A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021.Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty pharmacy services. The company said it is launching a new business unit dedicated to its specialty pharmacy segment, which will include specialty pharmacy subsidiary AllianceRx. The unit will fall under its core U.S. retail pharmacy division. Meanwhile, Shields Health Solutio ..read more

In this article MRK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024.Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations as it posted strong sales of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and vaccine products. The pharmaceutical giant also raised and narrowed its full-year revenue and adjusted earnings forecasts. Merck now expects 2024 sales to come in between $63.1 billion and $64.3 billion, up from previous guidance of $62.7 to ..read more

In this article BMY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue that topped expectations as its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and several new drugs posted sales growth. But the pharmaceutical company swung to a quarterly loss due to one-time charges related to its recently closed deals. It also said it plans to cut $1.5 billion in costs b ..read more

Salesforce is working on making AI implementation easier and more predictable with a selection of newly available products and services announced around the Salesforce World Tour NY event on April 25. These products and services include: General availability of the Einstein Copilot generative AI assistant. Two new bundles: the AI Implementation Bundle and Data Governance Bundle. A new user experience for sales leaders called Slack Sales Elevate. Einstein Copilot and agent functionality now generally available The Salesforce Einstein Copilot, which sits alongside other Salesforce CRM products ..read more

In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 31, 2024.Nathan Howard | Reuters Meta shares tumbled 12% Thursday morning after the company issued weak revenue guidance that overshadowed its first-quarter earnings beat. The stock was trading at about $430 at 11 a.m. ET, wiping out roughly $161 billion in market cap from its $493.5 closing price before earnings on Wednesday. The company reported $4.71 in earnings per s ..read more

In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2023.Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will report financial results for its fiscal third quarter after the market close on Thursday. Here is what analysts are looking for, according to LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.82 expected Revenue: $60.80 billion expected This would imply 15.0% year-over-year revenue growth, slightly higher than the 14.5% forecast that management gave in January. Analysts bumped their projections after techno ..read more

U.K. tech startup Synthesia unveiled a new range of AI-generated avatars that can convey emotions like happiness, sadness, and frustration.Synthesia Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence firm Synthesia on Thursday unveiled a new wave of AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions using a user’s text inputs. The company said its “Expressive Avatars” can blur the lines between the virtual world and real characters. It aims to eliminate cameras, microphones, actors, lengthy edits and other costs from the professional video production process. Synthesia has a studio in London, wher ..read more

Liquidation levels form an increasingly large cloud above BTC spot price as Bitcoin rests near $64,000. Market Update Join us on social networks Bitcoin (BTC) traded lower on April 25 after a fresh knee-jerk reaction to geopolitical news cost bulls up to 5%. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price stays sensitive to Middle East Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action attempting to form support at $64,000 prior to the Wall Street open. This followed a dip to $63,575 around the previous daily close, resulting from renewed Middle East tensions ..read more

The newly developed LiDFOB electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries presents a cost-effective, highly conductive, and stable alternative to traditional lithium salts, enhancing battery performance and sustainability while simplifying production and recycling processes. Scientists have developed an ultralow-concentration electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries. Lithium salts enhance the power of batteries but also increase their cost. A new electrolyte with a very low concentration of the lithium salt LiDFOB could offer a cheaper and more sustainable option. Cells using these electrolytes and conve ..read more

A study reveals that engineered components in robots frequently surpass biological equivalents, but animals outperform robots in overall system functionality, pointing to integration as the key area for robotics improvement. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Despite superior individual components, robots lag behind animals in overall performance, suggesting a future focus on better system integration and control in robotics. Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it rema ..read more