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29/05/2023

Microsoft skips salary increases for full-time employees this year

Now that it's in cost-saving mode, Microsoft is foregoing salary increases this year after giving raises to some employees in 2022 to meet inflation.

29/05/2023

Shares of Unity pop on revenue beat, rosy forecast

26/05/2023

BlackRock bond chief Rieder says U.S. economy in ‘much better shape’ than doomsayers say

Rick Rieder, a three-decade market veteran who oversees $2.4 trillion for BlackRock, is optimistic about the investment outlook despite debt ceiling impasse.

26/05/2023

Astranis says its first internet satellite is working ‘perfectly’ as company prepares to bring coverage to Alaska

"We have a new way of connecting people in some of the most remote and underserved parts of the world," Astranis CEO John Gedmark told CNBC.

25/05/2023

Meet a human trafficking survivor who built her own business with $400

You can start a successful business with little to no capital. That's human trafficking survivor Nakia Vestal's story. Watch this video to see how she did it.

25/05/2023

For President Biden’s approval rating to go up, it’s obvious what needs to go down

Presidents get credit for a strong economy in good times and blame for a struggling economy during bad times, as Biden is experiencing now due to inflation.

24/05/2023

Cosmic Aerospace is working on an electric plane with real range

The aim is to build an electric plane that operates without any emissions but that can still fly for just over 600 miles

24/05/2023

Ex-Apple employee accused of stealing trade secrets is exec at Baidu self-driving car joint venture

Weibao Wang is a senior executive at Jidu, an electric vehicle joint venture between Baidu and Chinese car maker Geely.

23/05/2023

Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure notifications on phones

Apple and Google's Covid exposure notification system aimed to help millions of Americans trace infections and make decisions about isolating and testing.

23/05/2023

Google Cloud launches A.I.-powered tools to accelerate drug discovery, precision medicine

The solutions mark Google’s latest advancements in the AI arms race and hope to address a long-standing issue facing biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

19/05/2023

J&J’s consumer-health spinoff Kenvue jumps 22% in public market debut

Kenvue's debut is the biggest U.S. IPO since EV maker Rivian went public in 2021.

19/05/2023

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health unit Kenvue started trading. What it means for J&J shareholders like us

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) took another step toward completing a business separation that we believe is in the best interest of shareholders.

19/05/2023

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will resign in June

Walensky did not provide a specific reason for her departure, but noted that the U.S. is transitioning out of the emergency of the Covid-19 response.

19/05/2023

WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency

The end of the Covid emergency comes more than three years after the WHO first issued the declaration in January 2020.