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Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down Musk's US$55.8 billion pay package as CEO of Tesla. Neuralink, which has its physical headquarters in Fremont, Calif., became a Nevada company on Thursday, according to state records. Delaware records also list the company's legal home as Nevada. The move comes after Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that shareholders of Austin-based Tesla would be asked to consider moving the company's corporate registration to Texas. “Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware,” he wrote in one post after the court ruling. He later added, “I recommend incorporating in Nevada or Texas if you prefer shareholders to decide matters...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lancaster Resources Inc. (CSE:LCR | OTCQB:LANRF | FRA:6UF0) (“Lancaster” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that on February 2, 2024, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted an interim order (the “Interim Order”) in connection with the proposed spin-off of Nelson Lake Copper Corp. (“Nelson Lake”) by Lancaster by way of Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”). For further information on the Arrangement and the arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement“), please refer to Lancaster’s news release dated January 30, 2024. The Interim Order, among other things, directs Lancaster to call and hold a special meeting (the “Meeting“) of the holders of Lancaster common shares (the “Shareholders“) in accordance with the B...

This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated March 4, 2022 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated February 23, 2022. HOUSTON, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digihost Technology Inc. (“Digihost” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DGHI; TSXV: DGHI), an innovative U.S. based blockchain technology and computer infrastructure company, announces the grant of a total of 1,080,000 restricted share units (the “RSUs”) to certain officers, directors, management, key consultants and employees of the Company in accordance with the Company’s restricted share unit plan. Each RSU entitles the holder to acquire one subordinate voting share of the Company on vesting. The RSUs will vest in three equal tranches, on February 9, 2025, 2...

The technology industry, says GlobaData, has already witnessed substantial changes in 2024, including layoffs by big companies such as Google, Amazon and Meta, a trend, it adds, that began last year, affecting over 191,000 employees, driven by factors like post-COVID-19 pandemic adjustments and a focus on emerging tech like artificial intelligence (AI). Despite these and other challenges, the data and analytics firm says there is a “positive outlook for AI roles, especially those in customized generative AI solutions and machine learning operations (MLOps). This underscores the dynamic nature of the employment landscape within the technology sector.” Kiran Raj, practice head of Disruptive Tech at GlobalData, said, “in the context of AI jobs, this trend represents a dual narrative. While la...

Uber Eats will apparently remove a scene from its Super Bowl ad that depicts a man having an allergic reaction to peanut butter, following backlash from some consumers and food allergy advocates — a sticky situation that brand experts say could have been avoided.The ad starts with a production assistant handing Jennifer Aniston a bag of fresh flowers, lotions and other goodies in a green Uber Eats bag. "I didn't know you could get all this stuff on Uber Eats," the woman says. "I gotta remember that.""Well, you know what they say," Aniston responds, tapping her noggin. "In order to remember something, you've got to forget something else. Make a little room." It's the setup for a procession of different characters — some celebrities, some not — who forget something significant just so they c...

AI is taking over—or, at least, that’s what many headlines suggest. Between replacing jobs, spreading misinformation online and the (currently unfounded) threat of AI leading to human extinction, there are plenty of concerns around the ethical and practical uses of AI. It’s a topic on many people’s minds. A 2023 KPMG report on AI found only two in five people believe current government and industry regulations, laws and safeguards are enough to make AI use safe. Here, we speak to Paula Goldman, the first-ever chief ethical and humane use officer for software company Salesforce, about why AI needs human oversight, how the tech can actually be used for good and the importance of regulation. In simple terms, what do you do in your job? I work to make sure that the technology that we produce...

Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsEconomyLittle reason for central bank to abandon patient stancePublished Feb 09, 2024  •  2 minute read While Canada's job gains beat expectations, the picture wasn’t all rosy, say economists. Photo by National PostArticle contentThe Canadian economy added 37,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 5.7 per cent, according to figures released Feb. 9 by Statistics Canada. While that beat expectations of a 15,000-job gain, the picture wasn’t all rosy. Here’s what economists had to say about the report.Douglas Porter, Bank of MontrealArticle content“Beyond the shiny headlines, the details were underwhelming,” Douglas Porter, chief economist and managing director of economics at the Bank of Montreal, wrote in a note to clients following the release of t...