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Alphabet Tops $100 Billion in Quarterly Revenue for the First Time as Profits Soar
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue.
Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees Following $8 Billion Skydance Merger
Paramount has begun layoffs affecting about 2,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance.
Clear Vision: Warby Parker Co-CEO on $75M Eye Care Push
Warby Parker Co-CEO Neil Blumenthal joins us to talk World Sight Day and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ $75M initiative to tackle global vision impairment.
Report: Warner Bros. Rejects Paramount Offer
Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance’s initial takeover offer of around $20 per share, as initially reported by Bloomberg News.
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
A list of this year’s Nobel Prize winners
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has brought this week’s Nobel announcements to a conclusion.
Big Business This Week: Are Oracle’s profit margins getting squeezed?
When stocks in one sector suddenly start jumping, and investors and industry players are pouring in hundreds of billions, is there a bubble?
Shutdown in the Skies: How Air Traffic Control Is Feeling the Turbulence
Skift airline reporter Meghna Maharishi breaks down how the government shutdown is hitting air traffic control—and what it means for travelers and flight safety
Behind the Boom: Aya Kantorovich on Bitcoin Highs, ETFs, and Institutional Crypto
Aya Kantorovich, Co-CEO of August Digital, breaks down Bitcoin’s surge, crypto ETFs, institutional investment trends, and the future of safer crypto access.
Why AI “actress” Tilly Norwood is no threat to Hollywood
Tilly Norwood, the AI “actress” that has tinsel town talking, is nothing to fear.
Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about jobs rose
Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, minutes from last month’s meeting showed.
