The UK government is to team up with tech-giants including Google, Microsoft and Amazon to train 7.5 million workers in AI skills, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to announce Monday. Starmer is also set to unveil £187 million ($253 million) in funding to help develop tech abilities for one million secondary school students, as part…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A show that has helped stitch the fashion community together in Kansas City will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the Crossroads. Leaders of the West 18th Street Fashion Show have announced that the event plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary spectacle, Mercurial Summer, at 7:30 p.m. on June 14 at…
US stock futures held steady after Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) reported strong earnings results, and Wall Street saw its third day of gains on renewed hope of trade deals. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) traded flat. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) ticked up 0.4%. Futures attached to…
Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Stocks surged into the close Thursday after a wobbly start, with all major indexes ending firmly in the green. The Nasdaq led gains, up 2.74%, while the S&P 500 climbed 2.03% and the Dow added 1.23%. Gold rose nearly 2% as volatility fell sharply, with the VIX down over…
The United States must preserve the ability of our greatest tech companies to compete globally. Joe Biden’s legacy Federal trade Commission (FTC) has commenced its antitrust trial against Meta. Now, the specter of a company breakup, specifically the forced sale of Instagram and WhatsApp, looms large. While its stated goal is to curb monopolistic practices…
CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai meets Polish Prime Minister at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images As Google heads back to the courtroom Monday, the company is arguing that the U.S. needs the company in its full form to take on chief adversary…
Google returned to the court Monday (April 21) to defend its business practices in a high-stakes antitrust remedies trial, arguing that its integrity as a company is vital for the U.S. national security and technological dominance in the global artificial intelligence race against China. The trial follows an August ruling by Judge Amit Mehta, who…
A hearing kicked off today in Washington, D.C., that could determine whether Google remains in its current form, or if it could face penalties such as selling off its popular Chrome web browser. The so-called remedy hearing is the consequence of a court ruling last August that found Google is operating a monopoly and uses…
In This Story Shaken by geopolitical shocks, the S&P 500 was flat last week and the Nasdaq nosed just into the red — but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished significantly lower, weighed down by a double blow from UnitedHealth (UNH) and Nvidia (NVDA). How Trump’s tariffs could make your iPhone cost $3,500 UnitedHealth slashed…
Italy and the United States have issued a joint statement opposing what they described as “discriminatory” taxes on digital services. This reportedly indicates a potential shift in Rome’s approach to a measure that has drawn criticism from Washington. The announcement came as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met separately with US President Donald Trump and…