Why not all chip firms are benefitting from the AI boom like Nvidia

Why not all chip firms are benefitting from the AI boom like Nvidia

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., displays the new Blackwell GPU chip during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference on March 18, 2024.  David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Not all chip firms are benefitting from the boom in artificial intelligence, earnings show, underscoring the complexities of the semiconductor supply chain and … Read more

2025 Toyota GR Corolla Gets Optional 8-Speed Auto And Track-Proven Upgrades

2025 Toyota GR Corolla Gets Optional 8-Speed Auto And Track-Proven Upgrades

As we expected, following its introduction on the GR Yaris earlier this year, Toyota is adding the option of an 8-speed automatic transmission to the GR Corolla hot hatch. The new auto comes along with an overall facelift for the 2025 model year GR Corolla that brings more torque, tweaked styling and other new features. … Read more

Snap shares plunge more than 20% on weak guidance

Snap shares plunge more than 20% on weak guidance

Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., during the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on May 9, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snap shares fell more than 20% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported guidance for the third quarter that trailed analysts’ estimates. Here is how … Read more

Amazon’s advertising business grew 20% in the second quarter

Amazon’s advertising business grew 20% in the second quarter

Future Publishing | Future | Getty Images Amazon’s online advertising business brought in $12.77 billion during the second quarter, marking a 20% year-over-year increase, but missing analysts’ estimates. Amazon disclosed the latest quarterly financial results of its online advertising unit on Thursday when it reported its second-quarter earnings. The company’s overall second-quarter sales were $147.98 … Read more

Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump shooting caused weak guide

Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump shooting caused weak guide

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is pointing to an unusually busy news cycle as one of the drivers behind its weak revenue forecast. On a call with reporters following the … Read more

DoorDash shares pop 13% on second-quarter revenue beat

DoorDash shares pop 13% on second-quarter revenue beat

A DoorDash driver on an electric bicycle wearing a cooler backpack with the skyline of San Francisco in the background. Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Shares of DoorDash popped 13% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations for revenue. Here is how the company did, … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Amazon (AMZN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Mad Money in Seattle, WA. on Dec. 6th, 2023. CNBC Amazon is set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.03 Revenue: $148.56 billion Wall Street is also looking at these key … Read more

Motorcyclist Killed By Tesla With Full Self-Driving Engaged

Motorcyclist Killed By Tesla With Full Self-Driving Engaged

A Tesla Model S had Full Self-Driving engaged when it hit and killed a 28-year-old on a motorcycle near Seattle in April. This marks at least the second fatal accident involving Elon Musk’s prized driver assistance technology. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) The driver, a 56-year-old man – was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide. … Read more

Meta shares pop on Q2 earnings beat, rosy revenue forecast

Meta shares pop on Q2 earnings beat, rosy revenue forecast

Jaques Silva | Lightrocket | Getty Images Meta shares jumped 6% on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations and offered a rosy revenue forecast. Revenue in the period increased 22% to $39.07 billion from $32 billion a year earlier, Meta said late Wednesday. Analysts were expecting revenue of $38.31 … Read more

Epic Systems will support the government’s TEFCA program for health records

Epic Systems will support the government’s TEFCA program for health records

The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC It’s about to get a lot easier for patients in the U.S. to access their own medical records.  Health-care software vendor Epic Systems on Thursday announced that individuals will be able to securely release their health data to different apps they … Read more