurozone stumbles

Boosted by investment, immigration and tourism, Spain’s economy is set to record better growth than even the US

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Character AI clamps down following teen user suicide, but users are revolting

As a result of these changes, Character AI appears to be deleting certain user-made custom chatbot characters abruptly.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

Reddit shares soar 22% on earnings beat and better-than-expected forecast

Reddit reported third-quarter results that exceeded analysts' estimates and gave a forecast for the current period that was well ahead of estimates.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Reddit has sold most of its cryptocurrency portfolio

Reddit’s proceeds from the crypto sale were $6.9 million during the quarter, according to a filing.

Business - MarketWatch - 1 hour ago

Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push

Meta Platforms Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligence

Tech - ABC News - 15 minutes ago

Reddit’s results are on deck. Analysts expect ad strength and growth in online spending.

Reddit reports its third quarterly results as a public company after market close on Tuesday amid expectations of ad strength and healthy online spending growth.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Anthropic says latest AI model can control users’ computers

Start-up backed by Google and Amazon says tool can act like a ‘human collaborator’

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Meta AI to Use Reuters Content to Answer User Questions in Real Time

Meta AI didn’t share whether it would use Reuters content to train its large-language model.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

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