Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover vehicles at a showroom in Shanghai, China, on January 18, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Amid ongoing port constraints and rising shipping costs, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged employees Friday, in a company-wide email obtained by CNBC, to look for ways to reduce the cost of
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JD Vance, the venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” takes photos with supporters after a rally Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Middletown, Ohio, where he announced he is joining the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being left by Rob Portman. Jeff Dean | AP Republican Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance,
In this article AAPL Tim Cook introduces iPhone 13 Source: Apple Inc. Apple’s computerized glasses will be as powerful as its Mac computers and launch at the end of 2022, top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI Asset Management said in a note to investors Friday. Kuo has a stellar track record at predicting future Apple
In this article ZM NFLX EXPE Shares of Zoom were up more than 10% before markets opened on Friday morning as a new Covid variant raised concerns in South Africa. Other stocks that have benefited from stay-at-home trends during the pandemic were also up. Peloton stock popped more than 8% before markets opened while Etsy,
In this article 9984.T-JP DIDI A navigation map on the app of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi is seen on a mobile phone in front of the app logo displayed in this illustration picture taken July 1, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters GUANGZHOU, China — Shares of SoftBank extended their losses on Friday after Bloomberg reported
In this article ENEL-IT The CEO of multinational Italian energy firm Enel has expressed doubt on the usefulness of carbon capture and storage, suggesting the technology is not a climate solution. “We have tried and tried — and when I say ‘we’, I mean the electricity industry,” Francesco Starace told CNBC’s Karen Tso on Wednesday. “You can imagine,
India is set to propose a new cryptocurrency bill in parliament, and investors are trying to make sense of what this might mean for the future of virtual coins in South Asia’s largest economy. Lawmakers may ultimately opt to impose tough regulations on the crypto market instead of an outright ban on private coins, according
In this article FB Adam Mosseri, Facebook Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Instagram’s chief executive Adam Mosseri is expected to testify before Congress for the first time the week of Dec. 6, a spokesperson for Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., confirmed to CNBC. “After bombshell reports about Instagram’s toxic impacts, we want to hear straight from the
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several hundred Google employees have signed and circulated a manifesto opposing the company’s vaccine mandate, posing the latest challenge for leadership as it approaches key deadlines for returning workers to offices in person. The Biden administration has ordered U.S. companies with 100 or
In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Apple on Tuesday sued NSO Group, an Israeli firm that sells software to government agencies and law enforcement that allows them to hack
In this photo illustration of the ripple cryptocurrency ‘altcoin’ sits arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Fintech company Ripple is making great strides in its legal feud with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on Monday.
In this article RIVN AFRM RBLX A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck during the company’s IPO outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some of the year’s hottest tech IPOs including Rivian, Affirm and Roblox plummeted in the market on Monday, as the
In this article BTC.CB= President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, gestures during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Latin Bitcoin conference (LaBitConf) at Mizata Beach, El Salvador, where he announced “Bitcoin City”, on November 20, 2021. Marvin Recinos | AFP | Getty Images El Salvador plans to construct a “Bitcoin City” near a
In this article CMCSA DISH T SBGI AMZN AAPL Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball during the game against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Five of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Bart Young | National Basketball Association
Avegant, a start-up in San Mateo, California, has built an LED light-engine that could enable device manufacturers to build small, stylish augmented-reality smart glasses. Courtesy of Avegant I recently tried a pair of prototype smart glasses from Avegant that gave me a glimpse of a future where we may be able to watch videos, get
In this article RBLX FB A new video by Inspired by Iceland pushes back against experiencing life through the “metaverse,” as described by Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook’s rebranding to Meta on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Online dating apps, a crypto exchange and a professional wrestling brand are among
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos, arrives for the first day of her fraud trial, outside Federal Court in San Jose, California. September 8, 2021. Nick Otto | AFP | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF — A smiling Elizabeth Holmes took the stand on Friday to
In this article WBA Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos, arrives for the first day of jury selection in her fraud trial, outside Federal Court in San Jose, California on August 31, 2021. Nick Otto | AFP | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — The prosecution