xAI's Grok now matches OpenAI's latest code-generation model on the industry's toughest autonomous software engineering test.
RT @teslaownersSV: Grok 4.5 with Grok Build has tied for the #1 spot on the SWE-Atlas-QnA benchmark, matching Codex GPT-5.6 with an impress…
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Musk is positioning xAI's Grok as the most cost-efficient frontier AI model by compute, a direct shot at OpenAI and Google's offerings.
@peterrhague @wholemars Our token efficiency seems to be better than any other AI model and we see many more ways to improve inference per watt, so I think Grok will continue to be the best value for money of the frontier models
Applied Materials just blew past its own growth forecast, and the companies supplying every HBM stack and gate-all-around node are collecting the checks. Five picks-and-shovels stocks sit directly under that spending fire hose, and the one most retail investors cannot name is le…
A worker leaves her employer in September 2025, elects COBRA to keep her doctors, and figures she will sign up for Medicare when COBRA runs out 18 months later. That can be an expensive mistake. Once she becomes Medicare-eligible, COBRA is not treated the same as coverage based…
Picture a couple in their late 60s who did everything the retirement books told them to. She retired at 65, drew from her 401(k) to bridge the gap, and waited until 70 to file for Social Security so her check would be as large as possible. Her benefit came in around $3,100 a mon…
Christmas has always been more than presents under a tree. It is the flight home after a year apart, the dinner table with an extra leaf pulled out, the gifts that delight grandchildren, the church service on Christmas Eve, and the quiet satisfaction of being able to give genero…
Goldman Sachs just issued four high-conviction calls in a single day, and one of them slaps a price target on a contracting stock that has already tripled in a year. The reasoning behind each move reveals a very specific view of where the economy is heading next.
Alex Karp called out OpenAI and Anthropic by name on live television, sent Palantir stock surging 8%, and argued that enterprises are done paying for tokens. The question is whether his numbers back up the swagger or just paper over a valuation that has Michael Burry betting aga…
Yield curve holding positive at 35 basis points, signaling no imminent inversion risk as recession fears recede from market pricing.
Source: FRED · T10Y2Y
If you own a short-term rental, or you’re thinking about buying one, there’s a line in the tax code that turns your Airbnb into a W-2 tax shelter. It’s called the short-term rental loophole, and it lets high earners use paper losses from a vacation rental to wipe out ordinary wa…
2-year yields just dropped 5 basis points to 4.16%, signaling markets are pricing in softer rate expectations as inflation concerns weigh on Fed policy outlook.
Source: FRED · DGS2