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☆ Digital ad market shows signs of sharp rebound as Meta, Amazon point to growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

During that period Meta's ad revenue fell 4%, and Google's ad business suffered a similar drop . A year ago, Meta finance chief Susan Li offered chilling commentary about the state of the digital ad market, telling analysts that the struggling industry would remain in a slump. Meanwhile Alphabet, still the market leader, saw its Google ad business rise 11% to $65.5 billion, boosted by 16% growth at YouTube. Investors will get additional data on the digital ad market when Snap and Pinterest report earnings this week. On the whole, "digital advertising is continuing to eat up share" of worldwide advertising, Williamson said.

Persons: Li, Susan Li, Debra Aho Williamson, William Blair, Williamson, Meta Organizations: Google, YouTube, Insider Intelligence, CNBC, Intelligence, Meta, Investors, Bank of America Global Research Locations: Paris, Russia, Ukraine, China, Red

Nearly half of all flash flood deaths are vehicle-related, experts say, which is why you should never drive into a flooded street. Here’s what to do in advance — and in the moment — to get through a flash flood safely. A “flash flood warning” means a flash flood is imminent or already occurring, and you should immediately move to higher ground if you’re outside or in a basement apartment. The most dire alert is a “flash flood emergency,” which indicates that not only is flooding occurring, but it’s posing a severe threat to human life. “People need to realize that most people who lose their footing in a flash flood don’t get out,” she said.

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South Carolina's primary was the first official nominating contest for Democrats, who – egged on by Biden – moved the state up in the primary schedule. But buoyed by Black voters – especially Black women – Biden earned nearly half of the primary vote in South Carolina in a five-way race, propelling him ultimately to the Democratic nomination. Despite the expected primary victory in South Carolina, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a concerted effort to campaign there, visiting the Palmetto State the last two weekends. Harris also visited South Carolina three times since the beginning of the year, speaking at college campuses about student debt relief and abortion rights. Further, 76.5% of the early vote was made up of Black voters, 13% higher than in 2020, he added.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, Biden –, – Biden, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Mother Emanuel, Harris, Jay Parmley, Parmley, “, ” Parmley, Carolinians, Nikki Haley, Phillips, Trump, ” Organizations: South Carolina Democrats, Associated Press, Biden, Dean Phillips of Minnesota, Democrats, Democratic, Black, Palmetto State, Mother, Mother Emanuel AME, South Carolina Democratic Party, GOP, South, New, Granite State, New Hampshire bucked Democratic, Committee, Democratic National Convention, Quinnipiac University, Trump, Keystone State Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Granite, New, Carolina, Delaware, Keystone

☆ Tech's longtime highfliers are growing up by getting smaller
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

They're still out hunting for the best technical talent, particularly in areas like artificial intelligence, but headcount growth is measured. Last year, tech companies were responding to dramatically changing market conditions — soaring inflation, rising interest rates, rotation out of risk — after an extended bull market. Meta slashed over 20,000 jobs in 2023, Amazon laid off more than 27,000 people, And Alphabet cut over 12,000 positions. Other than Nvidia , which had a banner 2023 due to soaring demand for its AI chips, none of the other mega-cap tech companies have been growing at their historic averages. By late this year, analysts are projecting growth at Meta will be back down to the low teens at best.

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☆ Amazon named its new chatbot Rufus after a Welsh corgi that a couple often took to the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon has named its latest AI chatbot after a dog that belonged to two of the company's earliest workers. The e-commerce giant launched a new AI-powered shopping assistant called Rufus on Thursday — and the chatbot shares a name with Amazon's first four-legged "employee." Rufus belonged to Susan Benson, Amazon's former editor-in-chief, and her husband Richard, who was an engineer. pic.twitter.com/DsXElz0fht — Amazon (@amazon) February 20, 2020Amazon named one of the buildings in its Seattle headquarters after the corgi, which died in 2009. There are pictures of him throughout its offices , including one hailing Rufus as Amazon's "official switch thrower."

