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President Biden had a meeting with Netanyahu where he asked tough questions about the situation on the ground, security needs, and information on unaccounted Americans. The meeting was held in Tel Aviv.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 1:47 pm

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Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:KSCP) has announced two new contracts, selling ten new machines to a hospital in Colorado and an online retailer in Georgia. The online retailer will use two of Knightscope's K1 Hemisphere machines to ensure employee safety and discourage theft at its Georgia facility. The hospital in Colorado has ordered eight of Knightscope's K1 Blue Light Towers to provide wireless communications for those in need of assistance.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 1:43 pm

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Carlos Vivas, director and senior principal engineer at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), will be a speaker at Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets conference on Nov. 14. Vivas has a vast experience in blockchain technology and has co-founded several tech companies. He will be part of the panel titled 'Digital Asset Security: Navigating the Institutional Landscape'.

Portfolio Pulse from Murtuza Merchant

October 18, 2023 | 1:30 pm

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A study by researchers at ETH Zurich has found that AI chatbots, such as Microsoft's OpenAI's ChatGPT, can accurately guess personal information like age, gender, location, and job based on what users type. The study used over 500 Reddit user-profiles and posts from 2012 to 2016 for analysis. OpenAI's GPT-4 was found to be the most accurate, with an accuracy rate of 84.6%, compared to Meta Platforms' Llama 2, Alphabet's Google PaLM, and Anthropic's Claude.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

October 18, 2023 | 12:17 pm

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Nayax Ltd. has announced that the ongoing war in Israel has not materially disrupted its business operations. The company's internal analysis concluded that there are no current or expected material interruptions to its business continuity, supply chain, sales of products or services, backlog of orders or employee productivity. Only approximately 8% of its revenues are derived from Israel, and such revenues are not currently expected to be materially impacted by the war.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 12:15 pm

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the US for supplying ATACMS to Kyiv, calling it a mistake. He also ordered Russian warplanes equipped with Kinzhal missiles to regularly patrol the Black Sea, according to reports from Reuters, Tass, and IFAX.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 18, 2023 | 9:58 am

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Fantom Foundation's wallets have been breached, leading to a loss of $470,000 from their FTM wallet and $187,000 from the Ethereum platform. This caused a 4.8% dip in FTM's value to $0.1778. The misappropriated funds have been moved to a wallet currently containing roughly $7 million in Ether.

Portfolio Pulse from Murtuza Merchant

October 17, 2023 | 9:49 pm

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InterCure Ltd. (NASDAQ:INCR), a leading medical cannabis company in Israel, has provided an update on the security situation in Israel and its impact on the company and its employees. The company's main facility is located in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, which has been affected by recent attacks from Hamas terrorists. Despite the challenges, the company's management, cannabis trading houses, and pharmacies are working diligently to meet the growing demand for the company's products.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 17, 2023 | 9:07 pm

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The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has resulted in a significant loss of life, with a recent Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital causing approximately 200 to 300 deaths. The situation has led to international condemnation and a three-day mourning period declared by the Palestinian Authority. The conflict has also impacted Israeli-related stocks, with the iShares MSCI Israel ETF (NYSE:EIS) falling for the fifth consecutive day. The Israeli shekel has halted a six-day losing streak against the dollar.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

October 17, 2023 | 8:32 pm

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Russia and the UAE have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following a strike on a hospital in Gaza, according to Reuters citing Tass. The news may impact the performance of certain ETFs.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 17, 2023 | 7:43 pm