In a potential Harris administration, there would be a significant shift in the approach to small business growth and competition within large industries. Maryland’s Democratic Gov. Wes Moore highlighted the importance Vice President Kamala Harris places on supporting small businesses and fostering a competitive environment for large industries. This pro-growth, pro-competition stance would represent a
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The recent announcement of John Schulman’s departure from the Microsoft-backed company, OpenAI, to join Anthropic, an AI startup funded by Amazon, has stirred up discussions within the tech community. Schulman, who had been a key figure in OpenAI’s AI alignment efforts, cited his desire to deepen his focus on AI alignment and return to hands-on
Delta Air Lines faced a massive outage last month, leading to thousands of flight cancellations that cost the company an estimated $500 million in losses. Despite the severity of the situation, Delta CEO Ed Bastian revealed that the airline had rejected onsite help from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company. This decision could have potentially prevented or
In a recent report to investors, Walgreens revealed its plans to close a significant number of its stores in the United States. The CEO, Tim Wentworth, stated that only 75% of the chain’s locations were profitable, leading to the decision to shut down the remaining one-quarter of stores by 2027. This move comes in the
The recent decision by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to withdraw the plea deal for the three men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks has sparked controversy and debate. In a surprising move, Secretary Austin signed a memo reserving for himself the authority to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused in the 9/11 military commission
The 2024 Olympics in Paris have brought extreme weather conditions, with temperatures soaring as high as 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit). While spectators may be enjoying the sunny weather, athletes like U.S. gymnast Simone Biles and British tennis player Jack Draper are feeling the heat in a different way. Despite their best efforts, the
As the Federal Reserve begins to discuss the possibility of reducing interest rates, there is a growing impatience in some sectors of the market. Chief economist Claudia Sahm from New Century Advisors believes that the Fed needs to gradually reduce interest rates to steer the economy back to normal. However, she notes that the expectations
Donald Trump is gearing up to address reporters’ questions at the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention in Chicago, as he refocuses his presidential campaign to compete against his potential opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. This event will provide Trump with the platform to directly engage with voters of color and address pressing issues
Microsoft is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, with analysts predicting earnings per share of $2.93 and revenue of $64.39 billion. It is expected that Microsoft will show revenue growth of approximately 15% from the previous year, continuing the trend of expansion from the prior quarter. The strongest growth for Microsoft is anticipated to
Apple recently made headlines by revealing that it had chosen to pre-train its artificial intelligence models for Apple Intelligence on Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPU). This decision has sparked interest in the tech industry, as it deviates from the norm of relying on Nvidia’s GPUs for cutting-edge AI training. Let’s delve deeper into this development