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10/06/2024

SpaceX successfully launches its Starship megarocket to orbit, returning it to Earth for the first time

SpaceX's Starship megarocket completed a high-stakes fourth test flight. Both the Starship spacecraft and the rocket’s first-stage, known as Super Heavy, survived the fiery trip back through Earth’s atmosphere.

10/06/2024

Billionaire Frank McCourt's TikTok bid wins key backer as he looks past app’s prized algorithm

As a business executive and philanthropist, McCourt spent years advocating for a new internet in which a user’s data is owed by the user.

16/04/2024

Want to ride the next wave of the AI trade beyond tech? These 2 portfolio stocks fit the bill

16/04/2024

You can scrub your personal information from Google searches. Here’s how to do it

There's a new feature in Google Search that allows you to remove your phone, email and address from the search page.

28/12/2023

Apple can temporarily sell smartwatches after US appeals court win

Apple can for now resume sales of its flagship smartwatches, after a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday paused a government commission's import ban on the devices imposed in a patent dispute over its medical monitoring technology.

13/12/2023

The runway is getting clearer, but the U.S. economy still isn’t assured of a soft landing

There's nothing about a 3.7% unemployment rate and another 199,000 jobs that even whispers "recession," let alone screams it.

13/12/2023

Why automakers are turning to hybrids in the middle of the industry’s EV transition

Automakers are reconsidering the viability of hybrid vehicles to appease consumer demand and avoid costly penalties related to federal fuel economy standards.

07/12/2023

Crypto execs say the bull run is underway and could lead to $100,000 bitcoin in 2024

Excitement around a bitcoin ETF being approved in the U.S. next year as well as the bitcoin halving is fueling a rally in cryptocurrencies.

07/12/2023

Spotify to lay off 17% of employees — read the full memo CEO Daniel Ek sent to staff

Spotify shares climbed roughly 10% Monday after the music streaming service said it would cut 17% of its workforce, or about 1,500 jobs.

22/11/2023

Best Buy cuts sales forecast, as holiday shoppers hunt for deals

Best Buy beat Wall Street's earnings expectations, but cut is full-year sales outlook as it prepares for cost-conscious holiday shoppers.

22/11/2023

Toyota financing arm fined $60 million by consumer watchdog for car loan scam

Toyota's U.S.-based financing arm was found to have violated federal law in its lending practices, according to the CFPB.

15/11/2023

Alphabet-backed GoCardless considers takeovers as CEO expects a barrage of consolidation

GoCardless CEO Hiroki Takeuchi said that his firm was "very open minded" about the prospect of mergers and acquisitions.