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Airbnb shares pop 15% on better-than-expected earnings and revenue
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Airbnb shares jumped 15% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the company did compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 73 cents vs. 58 cents expected Revenue: $2.48 billion vs. […]
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Reddit shares slump 6% on daily active user miss
Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, speaks during WSJ Tech Live conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, on October 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Reddit shares dropped more than 6% Thursday after the social media company fell short of […]
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Prenuvo adds new health tests to flagship full-body scan, raises $120 million in fresh funding
Prenuvo’s clinic in New York City, New York. Courtesy of Prenuvo Preventative health startup Prenuvo on Thursday announced it will offer three new health assessments in addition to its flagship full-body MRI scan. The company is launching a detailed blood test, neurological scan and body composition analysis that was approved by the U.S. Food and […]
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Google to test using AI to determine users’ ages
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai speaks during the tech titan’s annual I/O developers conference on May 14, 2024, in Mountain View, California. Glenn Chapman | Afp | Getty Images Google will start using artificial intelligence to determine whether users are age appropriate for its products, the company said Wednesday. Google announced the new technique for […]
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Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss in user numbers
Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, speaks during WSJ Tech Live conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, on October 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Reddit shares fell more than 15% on Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected user numbers in […]
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Neuralink competitor Paradromics secures investment from Saudi Arabia’s Neom
Paradromics scientists at work Source: Paradromics Texas-based neurotech startup Paradromics on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Neom and said it will establish a Brain-Computer Interface Center of Excellence in the region. Neom is a developing area within northwest Saudi Arabia that’s touted as “a hub for innovation,” according to its website. The […]
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Apple launches first major health study in 5 years. Here’s how you can opt in
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks before the start of an Apple event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple is deepening its investment in health-care research by launching a new, years-long project called the Apple Health Study, the company announced on Wednesday. The study […]
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Fintech unicorn Zepz to lay off 20% of its global workforce, sources say
Mark Lenhard, CEO of U.K.-based remittances platform Zepz. Lukas Schulze | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — British digital remittances company Zepz is laying off dozens of IT workers and is in the process of closing down business units in Poland and Kenya. Roughly 200 staff members will be impacted by the […]
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Europe wants to be part of the AI race against China and the U.S. — and shake off its anti-innovation image
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron at Station F, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France, Feb. 11, 2025. Aurelien Morissard | Via Reuters PARIS — Music was blaring and people were cheering at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on […]
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Amazon opens beauty and personal care store in Italy, as part of brick-and-mortar expansion
Amazon is opening a beauty and health products store in Milan, marking the company’s latest brick-and-mortar experiment. The store is located in the city center of Milan, Italy, and features a range of beauty and personal care items, as well as non-prescription drugs, Amazon said in a blog post. The first store, which is called […]
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