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Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUCY, LUCYW) has announced a major update to its Lucyd app, which is the first app to enable ChatGPT on smart eyewear. The company develops smart eyewear under the Lucyd®, Nautica®, Eddie Bauer® and Reebok® brands.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

August 14, 2023 | 11:13 am

TSHA

Taysha Gene Therapies has reported initial clinical data from the first adult Rett Syndrome patient dosed in its REVEAL Phase 1/2 trial.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 14, 2023 | 11:04 am

AAPL

QCOM

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) upcoming A17 Bionic chipset, expected to power the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, has reportedly outperformed Qualcomm Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QCOM) Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset by 47% on the Geekbench platform. This suggests that the next-generation iPhone could be significantly faster than top-tier Android phones, including the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, which will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

August 14, 2023 | 10:51 am

META

Meta Platforms Inc.'s Threads app, which became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, is now facing a rapid decline in user engagement. After reaching 100 million users within five days of its launch, Threads has seen a decrease in daily active users and app usage time. The average global time active users engaged with Threads daily was approximately 14 minutes, which dropped to just three minutes a month later. The number of daily active users in the U.S. has also decreased from 2.3 million to approximately 576,000.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

August 14, 2023 | 10:48 am

OPXS

Optex Systems has secured a $1.4M order for laser protected periscopes from a new domestic customer. These periscopes are critical for protecting armored vehicles used by the U.S. Military. The products will be manufactured at the Optex Division of Optex Systems, Inc. This order increases the current Optex backlog to over $41 million.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 14, 2023 | 10:07 am

COIN

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its expansion into Canada with a series of new offerings. This move is expected to increase the company's user base and revenue.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 14, 2023 | 10:03 am

F

TSLA

Ford Motor Co CEO, Jim Farley, shared his experiences from a road trip in the F 150 Lightning electric pickup, highlighting the importance of efficient charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). Farley praised the quick and easy charging at a 350 kW station in Baker, California, but also noted the challenges faced at slower stations. He mentioned that Ford is working with Tesla to provide Ford drivers access to over 12,000 superchargers and that EV-certified Ford dealers are installing fast chargers at their dealerships.

Portfolio Pulse from Anan Ashraf

August 14, 2023 | 8:30 am

AAPL

A new leak suggests that Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone 15 Pro models could feature an 8GB RAM upgrade, a significant increase from the current 6GB. The company has reportedly been testing the new models with the A17 Bionic chipset and the faster LPDDR5 version of RAM, which offers up to 50% faster data transfer speeds and 30% more efficient operation. However, it is still uncertain whether Apple will offer 6GB or 8GB RAM in the iPhone 15 Pro models.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

August 14, 2023 | 8:22 am

AAPL

BBY

Apple Inc.'s MacBook Air, powered by the latest Apple M2 chip, is now available at a discount of $200 on Best Buy Co Inc. The deal includes a flat $150 discount and an additional discount of $50 for ‘my Best Buy' members. In addition to this, Best Buy is also bundling three Apple services for free. Buyers get a free Apple TV+ subscription for three months, Apple Music for up to four months, and iCloud+ for up to three months.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

August 14, 2023 | 7:41 am

BMWYY

LCID

Tesla investor Ross Gerber expressed admiration for BMW's latest electric vehicle, the i7, and suggested it could pose a significant challenge to Lucid Motors. BMW recently launched an updated lineup of security vehicles, including the i7 Protection, the first-ever all-electric armored sedan globally. The i7's electric drive system aligns with BMW's sustainability goals.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

August 14, 2023 | 6:36 am