Mass layoffs have eroded the shine of the tech industry.
Spending on lobbying to shape AI policy in Washington is soaring—and tech
Technology majors Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft unveiled their earnings for the first quarter of 2024. Artificial intelligence (AI) continued to be a major spending area for all three companies.Let's break down the earnings reports:FinancialsGoogle: Google's parent, Alphabet, reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Profits reached $23.7 billion on revenue of $80.5 billion, with growth attributed to cloud computing, YouTube, and continued strength in online search...
New Delhi: A study has found about 500 chemicals in recycled plastic pellets worldwide, and samples collected from Delhi had about 224 chemicals that included pesticides as well as industrial chemicals harmful to human health.The study was held by the International Pollution Elimination Network (IPEN), a group of 600 NGOs worldwide, including Toxic Links from India, which also co-founded it. A total of 24 countries sent their samples to the IPEN lab the US. Toxic Links sent two samples from the...
For the first time in 50 years, Bill Belichick will not be on an NFL sideline. Belichick's first job in the NFL came in 1975 as a special assistant with the Baltimore Colts. He then progressed to become one of the greatest head coaches ever, guiding the New England Patriots dynasty. But after 24 seasons in Foxborough, he and the Pats mutually parted ways. After several interviews with other teams, Belichick was passed up on. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM However, his...
Rep. Cori Bush (R-MO) reportedly spent $86,000 on legal fees during the first quarter of the year amid a Justice Department investigation into payments her campaign made for her husband’s security services. Bush’s campaign finance records, obtained by Axios, reveal her team paid nearly $100,000 to law firms between January and March. That reportedly leaves her campaign with $528,000 and $91,000 […]
CNBC's Jim Cramer said next week's PCE index report will be the real gauge of inflation.
Officials say Putin retains culpability for the death of his fiercest
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Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants TikTok to shutdown in the United States if its legal fight against the recently passed ban-or-sell legislation fails.
Microsoft and Amazon asked to comment on tie-ups, a move that paves way for formal investigationThe UK competition watchdog has stepped up its scrutiny of big tech involvement in artificial intelligence startups, asking for comment on three deals by Microsoft and Amazon.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was examining Microsoft’s investment in the French firm Mistral and the hiring of the DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as head of the US company’s new AI division....
Staff at a North Carolina wilderness therapy camp failed to check that a 12-year-old boy was breathing during his first night at the facility, a state report released Tuesday found. The boy, who has been identified in law enforcement records only by his initials, CJH, was found unresponsive around 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 3 at Trails Carolina, a camp for troubled adolescents in the western part of the state. He had been required to sleep in a tubelike tent, known as a bivy, enclosed by a solid plastic...