Top Tech News Today: Google Introduces Pixel 8, a Smartwatch with a Unique AI Feature. Bitcoin Outperforms Ethereum, Time to Rotate Back

The Revolutionary Smartwatch from Google, the Pixel 8, Has Ground-Breaking AI Capabilities

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What's New Today: Citigroup's 2023 Overhaul: Layoff Process and Reassignment Details

Fast-Track Insights: Bitcoin Outperforms Ethereum, Time to Rotate Back

On Wednesday, Alphabet's Google unveiled the Pixel 8 smartphone and a new smartwatch, further integrating artificial intelligence into the company's most important consumer products. The improvements to the Pixel phones, which are well-liked by those who enjoy photography and those who prefer the stock Android interface, may increase their allure for consumers making holiday season purchases. The Tensor G3 mobile CPU from Google, which adds several machine learning and generative AI models natively to the device, has strengthened the Pixel portfolio.

Managers at Citigroup (C.N) are evaluating employee rosters to decide by November who will be retained, transferred, or let go as part of the company's biggest reorganization in decades, according to a global message to employees obtained by Reuters on Wednesday. In the memo, Sara Wechter, the bank's chief human resources officer, stated that "some roles will change, new roles may be created, and roles that do not fit our new structure will be eliminated." It is planned to announce this subsequent layer of modification in November.

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Analysts at K33 Research have suggested a "rotate back" into Bitcoin as a result of the nine new Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) comparatively underwhelming performance. According to analysts Anders Helseth and Vetle Lunde, it's "time to pull the brakes on ETH and rotate back into BTC," as the initial trading volume of Ether futures ETFs only accounts for 0.2% of what the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) amassed on its first day of trading in October 2021. Although no one anticipated the first trading activity on the Ether futures ETFs to "come anywhere close" to that of the Bitcoin futures ETFs introduced during a blazing bull market, the experts observed that the disappointing first-day numbers "strongly" missed expectations.