Shein rejects Amazon ‘clone’ talk as it prepares for U.S. listing

Shein rejects Amazon ‘clone’ talk as it prepares for U.S. listing

Chinese-founded online retail giant Shein is not positioning itself as an Amazon “clone,” the company told CNBC, as it prepares for a U.S. public listing later this year. The e-commerce company’s product categories are likely to “grow over time,” as the business entrenches itself deeper into the U.S., Peter Pernot-Day, head of strategic communications, U.K. … Read more

AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments this year

AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments this year

Stick figures image displayed on a laptop screen and a binary code displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images As tech firms prioritize investments into artificial intelligence and go on … Read more

Intel (INTC) earnings report Q4 2023

Intel (INTC) earnings report Q4 2023

Intel shares dropped in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker issued an outlook for the first quarter of 2024 that lagged analyst forecasts even as results for the latest quarter beat Wall Street estimates. Here’s how Intel did versus LSEG (formerly Refinitiv) consensus expectations for the quarter ended in December: Earnings per share: 54 … Read more

Alphabet shares close at a record, joining Microsoft and Meta

Alphabet shares close at a record, joining Microsoft and Meta

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet shares climbed to a record on Thursday, joining Microsoft and Meta, which have continued to rally since reaching fresh all-time highs earlier this month. Shares of Alphabet rose 2.1% to close at $151.87. Microsoft rose 0.6% to $404.87, closing with … Read more

GM Cruise probe finds poor leadership at center of accident response

GM Cruise probe finds poor leadership at center of accident response

Chevrolet Cruise autonomous vehicles sit parked in a lot on June 08, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership at General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit were at the center of regulatory oversights and coverup concerns that have plagued the company since … Read more

Apple opens up iPhone app store in Europe

Apple opens up iPhone app store in Europe

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the “Senior Chinese Leader Event” held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. Carlos Barria | AFP | Getty Images Apple announced plans to open up … Read more

FTC looking into AI deals at Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI

FTC looking into AI deals at Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 4: Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan speaks during a discussion on antitrust reforms at the Brookings Institution October 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. Khan assumed the role of FTC chair in June 2021 after being appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty … Read more

1900 employees in Gaming after Activision deal

1900 employees in Gaming after Activision deal

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella listens to an audience member’s question during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Bellevue, Washington, Nov. 30, 2016. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft will lay off around 1,900 employees in its Gaming unit, or around 9% of Microsoft Gaming’s 22,000 employees, according to a Thursday memo … Read more

GM, Honda begin U.S. fuel cell production toward replacing diesel

GM, Honda begin U.S. fuel cell production toward replacing diesel

An employee assembles a fuel cell system in the module final assembly at Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC, GM and Honda’s fuel cell joint venture in Brownstown, Michigan. Courtesy image BROWNSTOWN, Mich. – General Motors and Honda Motor have begun commercial production of hydrogen fuel cell systems in a step toward offering alternative zero-emissions solutions … Read more

Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q4 2023

Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q4 2023

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast topped both revenue and profit estimates in the fourth quarter as it lost fewer broadband subscribers than expected, and it raised its dividend 7%, the company said Thursday. Here’s how Comcast performed, compared with estimates from analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Earnings per share: 84 … Read more