Month: July 2024
Neuralink rival Synchron lets patients control Apple Vision Pro with their thoughts
Mark uses the Vision Pro with his BCI Courtesy of Synchron Neurotech startup Synchron on Tuesday announced it has connected its brain implant to Apple‘s Vision Pro headset. It’s now possible for patients with limited physical mobility to control the device using only their thoughts. Synchron is building a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, designed […]
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Air New Zealand becomes first major airline to scrap its 2030 climate goal
An Air New Zealand plane is seen during game two of the Women’s ODI series between New Zealand and Pakistan at Hagley Oval on December 15, 2023 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Kai Schwoerer | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Air New Zealand on Tuesday dropped its 2030 climate goal, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient […]
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Merck beats earnings expectations, raises sales outlook on strong demand for top drugs like Keytruda
The exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations as it saw strong sales from its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda as well as other treatments in its oncology […]
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Why the U.S. elects so many older politicians
President Joe Biden, age 81, ended his 2024 reelection bid as concern for his vitality mounted within the Democratic Party. “There are cognitive issues,” said former Senator Bob Kerry, D-Neb., in a July interview with CNBC. The issue of aging lawmakers in the U.S. extends well beyond the presidency. At the start of the 118th […]
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Euro zone’s economy grew 0.3% in second quarter, above expectations despite German contraction
Shoppers make their way through the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries shopping arcade in the old town area of Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, June 28, 2024. Ksenia Kuleshova | Bloomberg | Getty Images The euro zone’s economy grew by more than expected in the second quarter of 2024, flash figures from the European Union’s statistics office showed […]
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Johnnie Walker-maker Diageo plunges 10% on full-year sales decline, but Guinness a bright spot
John Morrissey serves pints of Guinness at a traditional Irish pub in Dublin on May 21, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of spirits giant Diageo tumbled more than 10% on Tuesday morning, after the Johnnie Walker-maker posted its first sales decline since the start of the pandemic. Shares were […]
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Protests erupt in Venezuela after Maduro claims victory in disputed election result
An armoured police car drives through tear gas during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Federico Parra | Afp | Getty Images Security forces and protesters clashed in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, shortly after President Nicolas Maduro claimed […]
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Japan’s Nomura triples profit in first quarter as end of deflation spurs wealth management
A pedestrian walks past illuminated signage for Nomura Securities Co., a unit of Nomura Holdings Inc in Tokyo, Japan. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nomura Holdings, Japan’s largest brokerage and investment bank, reported a 195% jump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as the rally in global markets and return of domestic inflation bolstered […]
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Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 49 and bury many others in southern India
This handout photograph taken on July 30, 2024 and released by India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel at the disaster site as they rescue victims of the landslide in Wayanad. – | Afp | Getty Images Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 49 people, and many others […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald’s earnings miss
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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