Persons: Rufus, Amazon's, Susan Benson, Richard, corgi, Brad Stone's, Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy Organizations: Amazon, corgi Locations: Seattle

☆ 23andMe is low on cash and its stock is worth pennies. The CEO wants another chance
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Just three years ago, DNA testing company 23andMe was the golden child of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. In 2018, 23andMe agreed to a five-year exclusive drug development partnership with GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline). Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, is facing the possibility of delisting from NASDAQ. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSo far, the partnership between GSK and 23andMe has produced more than 50 new drug targets. But drug discovery is a very long process and it can be anywhere from 10 to 15 years on average from target discovery to an FDA-approved drug.

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The results will either buttress Trump's claims of massive wealth or expose him as a poseur. The biggest potential judgment comes in the civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The court has already determined that Trump committed fraud by securing loans through false financial statements – including inflating the value of his properties. The fraud case is more complicated, experts say, since there was no clear victim identified. Judge Arthur Engoron, who will deliver the judgment on financial damages as well as the fate of Trump's businesses in New York, hasn't been sympathetic to the idea that Trump's fraud caused no harm.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Trump, E, Jean Carroll –, Laurie Levenson, Levenson, Carroll, Letitia James, Gregory Germain, Arthur Engoron, hasn't, Germain, He's, Anna Cominsky, –, William Thomas, Stephen M, Thomas, James, hamstringing Trump Organizations: Trump, New, Forbes, Bloomberg, Loyola Law, New York, Syracuse University, Donald Trump View, New York University Law, Federal, Commission, America, PAC, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Locations: New York, Engoron

☆ Big Tech's AI spending plans mean big business for 3 portfolio stocks, including Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Some of Amazon's spending is likely to go toward its custom AI chips, known as Trainium and Inferentia. But the Seattle-based tech giant also buys Nvidia chips. On Thursday's post-earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy said AWS offers the "most expansive collection of compute instances with Nvidia chips." Alphabet's spending on AI chips has typically been split between its custom chips designed in partnership with Broadcom, known as Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Nvidia's offerings. Including networking products that stitch together parts of the data center, about 15% of Broadcom's semiconductor revenue was tied to generative AI spending in fiscal 2023.

Persons: Eaton, Brian Olsavsky, FactSet, Amazon's capex, Andy Jassy, Meta's capex, Susan Li, Li, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Meta, it's, —, Amy Hood, It's, chatbot ChatGPT, AMD's, Ruth Porat, Porat, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Florian Gaertner Organizations: Big Tech, Nvidia, Broadcom, Eaton, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Web Services, Facebook, Devices, OpenAI, supercomputing, TPUs, CNBC, YouTube, Photothek, Getty Locations: Eaton, Seattle

☆ Why Meta's shiny new dividend and whopping $50 billion buyback plan may divide investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta declared its first dividend and another $50 billion in approved buybacks. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMeta announced its first dividend and another $50 billion of authorized stock buybacks in its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. The social-media giant is clearly eager to reward its shareholders, but its latest moves could divide investors. Meta's new dividend and large-scale buybacks are intended to show it values its shareholders and wants to reward them.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, Warren Buffett, —, Susan Li, Nigel Green, Tesla, Instagram, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway doesn't, allocator, Buffett, Zuckerberg, Apple's buybacks, Kraft Heinz Organizations: Service, Meta, Reality Labs, Facebook, Warren, buybacks, Chevron, Kraft

NEW YORK (AP) — She was a teenaged aspiring R&B singer and rapper who had gotten an appointment at Jam Master Jay's recording studio. Concepcion was brought to tears as she testified Thursday in the trial of two men charged in the 2002 killing. “Where did Jay get shot?” she recalled asking one of the DJ's aides, Uriel Rincon, who himself had been shot in the leg. She said she asked him to help her check Mizell's pulse, so the two moved the 37-year-old rap star's arm. “I'm sorry — I can't talk about stuff like this,” Concepcion told jurors, fanning herself and tearing up, then duly going on to describe the graphic particulars of what they saw.

