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Trump-Bezos call sets stage for tense earnings report from Amazon
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc.; from left, Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.; and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Bloomberg | […]
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GE HealthCare beats on earnings, slashes full year outlook due to tariffs
GE HealthCare reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday, but the company slashed its annual forecast to account for the impact of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching “reciprocal” tariff policy. Shares of GE HealthCare were up 3% on Wednesday. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $1.01 adjusted vs. 91 cents expected by LSEG. Revenue: $4.78 […]
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Waymo, Toyota strike partnership to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles
A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Alphabet-owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday announced a preliminary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned vehicles. “The companies will […]
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Snap plunges 14% on ‘headwinds’ to start quarter, inability to offer guidance
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025 at Conrad Washington on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Snap reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue Tuesday but declined to provide guidance, citing macroeconomic uncertainties that could weigh on advertising demand. Shares dropped 14% in after-hours trading. Here is […]
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Uber raises in-office requirement to 3 days, claws back remote workers
Uber on Monday informed employees, including some who had been previously approved for remote work, that it will require them to come to the office three days a week, CNBC has learned. “Even as the external environment remains dynamic, we’re on solid footing, with a clear strategy and big plans,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees […]
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Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites in bid to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 9, 2025. Steve Nesius | Reuters Amazon on Monday launched the first batch […]
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Oracle engineers caused days-long software outage at U.S. hospitals
Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2018 conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle engineers mistakenly triggered a five-day software outage at a number of Community Health Systems hospitals, causing the facilities to temporarily […]
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Spotify paid more than $100 million to podcasts in the first quarter, including Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Theo Von
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Spotify said Monday it paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers and podcasters worldwide in the first quarter of 2025. The figure includes creators on the platform across all formats and agreements, including the platform’s biggest fish, Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Theo Von, the company said. […]
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Google increased CEO Sundar Pichai’s security costs by 22% in 2024
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Google paid $8.27 million for CEO Sundar Pichai’s personal […]
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IBM pledges $150 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing
Arvind Krishna, chief executive officer of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images International Business Machines Corporation on Monday announced it will invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the […]
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