Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
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by Matt O'Brien
20m ago
Microsoft has reported that its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive ..read more
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Google parent reports another quarter of accelerating growth and its stock price soars
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by MICHAEL LIEDTKE
2h ago
Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. has released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence ..read more
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/25/2024
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by The Associated Press
2h ago
Stocks closed lower on worries about a potentially toxic cocktail for financial markets, one where inflation remains stubbornly high but the economy’s growth flags ..read more
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Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
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by STEVE KARNOWSKI
2h ago
Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health ..read more
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NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing’s first human spaceflight
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by MARCIA DUNN
3h ago
The Starliner, Boeing's first human spaceflight, is due to blast off May 6 atop an Atlas rocket and head for the International Space Station ..read more
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
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by The Associated Press
3h ago
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 76 cents to $83.57 per barrel Thursday ..read more
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New Battery Warns Parents if Their Child Has Swallowed It
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by Aimee Ortiz
3h ago
Ingested batteries result in thousands of emergency hospital visits each year. Energizer improved packaging and added bitter coating and color alert technology ..read more
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Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
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by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
3h ago
Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line ..read more
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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
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by DAVID HAMILTON
3h ago
The FCC on Thursday restored rules to prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others — for instance, by slowing or blocking certain content or by offering higher speeds to customers willing to pay extra ..read more
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Mining giant BHP Billiton makes $39 billion bid for Anglo American to expand copper operations
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by PAN PYLAS
4h ago
Shares in U.K.-based mining giant Anglo American have surged after it received a 31 billion-pound ($39 billion) takeover bid from rival BHP Billiton ..read more
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