29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How did Hillary Clinton do? Pundits react to her speech
How did Hillary Clinton do? Pundits react to her speech
Did Hillary Clinton nail her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention? Lanny Davis and others offer their reactions.
29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Week In Apple History: The Move That Led To Touch ID
This Week In Apple History: The Move That Led To Touch ID
If you are looking at your iPhone and feeling the full pull of the nostalgia this week, perhaps your soul is quietly celebrating the fourth anniversary of Apple’s acquisition of the firm behind Touch ID (AKA the feature that makes Apple Pay use possible).
For a bargain rate of $356 million, Apple grabbed up AuthenTec’s hardware, software and patents.
And with those patents, team Apple started work on building the Touch ID we all know and love today.
29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on My 3% NGDP trend prediction, 2 years later
My 3% NGDP trend prediction, 2 years later
Back in July 2014, I made a prediction that 3% NGDP growth was the new normal, as soon as unemployment fell to the natural rate. At the time, that prediction raised some eyebrows. The 12-month NGDP growth rate was running 4.5% in the second quarter of 2014, and rose to about 4.9% in Q3. The Fed’s estimate of the long-term growth trend was considerably higher than 3%, as were private forecasters. But look what’s happened since:
29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Portland start-up boom could put California on the ropes
Portland start-up boom could put California on the ropes
Start-ups are following the lead of powerhouses such as Nike, Adidas and Intel to lay down roots in the Rose City. Here’s why.
29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inside Chevron’s Shocking $1.47 Billion Q2 Loss
Inside Chevron’s Shocking $1.47 Billion Q2 Loss
Integrated oil giant Chevron Corporation posted a surprise Q2 loss, marking the third straight losing quarter, as the company continues to adjust to the reality of sustained lower oil prices.
29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New bill brings good news for condo buyers
New bill brings good news for condo buyers
Congressional Democrats and Republicans haven’t agreed on much lately, but they’re together on one issue that affects condominium buyers and sellers across the country: The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has bungled its condo finance program.
29 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will NVIDIA Corporation’s GP100 Ever Become a Titan?
Will NVIDIA Corporation’s GP100 Ever Become a Titan?
Image source: NVIDIA.
Back in April, graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) introduced a chip targeted at data centers called the GP100. GP100 packs 3,840 CUDA cores (though only 3,584 are enabled in the first commercial instantiation of GP100, known as the Tesla P100) and is capable of 10.6 teraflops of single-precision floating point performance and 5.3 teraflops of double-precision performance.