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Why the Bay Area is key to the new US push to win the international AI race
Bay Area laboratories are set to play a central role in the Genesis Mission, a multibillion-dollar effort by the Trump administration to accelerate the nation’s artificial intelligence push in the face of technological advances in China.
The involvement of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the ...Read more
Tech review: Last call for Christmas tech gift ideas
This last Christmas gift guide is concentrated on gifts for the person with a home office or computer desk.
There are gifts here for all ages and price ranges.
I especially loved trying out the reMarkable tablet and the Pitaka case.
Terramaster F4-425 4-Bay NAS
If you have a household full of computer users, chances are you could benefit ...Read more
Fiat is bringing this tiny city car to the US
The Fiat Topolino, a pint-sized city car made for navigating narrow and congested European streets, is coming to the land of oversized pickups and SUVs, brand CEO Olivier Francois says.
Fiat recently showed off the electric two-seater that maxes out at 28 mph at auto shows in New York and Los Angeles, Greenwich, Connecticut's Concours d'...Read more
SpaceX to pursue 2026 IPO raising far above $30 billion
SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in a transaction that would make it the biggest listing of all time.
The Elon Musk-led company is targeting a valuation of about $1.5 trillion for the entire company, which would ...Read more
Boeing's monthly deliveries dip in November
Boeing delivered 44 planes in November, a dip from the past five months but higher than its usual November rate, the company said Tuesday.
Over the past five years – which have been marked by the fallout from two fatal 737 MAX crashes, the COVID-19 pandemic and a near-catastrophic panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX – Boeing has ...Read more
Holiday shipping deadlines: When to ship your gifts this year so they arrive on time
Time is running out for you to ensure your shipped gifts arrive on time for such end-of-the-year celebrations as Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanza.
Mail carriers say they're more than prepared to handle the increased volume in deliveries — but only if you get postage on your packages and ship them quickly.
With automation and AI-driven ...Read more
Women are now leaning out in the workplace, Sheryl Sandberg says
After years spent leaning in to get ahead at work, professional women are leaning out.
Women are less interested than men in getting promoted to the next level, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a new study released Tuesday by advocacy group LeanIn.org and consultant McKinsey & Co. Some 69% of entry-level women, 82% of mid-career, and...Read more
US farmers say $12 billion bailout won't end industry slump
U.S. growers say the Trump administration’s $12 billion aid package brings temporary relief, but is unlikely to kickstart a lasting recovery for the American farm economy.
President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a package to a key base of support that includes as much as $11 billion in one-time payments to crop farmers who have been hit ...Read more
US job openings rise to five-month high, but layoffs also up
U.S. job openings picked up in October to the highest level in five months, though less hiring and more layoffs pointed to a continued slowdown in the labor market.
The number of available positions rose slightly to 7.67 million in October from 7.66 million in the prior month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Tuesday. ...Read more
Paramount ups battle for Warner Bros. with hostile bid
The fight over the future of Hollywood just got nastier.
Paramount Skydance Corp. launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix Inc. The offer values Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, including debt.
The bid compares with Netflix’s ...Read more
Paramount launches hostile $78 billion bid for Warner Bros., with backing from Trump's son-in-law
Paramount is refusing to accept defeat in the Warner Bros. Discovery auction, launching a $78 billion hostile takeover of its rival Monday after being spurned last week in the bidding.
The move comes four days after Warner’s board unanimously selected Netflix as the winner.
Paramount has beefed up its offer with backing from Middle Eastern ...Read more
With surging auto debt and repos across US, car-dependent Miami feels the pain
Car purchases are driving Americans into unprecedented levels of auto debt, according to a recent report.
Americans owe $1.66 trillion in car-related debt, the Consumer Federation of America found. That amount is nearly equal to Spain’s entire economy and amounts to roughly 6% of the United States’ GDP.
And in Miami, where residents spend ...Read more
Boeing completes acquisition of key supplier Spirit AeroSystems
More than two decades after Boeing sold its Wichita, Kansas, plant, the aerospace manufacturer has finalized a deal to bring it back in house.
Boeing said Monday it had reacquired Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based supplier that builds the entire fuselage for the 737 Max, as well as the forward fuselage for other Boeing commercial planes and...Read more
New details emerge as Amazon pushes 'Project Peregrine' delivery service
Amazon's newly launched 30-minute delivery service is up and running in the Seattle area and may extend further into the city's Eastside suburbs, permit filings show.
Though Amazon may never be able to teleport items directly to a customer's doorstep, the company is on a mission to shave down the time it takes to fulfill an order.
Amazon has ...Read more
Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?
New car prices didn’t spike after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in the spring, as some experts and dealers projected.
But prices on many models are now pushing notably higher — and analysts said carmakers recouping Trump's higher import costs is a key factor.
Consider a recent analysis that found automakers are ...Read more
Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros. at $30 a share
The fight over the future of Hollywood just got nastier.
Paramount Skydance Corp. launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix Inc.
The bid tops Netflix’s offer of $27.75 in cash and stock. Paramount’s offer is for the entirety of...Read more
The economy is dragging, but the stock market is thriving. Why?
From jobs to housing to grocery prices, the U.S. economy has been weakening for months.
But the stock market is telling a different story, thanks to a handful of companies called the Magnificent 7: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia and Tesla.
These tech giants — which deal in everything from e-commerce to software to chip ...Read more
Paramount was poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. What went wrong?
LOS ANGELES — Oracle founder Larry Ellison was on the cusp of conquering Hollywood.
Just four months earlier, he had bankrolled his son David’s $8 billion acquisition of the storied Paramount Pictures.
Now the Ellison family had designs on scooping up Warner Bros. Discovery, too, offering to buy the entire company for at least $60 billion....Read more
A Thanksgiving dealmaking sprint helped Netflix win Warner Bros.
The Netflix Inc. plans that clinched the deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. started to shape up around Thanksgiving.
A deadline was looming: Warner Bros. had asked bidders, which also included Paramount Skydance Corp. and Comcast Corp., to have their latest proposals and contracts in by the Monday after the holiday, following a round about a...Read more
What does the Netflix-WBD deal mean to the future of streaming?
LOS ANGELES — If Netflix can complete its $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, it will be a lot bigger but not necessarily a lot better for consumers — or for the streaming landscape the company developed.
Analysts predict that consumers, already chafing at rising subscription fees for streaming services, will be spending ...Read more
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