Tech giants converge on Las Vegas for the 50th Consumer Electronics Show where the latest devices, gadgets, and toys will be on display. One of the major themes this year: Google trying to take away some of the share from Amazon in the digital assistant space.
Plus streaming services take home 5 awards at the Golden Globes, but who's the big winner? Amazon and Hulu took home 2 trophies each, and Netflix picked up one of its own, while Time Warner's HBO brought in 4 for its miniseries "Big Little Lies."
Intel also faces continued fallout from the chip vulnerabilities revealed last week, while SpaceX is getting ready to test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket. And David Letterman's new Netflix show will debut on Friday with former president Barack Obama as its first guest.
Delaware state officials are hoping artificial intelligence can help evacuate beaches when floods hit.
WeWork said its chief executive and chief financial officer both plan to step down.
Shares of e-commerce giant Alibaba fell as China braces for a new wave of Covid.
Dish Network is in talks to sell wireless phone plans through Amazon, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Best Buy topped profit estimates in its latest quarter but also said consumers are spending more cautiously.
Nvidia topped earnings expectations, citing surging demand amid heightened interest in artificial intelligence.
Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14.
Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now that status is tarnished after it removed some LGBTQ+-themed products and relocated Pride Month displays to the back of stores in certain Southern locations in response to online complaints and in-store confrontations that it says threatened employees’ well-being.
With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation's debt limit.
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to its highest level since mid March, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing a housing market that’s constrained by a dearth of homes for sale.
