Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence. The results for the first three months of the year provided the latest evidence that Google has regained its momentum after an unprecedented […]
(Reuters) – Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend of 20 cents per share on Thursday, returning capital when the Google parent is spending billions of dollars on data centers to catch up with rivals on generative artificial intelligence. Shares of the rose nearly 13% in trading after the bell. Alphabet also said it had authorized the […]
ByteDance on Thursday denied that it plans to sell TikTok after a report claimed the company was “internally exploring scenarios” to sell a majority stake, preferably to a firm outside the tech industry. Reuters reported the news after President Biden on Wednesday announced he had signed into law the National Security Supplemental bill, which includes […]
A Wake County parent is trying to get a video about the Native American perspective of Thanksgiving banned from schools because she claims it’s filled with lies and is racist to white people. The YouTube video from Cut.com shows Native Americans using words like “horror beyond measure,” “massacre, “slaughtered,” “romanticism” and “lies” to describe what […]
Being a parent, especially one with a baby or young child, can be isolating. From making sure bills are paid, kids are fed and the house is clean to navigating nap times, illnesses, jam-packed extracurricular schedules and homework, parenthood can leave moms and dads — 66% of them, to be precise — feeling burned out […]
The US Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban. It is a contentious move by US lawmakers that is expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income. […]
The Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill that will either ban TikTok or force a sale of the short-form video app, giving its China-based parent company ByteDance up to one year to divest its crown jewel before facing deletion from US app stores. The vote was a landslide, with 79 senators voting in favor […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Following the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting, a Colorado father voiced his concerns over legislation in Tennessee looking to arm teachers. Ted Zocco-Hochhalter remembers a quarter-century ago when his daughter was shot outside the cafeteria of her high school, and his son was forced to take shelter […]
Donald Trump’s net wealth is evaporating fast as stock in the parent company of Truth Social plunges to fresh depths since its recent market debut. Shares in Trump Media and Technology Group have tumbled to their lowest level since just before its first trading day, and are now down 50% from its $79.38 peak price. […]
By Anirban Sen and Milana Vinn (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet has been talking to its advisers about the possibility of making an offer for HubSpot, an online marketing software company with a market value of $32 billion, people familiar with the matter said. If Alphabet moves ahead with an offer, it would be a […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid in the stock market today while Calvin Klein parent PVH (PVH) cratered following its quarterly report. Fund manager Cathie Wood loaded up on Tesla (TSLA) just before the EV stock plummeted on Q1 delivery data. Magnificent Seven stocks Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META) fell despite bullish Wall Street […]