Persons: Yarrah Concepcion, Concepcion, “, Jay, Jason Mizell, Karl Jordan Jr, Ronald Washington, Mizell, Jordan, Mizell's, Stephon, Washington —, —, Hennessy Cognac, ”, Washington, Susan Kellman, ” Concepcion, Uriel Rincon Organizations: DJ, Prosecutors, Washington, ” Watford, Watford Locations: Washington, Stephon Watford, Watford

☆ Knockout Meta profit wasn't even the best surprise of the quarter for investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Generative AI, as expected, was a big focus of the earnings call. He also noted the company's advanced virtual assistant, Meta AI, was made fully available in the U.S. by the end of 2023, and the firm is testing more than a dozen other generative AI features. But investors across the tech industry are increasingly wondering when all the spending on generative AI will translate to revenue – and that's no different for Meta. Nevertheless, Li said Meta's suite of generative AI tools for advertisers is its biggest near-term monetization opportunity. Further down the road, Li indicated that business messaging is another compelling opportunity to make money from generative AI.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg's, Meta, Zuckerberg, Susan Li, Mark Zuckerberg, Li, EssilorLuxottica, Jim Cramer, Ray, Meta's, it's, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, Meta, Reality Labs, Daily, Facebook, Management, Quest, VR, Apple, Vision, UBS, Pro, CNBC Locations: —, Instagram, U.S, Menlo Park , California

☆ Meta to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta will report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. In Alphabet 's earnings report on Tuesday, the company said Google ad revenue increased 11% from a year earlier, slower expansion than analysts were expecting. Meta finance chief Susan Li most recently highlighted the significance of business from China in the company's third-quarter earnings report in October. Analysts expect Reality Labs to show revenue of $762.8 million for the quarter and an operating loss of $4.26 billion, according to StreetAccount. Apple and Amazon are also slated to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday, wrapping up earnings season for tech's mega-cap companies.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Susan Li, Li, Zuckerberg Organizations: U.S, Capitol, LSEG, StreetAccount, Google, Facebook, Meta, Wednesday, Labs, Apple Locations: Washington , U.S, China

☆ The real story behind the suicide of American socialite Ann Woodward in 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Woodward's suicide is depicted in the first episode of "Feud: Capote vs. Ann Woodward had a run with Truman Capote where she reportedly called him a homophobic slurTom Hollander plays Truman Capote in "Feud: Capote vs. Ann Woodward and William Woodward Jr. at the Embassy Club in the Ambassador Hotel in New York in 1975. According to Montillo, Capote recognized Woodward and approached her table; after a brief conversation, she reportedly called Capote a homophobic slur. Despite the two decades since her husband's death, Woodward's reputation was still in tatters among those who remembered the headline-making incident.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave in October at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. It wasn't clear what part of Weisselberg's testimony drew the scrutiny of prosecutors in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesWeisselberg served 100 days in jail last year for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the Trump Organization and is still on probation. Under that plea deal, Weisselberg was required to testify as a prosecution witness when the Trump Organization was put on trial for helping executives evade taxes. Prosecutors suggested that might bring new charges related to his involvement in securing surety bonds and property valuations for the Trump Organization, alleged conduct that is the subject of James' civil lawsuit.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Allen Weisselberg, Trump, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Weisselberg, Letitia James ’, Bragg, James, “, minimis, ” Weisselberg, Louis Solomon, Forbes, perjured, “ Trump’s, Susan Necheles Organizations: president’s, Associated Press, Trump Organization, Attorney, The New York Times, New York, Trump, Trump Tower, Forbes, Benz, Prosecutors Locations: Manhattan, York, Florida, New, New York

☆ Rental markets are cooling, but it 'doesn't mean they're falling,' Harvard researcher says. Here's what that means for renters
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Recep-bg | E+ | Getty ImagesRent costs are beginning come down after record-high asking prices. "Rental markets are cooling, but in a lot of places, it doesn't mean they're falling. It means they're growing at a slower pace," said Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, senior research associate focused on affordable housing at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Prices are beginning to come down as supply boosts vacancy and demand slows from record highs in 2022. Increasing the supply of higher-rent Class A units often encourages tenants to upgrade to new units, making prices in those units level out and boosting vacancy in Class B and C units, Airgood-Obrycki said.

