Meta Disbands Responsible AI Team, Reassigns Members to Generative AI and AI Infrastructure Divisions The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, attended a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 13, 2023. Meta has disbanded its Responsible AI division, a team dedicated to regulating the safety of…
In a tweet late Friday night, Elon Musk, the CTO of social media platform X, threatened to file a lawsuit against Media Matters and others for what he called a “fraudulent attack” on their company. This came after a report last week from Media Matters for America (MMFA) showed ads for mainstream brands on X…
SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket took off from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad in Texas on an uncrewed test flight. The launch was a significant milestone for Elon Musk’s company, showcasing the next generation of spacecraft. The launch occurred just after 8 a.m. ET from the Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. The seven-minute flight was…
Midday Trading Update: Gap, Spectrum Brands, and ChargePoint Make Headlines In the latest midday trading update, several companies are making headlines with significant stock movements. Gap, the apparel retailer, saw shares surge by 30.6% after posting fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s estimates. The strong sales at Old Navy and improvements at its namesake…
Ford Motor’s UAW Union Members Approve Tentative Labor Agreement After contentious negotiations, union members at Ford Motor approved a tentative agreement, concluding contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers. The UAW-Ford workers were the last of the automakers to ratify their pact, following General Motors workers who narrowly approved an agreement Thursday…
Several companies are making headlines in premarket trading, especially Alibaba and BJ’s Wholesale Club. Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares slipped 3.2% after announcing it would no longer spin off its cloud computing business, citing U.S. export restrictions on advanced chips. BJ’s Wholesale Club saw its shares retreat 4.6% after revising its expectation for comparable store sales in…
Gap Inc. reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Thursday, leading to a stock price jump of more than 15% in extended trading. The company exceeded Wall Street’s estimates for profits and same-store sales, but remains cautious ahead of the holiday season as it grapples with underperforming brands, Banana Republic and Athleta. In the third quarter, Gap…
In extended trading, several companies are making headlines with significant stock movements. Applied Materials, a semiconductor company, saw its shares drop more than 7% after reports of a Justice Department probe into potential evasion of export restrictions on Chinese chip company SMIC. Meanwhile, Gap’s shares surged 15% following better-than-expected third-quarter results, with adjusted earnings of…
Sierra Space, a leading private company in the space sector, has recently laid off several hundred employees and contractors, as reported by CNBC. A Sierra Space spokesperson confirmed that approximately 165 employees were let go, but did not disclose the number of contractors affected. Former employees revealed that the layoffs included a significant number of…
Cisco shares plunged by as much as 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the global tech giant cautioned on its future earnings. The networking hardware manufacturer released results for the fiscal first quarter, which ended on October 28, revealing earnings of $1.11 per share, adjusted, versus the expected $1.03 per share. Revenue of $14.67…
