Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q1 2024

The Comcast logo is displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovnov | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Thursday as broadband drove revenue even as the company and its peers have seen customer growth slow. Here is how Comcast performed, compared with estimates from analysts surveyed by LSEG: Earnings … Read more

Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions

An animated avatar generated by the AI video platform Synthesia. Synthesia Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence firm Synthesia on Thursday unveiled a new wave of AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions using a user’s text inputs. The company said its “Expressive Avatars” can blur the lines between the virtual world and real characters. It aims … Read more

Amazon aggregator Thrasio loses CEO, other execs in bankruptcy process

Thrasio, an early leader in the big business of Amazon aggregators, had a booth at the popular Prosper Show for Amazon sellers in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 14, 2021. Katie Schoolov Thrasio, the top aggregator of Amazon third-party sellers, is losing its CEO and five other senior executives, months after the former highflier filed … Read more

Meta loses $200 billion in value, Zuckerberg focuses on AI, metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg started Meta‘s earnings call by talking about artificial intelligence. Then he moved onto the metaverse, touting his company’s headsets, glasses and operating system. He spent … Read more

Meta (META) Q1 2024 earnings

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta Platforms, in July 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Meta will report first-quarter results after the bell Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting. Earnings per share: $4.32, according to LSEG. Revenue: $36.16 billion, according to LSEG. Daily active users (DAUs): 2.12 billion, according to StreetAccount Monthly active … Read more

Maserati Recreates The V8 Rumble To Soundtrack Its New EVs

Once you’ve gotten over the charging and pricing issues, the next problem most people have with electric cars is the way they sound. They argue that the hum of an electric vehicle motor is sterile or aren’t fans of synthesized engine notes that can be piped out of speakers built into the cars either. Now, … Read more

Google search boss Raghavan warns employees of ‘new operating reality’

Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president at Google, speaks during the US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.  Julia Nikhinson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wearing a hoodie with the words “We use Math” on the front, Google search boss Prabhakar Raghavan had an important message for employees … Read more

UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data compromised

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try and protect patient data, following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The company also confirmed that files containing personal information were compromised in the breach. “This attack was conducted by malicious threat actors, and we … Read more

Amazon ends drone program in California as it eyes Arizona launch

An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is shuttering its drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California, one of the earliest U.S. test sites for the decade-long project. The program, called Prime Air, has struggled … Read more

Informatica not in acquisition talks with Salesforce

Amit Walia, CEO, Informatica at the New York Stock Exchange, October 27, 2021. Source: NYSE Enterprise data management company Informatica is not currently in talks to be acquired, the company said on Monday, after earlier reports suggested Salesforce was interested in a roughly $10 billion deal. Informatica shares slumped more than 7% on the news, … Read more