Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during signing ceremony committing Google to help expand information technology education at El Centro College in Dallas, Texas, October 3, 2019. Brandon Wade | Reuters Google urged the Biden administration to join a technology and trade council with the European Union as enforcers abroad pursue […]
Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows video of monkey using mind to play Pong
Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison Neuralink, the brain machine interface company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has published a YouTube video of a macaque monkey called Pager playing the video game Pong with its mind. The 3 minute 27 second video, shared by Musk on Twitter late Thursday, appears to […]
Levi Strauss, WD-40, fuboTV & more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Levi Strauss (LEVI) – Levi Strauss reported quarterly profit of 34 cents per share for its latest quarter, 9 cents a share above consensus. Revenue also came in above Wall Street forecasts with help from a 41% rise […]
ATAI takes majority stake in brain computer interface start-up Psyber
ATAI Life Sciences, a Peter Thiel-backed biopharmaceutical company developing psychedelic drugs to treat mental health, has taken a majority stake in U.S. firm Psyber. Psyber is a business that wants to use brain computer interfaces to help treat people with mental health conditions. ATAI, which describes itself as a drug […]
Biden’s China policy greater risk for U.S. financial firms than Trump
The “Fearless Girl” sculpture is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a snow storm in New York, February 1, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BEIJING — As U.S.-China tensions continue to simmer under a new administration, risks for American investors with exposure to China are only going […]
How much it costs to travel the world full time on a yacht
The Sueiros had it all — great careers, a community of friends and kids enrolled in a top-notch international school in Boston. Will was a corporate accountant, and Jessica ran a graphic design business from home. Life was “comfortable, uneventful and routine,” said Jessica Sueiro. “Life was good” for the […]
Futures rise slightly after S&P 500 hits fresh record
U.S. stock futures moved higher in overnight trading on Thursday after the S&P 500 notched a fresh record in the regular session. Dow futures rose about 50 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.17%. The major averages rose on Thursday, bolstered by gains in technology […]
Amazon union vote count in Alabama: Live updates of results
Counting began on Thursday in the unionization vote for workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, culminating months of a hard fought effort to organize one of the e-commerce giant’s U.S. facilities for the first time. As of early Thursday evening, Amazon was winning the vote by approximately a 2-1 […]
Levi Strauss, FuboTV, WD-40 & more
The fuboTV logo is hung from the New York Stock Exchange on the day of its IPO in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 8, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Thursday: Levi Strauss – Shares […]
Avengers Campus will open at Disneyland on June 4
Rendering of Disney California Adventure’s upcoming Marvel-themed land named Avengers Campus during a media preview at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. MediaNews Group | Getty Images New superhero recruits will be able to experience Disneyland’s Avenger Campus on June 4, Disney said during a […]