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Spacial, an artificial intelligence-powered engineering platform for residential construction, announced that Ravid Shwartz-Ziv has joined the company as a scientific adviser. An assistant professor and faculty fellow at New York University’s Center for Data Science, Shwartz-Ziv leads large language model (LLM) research focused on using information theory to explain what neural networks actually learn. He…

The caverns that hold the U.S. strategic oil reserves could get damaged by the rapid release of stockpiles in response to the Iran war, experts warned this week as inventories hit a four-decade low. Damage to the caverns would make it more difficult to respond to future energy emergencies, the experts said. The oil in…

After a long delay, Nvidia (NVDA 1.97%) is finally selling chips to customers in China. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 15, 2026. The video was published on July 17, 2026. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a…

The housing market is gaining slight momentum as the summer winds down, but demand remains subdued overall.  U.S. pending home sales edged up 0.4% week over week during the four weeks ending August 9 on a seasonally adjusted basis, offering a small boost to this summer’s sluggish housing market. Mortgage-purchase applications rose 3% week over…

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