Month: January 2025
Trump signs executive order promoting crypto, paving way for digital asset stockpile
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on cryptocurrencies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 23, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to promote the advancement of cryptocurrencies in the U.S. and to work toward potentially developing a national […]
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A 2,000-year-old martial art is using virtual reality to reinvent itself
When you think of taekwondo, you might picture a certain physique or skill set, but imagine a version of the sport that anyone, regardless of age, size, or background, can compete in virtually. In a collaboration between World Taekwondo and Singaporean tech and gaming company Refract Technologies, virtual taekwondo (VTKD) allows athletes to experience the […]
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Shares of cash-strapped Nikola nosedive on report of potential sale
U.S. Nikola’s logo is pictured at an event held to present CNH’s new full-electric and Hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with U.S. Nikola event in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 3, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters DETROIT — Shares of Nikola closed Thursday down 27.8% after a report that the embattled electric truck maker is […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Boeing, Texas Instruments, CSX, Intuitive Surgical and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Boeing — The airplane maker saw shares dropping nearly 2% in after-hours trading after the company released preliminary fourth-quarter financial results. The company said it expects to post a loss of $5.46 per share for the fourth quarter as the results were affected by a […]
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Twilio stock surges after company issues optimistic 2027 profit forecast
Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler speaks at Twilio’s Signal event in Sao Paulo on Aug. 14, 2024. Courtesy: Twilio Cloud communications software maker Twilio on Thursday issued a hopeful profit forecast for the next few years. The company sees its adjusted operating margin widening to between 21% and 22% in 2027 as part of a three-year […]
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Boeing details losses from labor strike, new contract
An aerial view of the engines and fuselage of an unpainted Boeing 737 MAX airplane parked in storage at King County International Airport-Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing on Thursday released preliminary fourth-quarter financial results that were impacted by a nearly two-month labor strike and a new labor agreement last year, […]
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Trump executive order declassifies JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files
President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House on Thursday to declassify government records related to the assassinations of President John Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Trump’s order could put an end to some long-standing questions surrounding the assassinations, all of which occurred more than […]
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AI-enhanced films ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ score Oscar nominations for acting, editing
Adrian Brody in “The Brutalist” Source: A24 Two films facing controversy over their use of artificial intelligence led the nominees for the Academy Awards announced Thursday. “The Brutalist,” a drama about a Hungarian-Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and flees to the U.S., garnered 10 nominations, while “Emilia Pérez,” a musical centered on a transgender […]
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Return-to-office policies are ‘creeping up,’ researcher says. Many workers would rather quit
Key Points About half of workers say they’d rather quit than return to the office full-time, according to a Pew Research Center poll. Big companies like Amazon, AT&T, Boeing, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan Chase, UPS and The Washington Post have initiated return-to-office mandates for at least some employees. Workers value hybrid work similarly to an 8% […]
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UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran Tim Noel as new CEO following Brian Thompson killing
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) health insurance company signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December. Noel […]
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