Google restructures finance team as part of AI shift, CFO tells employees in memo

Google restructures finance team as part of AI shift, CFO tells employees in memo

Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat. Adam Galica | CNBC Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said in a memo Wednesday that Google is restructuring its finance organization, a move that will include layoffs and relocations, as the company pushes resources to favor investments in artificial intelligence. “The tech sector is in the midst of … Read more

Comcast launches NOW, prepaid and month-to-month internet, phone plans

Comcast launches NOW, prepaid and month-to-month internet, phone plans

Mateusz Slodkowski | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast announced Wednesday that it is launching a prepaid and month-to-month low-cost internet and phone plan program called NOW. The new plan is designed to be simple for customers to opt into or cancel at any time using Xfinity and unlimited 5G. Comcast said NOW offers more flexibility … Read more

Amazon starts selling smart grocery carts to other retailers

Amazon starts selling smart grocery carts to other retailers

A woman uses a dash cart during her grocery-shopping at a Whole Foods store as Amazon launches smart shopping carts at Whole Foods stores in San Mateo, California, United States on February 25, 2024. The smart shopping cart makes grocery shopping quicker by allowing customers to scan products right into their cart as they shop … Read more

Unsold Chinese EVs Are Piling Up At Ports

Unsold Chinese EVs Are Piling Up At Ports

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Toyota CH-R Is Dead in America 1st Gear: Ports Are Filling With Unsold Cars, Mostly From China … Read more

One-Camera Motovlogging, Now A Reality

One-Camera Motovlogging, Now A Reality

Next time you watch a motorcycle video on YouTube, try to count all the cameras at play. One on the helmet for that POV shot, one on the bars looking back up at the presenter, maybe even one in a chase van — and, more often than not, an Insta360 X3 mounted somewhere on the … Read more

Rivian Figured Out How To Make Charging Suck Less

Rivian Figured Out How To Make Charging Suck Less

Charging in the U.S. sucks. It’s getting better thanks to some massive new investments, but it’s still incredibly common to show up at a charge site and find the only available charger is broken. The Tesla Supercharger network is currently the best in the business, which helps explain why every automaker decided to switch to … Read more

Tesla Owners Complain Full-Self Driving Keeps Driving Their Cars Into Curbs

Tesla Owners Complain Full-Self Driving Keeps Driving Their Cars Into Curbs

Tesla owners are understandably peeved about the newest update (version 12.3.4) to the so-called Full Self Driving suite of driver assist features. It would seem that Tesla’s camera-only driving system is having a hard time figuring out curbs. As InsideEVs pointed out, some owners are taking to social media to voice their displeasure that their … Read more

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Q1 2024 earnings

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Q1 2024 earnings

UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter results on Tuesday, though the company is still dealing with the fallout from the cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $6.91 per share adjusted, which may not compare with the $6.61 expected by analysts, according to LSEG. Revenue: $99.8 billion, vs. … Read more

Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, takes minority stake

Microsoft invests .5 billion in AI firm G42, takes minority stake

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith speaks during the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington on November 29, 2017. JASON REDMOND | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion into G42, an artificial intelligence firm based in the United Arab Emirates, as the U.S. giant looks to strengthen its position … Read more

Particle Health says dispute with Epic not affecting most customers

Particle Health says dispute with Epic not affecting most customers

Joos Mind | Photodisc | Getty Images Particle Health said on Monday that the “vast majority” of its customers are still receiving records from medical software giant Epic Systems despite an ongoing dispute between the two companies over data-sharing practices. Epic’s software supports more than 300 million patient records, and Particle acts like a middleman … Read more