Persons: Whitney Airgood, Susan M, Wachter, Obrycki Organizations: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Prices, Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Here’s, Airgood

☆ Recruited to Play Sports, and Win a Culture War
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Susan Dominus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She didn’t mind the church part, but she did mind that her coach wasn’t giving her any playing time. She was starting to think that she might as well drop out of college and start working her way toward her dream career as a real estate agent. That led her, last spring, to a conversation with a coach who was starting a softball team at a school on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The coach was a young woman, and Totten thought she sounded sane and real and caring. The school was small, but it was a public honors college for top students, which also appealed to her.

Persons: Jayleigh Totten, wasn’t, Totten Organizations: New College, Southern Nazarene University Locations: Oklahoma City, Gulf Coast of Florida

☆ Meta's continued rally could hinge on the fortunes of upstart retailers Temu and Shein
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Temu is owned by PDD Holdings , a Chinese company that moved its principal office to Ireland last year. Meta is expected to report revenue growth of 22% for the quarter to $39.2 billion, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly Refinitiv. JMP analysts estimated that Temu and Shein spent roughly $600 million and $200 million, respectively, on Facebook and Instagram ads in the third quarter. In December, Temu sued Shein, alleging questionable business practices and a "mafia-style intimidation of suppliers," according to legal documents. Meta isn't the only U.S. internet company effected by the speedy growth from Temu and Shein.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, Shu Zhang, Victor Lee, Lee, who's, Shein, Meta, Pavlo Gonchar, Temu, didn't, Susan Li, data.AI, It's, Chris Mack, Harding Loevner, they've, Mack, Shein confidentially, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Brian Wieser, Josh Silverman, Silverman Organizations: Alibaba, China Development Forum, Reuters, Facebook, Hasbro, Unified Commerce, Amazon, PDD Holdings, U.S, Mobile, Meta, LSEG, Getty, CNBC, Cyberspace Administration, China, Street Journal, Google Locations: Beijing, China, Ireland, Singapore, UKRAINE, U.S, United States, Wall, Asia, Pacific, Temu, Meta

☆ Should you pay rent with a credit card? 'It could rapidly spiral,' expert warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Housing is typically one of the biggest expenses in someone's budget, and it's natural to wonder about the best way to pay that bill. For renters, sometimes it's possible to pay with a credit card. While you could earn rewards and build credit by doing so, experts say it's typically not a smart move. They simply "may not want the hassle," said Matt Schulz, senior credit analyst at LendingTree. Here are three things to consider before you charge your rent payment to a credit card.

Persons: Susan M, Matt Schulz Organizations: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Finance, LendingTree

President Joe Biden has made a decision on how he wants to respond to the drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan over the weekend. Biden is under pressure to respond forcefully to the attack, which the United States believes was done by Iran-backed militants. But Biden must also balance the desire for a definitive – and perhaps sustained – response without drawing the United States into a broader war in an increasingly tense and violent Middle East. Biden said he did hold Iran responsible for the attack "in the sense that they're supplying the weapons to the people who did it." White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said he would not "telegraph any punches" the United States plans in response to the drone attack.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, –, John Kirby Organizations: White, Republicans, Biden, National Security Locations: Jordan, United States, Iran, Florida, Israel, Gaza

☆ A Mind-Bending 7-Hour Epic About Hitler Gets a Rare Screening
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Beatrice Loayza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This weekend, the hottest ticket in New York is a seven-hour-plus movie about Adolf Hitler. Showing just once at Film at Lincoln Center, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s rarely screened epic, “Hitler, a Film From Germany,” is, according to the programmers, sold out despite its behemoth running time (which includes a few breaks). “There is Syberberg’s film — and then there are the other films one admires,” she wrote. Divided in four parts, the film is a Wagnerian opera on acid, composed of theatrical sketches inspired by the German dictator’s life. Syberberg wasn’t without a sense of humor, either: In one scene, steam pours out of a sculpture of a rear end.

