It’s easy to lose track of time playing “guess how much a C-section costs.” And women undergoing the procedure won’t have an answer until after the baby is delivered.

Turquoise Health, a San Diego health tech company, saw that problem and plastered sonograms across billboards and bus stops, accompanied by the phrase, “the biggest ...Read more

The AI startup Manus, once hailed as a breakthrough that would challenge Silicon Valley’s dominance, is turning into a cautionary tale for Chinese entrepreneurs after Beijing authorities ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to unwind its $2 billion takeover of the company.

With a chilling 54-character decree from the top state planner, Beijing ...Read more

A year and a half into a promised turnaround, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol had some good news for investors on Tuesday. The Seattle-based coffee giant’s quarterly results beat estimates for profits and revenues.

In its second quarter, Starbucks posted sales of $9.5 billion, up nearly 9% from a year ago, while profits, which ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — At first glance, the coffee shop at the southwestern corner of this city’s Financial District stands out only because it is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a neighborhood known for going quiet at night.

Inside, however, those stopping by the Corgi Cafe may soon realize it is no ordinary latte vendor, but rather a ...Read more

Faith leaders are increasingly asking AI for help in writing sermons and other areas of their work, but most agree that doing so raises questions. If divinity exists, for example, is machine intelligence capable of perceiving it? Is it equipped to handle moral questions? What theological framework does it possess, and does consulting it on ...Read more

A few weeks ago, I sat down at my laptop and built a trading platform. It connects to three financial exchanges. It ingests news from RSS feeds, web searches, Reddit and Twitter. It uses a large language model to analyze markets, estimate probabilities and decide when the price is wrong. It sizes positions using the Kelly criterion. It manages ...Read more

In a major boon for San Diego County’s still rebounding cruise industry, Disney Cruise Line has inked a lucrative deal with the Port of San Diego that promises to deliver more than 1 million passengers over the next four years.

While Disney has been sailing out of San Diego since 2012, this latest agreement represents a huge commitment on the...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a key U.S.-China meeting, several efforts are brewing on Capitol Hill to urge President Donald Trump to bar Chinese automakers from accessing the U.S. market.

One of those efforts, led by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, entered the public eye Tuesday as she announced a letter from 73 House Democrats on the topic some two weeks...Read more

The internet is blowing up over the first change to Costco’s $1.50 hot dog combo in 40 years. But don’t worry — the Issaquah, Washington-based big-box store isn’t budging on the price.

Shoppers who need respite from the chaos of the Costco checkout area can now opt for a 16.9-ounce bottle of Kirkland Signature water instead of a ...Read more

Wednesday will be a busy day on Wall Street.

Just after the closing bell at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, four tech industry titans — Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google parent Alphabet — will report financial results for the first three months of the year. Though the companies each have different sets of revenue sources, sales growth among the cloud...Read more

T-Mobile is teaming up with controversial billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink to launch a new business broadband network.

Dubbed SuperBroadband, the business internet option pairs T-Mobile's 5G Advanced network with Starlink, lauded as having "the world’s largest low-Earth orbit satellite fleet," per a news release Tuesday.

The partnership ...Read more

Paramount Skydance has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to exceed foreign ownership rules for U.S. media companies to pave the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

David Ellison's media company is expecting to receive $24 billion from three Middle Eastern royal families, who would become part owners of the ...Read more

Here are a couple of rules for anyone thinking of investing in cryptocurrencies, courtesy of one of the biggest crypto tycoons on the planet:

First, don't believe what crypto firms tell you about the security of your investments.

Second: Be wary — very wary — of investing with a crypto firm associated with the Trump family.

These warnings...Read more

A Californian drone manufacturer plans to pour billions of dollars into the defense technology industry, which is booming in the state.

The San Mateo-based company, Skydio, will invest $3.5 billion in domestic manufacturing over the next five years, the company announced Friday.

Defense technology operations, along with aerospace and ...Read more

Michigan health and safety regulators inspected Stellantis NV's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, earlier this year after getting a report that "dozens" of employees in the tower part of the building were suffering from various ailments after returning to the office, records show.

Reported health issues included nose bleeds, migraines, ...Read more

General Motors Co. expects about $500 million in refunds for import taxes paid last year because of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike a pillar of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies.

The Detroit automaker reported its projected refund Tuesday along with its profits from the first three months of the year.

The automaker'...Read more

WESTLAKE, California — The electric Chevrolet Bolt was born in 2016 with high expectations, put out to pasture in 2023, and given a second chance for the 2027 model year.

Its rebirth is a microcosm of Detroit electric vehicle learnings over the last 10 years. From its new battery to its new charging port, hands-free driving system and new ...Read more

Lightship, a startup that makes futuristic-looking electric recreational vehicles, is more than doubling its manufacturing space in Broomfield and expects to more than quadruple its production capacity.

Lightship, founded in 2020, started commercial production of its all-electric travel trailer in 2025. The company is expanding its ...Read more

As a fledgling researcher in U.S., Zhang Li was struck by the efficiency of extracting human tissue in the morning and mining it for data the same afternoon.

Such a streamlined process had been missing from his years of training as a bio data scientist in China. Inspired, he returned home to Beijing to join the Chinese Institute for Brain ...Read more

Mike Baker often calls up a dashboard on his computer and sees nothing but green gauges: No big customer service problems evident.

Then the chief operating officer walks down the hall at UnitedHealthcare’s Minnetonka, Minnesota, headquarters and finds all sorts of red: trouble spots highlighted on a wall of screens wider than two cars and ...Read more