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Elon Musk is once again richer than Mark Zuckerberg

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again wealthier than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and that’s thanks to Meta’s recent market capitalization loss. Read more...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 18:28
AbbVie's newer drugs are offsetting losses of the world's once best-selling medication

AbbVie raised its full year profit guidance today, even as sales of its flagship medication have continued to fall. Read more...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 18:09
China is backing away from facial recognition technology — in hotels, at least

Thanks to data privacy concerns, Chinese officials are reportedly telling hotels in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou to stop scanning their guests’ faces.Read more...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 17:59
Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto is running out of 'orbs.' But what are orbs?

Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that has seen rapid growth, is now running low onorbs — the devices used for iris scans in exchange for tokens. Worldcoin has decided to increase Orb production to meet high demand and logistical challenges. Read more...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 17:40
Hertz is ditching even more electric cars

Hertz is ditching more of its fleet of electric vehicles, which it says are unreliable and more expensive than gas-guzzlers, as it reports a $392 million loss for the first quarter of 2024.Read more...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 17:29
Unilever sales are rising because beauty shopping is back

Shoppers are purchasing name-brand beauty products again, and that’s lifting sales at consumer goods company Unilever. The London-based Unilever this week reported a 4.4% increase in sales during the first quarter of 2024, surpassing analysts’ expectations of a 3.5% rise.Read more...

Fri Apr 26, 2024 17:29

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