Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters SHENZHEN — Baidu CEO Robin Li said Tuesday the company’s ChatGPT-like Ernie bot has exceeded 200 million users. He added the company would hold another round of its AI development competition, … Read more
An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing on Monday defended the quality and safety testing on its 787 Dreamliner and 777 aircraft, days after one of … Read more
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Tesla shares were down over 1% in premarket trade Monday on media reports that the automaker will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce. The company’s stock was down 1.32% in premarket deals at roughly 8:20 … Read more
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. Amir Cohen | Reuters (View a special livestream of CNBC’s coverage of the conflict and market impact at 6 p.m. ET Sunday here.) Crude oil futures were set to open higher Sunday after Iran launched … Read more
A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty Images The cryptocurrency market suffered heavy selling overnight Saturday amid an unprecedented Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel. Bitcoin was down some 8% late on Saturday evening … Read more
Two men are holding Iranian banknotes on a sidewalk in Tehran’s business district, in Tehran, Iran, on April 13, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran’s currency, the rial, briefly plunged to a record low against the dollar on the unofficial market, after Tehran launched an expansive missile and drone attack on Israel on … Read more
Iranians are waving Iranian flags and a Palestinian flag as they celebrate Iran’s IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel on April 14, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran rained a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials … Read more
An employee works on the assembly line of intelligent machinery at a workshop on March 31, 2024 in Qingzhou, Weifang City, Shandong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s latest policy to boost demand will soon have a greater effect on growth, a top official at the economic … Read more
File photo of Israeli F-16 fighter jets performing during an air show over the beach in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on May 5, 2022. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Friday on reports that Israel is preparing for a direct attack by Iran this weekend, in what … Read more
Beyoncé leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 13, 2024. James Devaney | GC Images | Getty Images Western boots have a new protector in Beyoncé. The country fashion staple’s sales surged more than 20% in the week after the music superstar released her “Cowboy … Read more