Persons: Adolf Hitler, Jürgen, “ Hitler, ”, Francis Ford Coppola, Susan Sontag’s, Sontag, Syberberg Organizations: Lincoln Center, Hans Locations: New York, Germany, United States

☆ Martha Stewart could function on 3 hours of sleep as she built her business empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Martha Stewart started her catering business in 1973 from her basement in Westport, Connecticut. Her former catering staff said Stewart could function on three hours of sleep. AdvertisementBefore she became a cookbook author , a business mogul, and the first self-made female billionaire in America , Martha Stewart was a caterer. Stewart in her kitchen in 1976, where she launched her catering business. AdvertisementStewart, now 82, said at a recent MasterClass event that she still wakes up "really, really early" — as soon as the sun rises.

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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a key progressive and former Black Lives Matter organizer, is being investigated by the Justice Department for her campaign's spending on security services, she confirmed in a statement Tuesday. As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services," Bush continued in her statement. "I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. Any reporting that I have used federal funds for personal security is simply false." Asked about Bush at a leadership news conference, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said Tuesday he had no comment and called it "something for the Justice Department."

Persons: Cori Bush, Bush, Louis, Lacy Clay, Cortney Merritts, Susan Cole, William McFarland, I, Cole, Pete Aguilar, Aguilar Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Justice Department, House, DOJ, PunchBowl News, Democratic, Louis Post, Dispatch, Conservative, Federal, Commission, U.S . Department of Justice, Republican, House Democratic Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Notable frenzy of interactions between U.S., China in January: Analyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNotable that there's been a 'frenzy' of interactions between U.S. and China in January: AnalystSusan Thornton, senior fellow at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, discusses the meeting of U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and the urgency of stabilizing ties ahead of a busy election year.

Persons: there's, Susan Thornton, Yale Law School's Paul Tsai, Jake Sullivan, Wang Yi Organizations: Yale Law, Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, U.S . National, Foreign Locations: China

☆ Rare cases of possible Alzheimer’s transmission uncovered in recipients of discontinued medical treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

All five adults had growth hormone deficiency as children and received pituitary growth hormones prepared in a specific way from cadavers. The treatment approach was discontinued after cases of a rare brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were found to be associated with the administration of contaminated human growth hormone from cadavers. Although Alzheimer’s is not a prion disease, some separate research suggests that the two proteins that are hallmarks in Alzheimer’s disease — amyloid beta and tau — behave like prions. “This study suggests that in very rare circumstances Alzheimer’s disease may be transmitted between humans via human growth hormone from deceased donors. “I’m also intrigued by how these results may inform potential therapeutic targets and strategies in the future,” Isaacson said, regarding Alzheimer’s disease.

Persons: John Collinge, Jakob, Creutzfeldt – Jakob, Alzheimer’s, ” Collinge, ’, –, ” Dr, Susan Kohlhaas, ” Kohlhaas, “ It’s, Dr, Richard Isaacson, ”, Isaacson, “ I’m, ” Isaacson, “, Gargi Banerjee, ” Banerjee, James Galvin, Sanjay Gupta, ” Galvin, Lewy Organizations: CNN, Nature, University College London Institute, University College London, National Hospital for Neurology, Neurosurgery, Alzheimer’s Research, Science Media, Comprehensive, Brain Health, University of Miami Health, CNN Health Locations: United Kingdom, United States, United, Florida, UHealth, Creutzfeldt

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