How Stale Are Dark Midpoint Prints? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is openly looking at changing the order protection rule (OPR, Rule 611).We recently looked at how often markets are actually locked and crossed. It was rare, and extremely short lived.Today, we look at how often trades print to the Securities Information...

I Was Shocked to Discover My Home's Worst 'Energy Vampire'You've likely heard about energy vampires -- appliances, devices and other electronics that draw electricity even when powered off. Called standby power, this leech can be a significant expense: According to the US Department of Energy, standby power accounts for 5% to 10% of residential energy usage and can cost a typical...

In Diablo IV Season 11, many players chase after unique items — powerful pieces of gear with game‑changing effects that define powerful builds. Unlike common gear, uniques are rarer, with specific items often tied to particular bosses or activities. “Target farming” refers to Diablo IV Items focusing your time on specific targets and methods most likely to drop the unique...

An exclusive tour of Amazon’s Trainium lab, the chip that’s won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple  Shortly after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced AWS’s groundbreaking $50 billion investment deal with OpenAI, Amazon invited me on a private tour of the chip development lab at the heart of the deal, at (mostly*) its own expense.  Industry experts are watching Amazon’s Trainium chip, created...

Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent is now handling roughly a third of its customer support issues in North America, and it’s preparing to roll out the feature globally. If successful, the company believes that in a year’s time, more than 30% of its total customer support tickets will be handled by AI voice...