At White House correspondents’ dinner, Biden vows to fight for Americans detained overseas
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner comes under the shadow of Russia’s detainment of American journalist Evan Gershkovich.
Google Cloud boss Kurian’s rocky path to profit: ‘We were not in a very good situation’
Under Thomas Kurian, Google’s cloud unit has focused on adding big clients and improving data center efficiency
Prebiotic soda Olipop approaches $200 million in annual sales — and CEO says Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have already come knocking
Olipop’s rise coincides with declining soda consumption in the U.S. and rising interest in “gut health.”
What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship after a dramatic first launch
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its fully stacked Starship for the first time a little over a week ago.
California bans the sale of new diesel trucks by 2036
The new mandate is estimated to deliver $26.5 billion in public health benefits in California in avoided health impacts and deaths due to diesel pollution.
Carl Icahn calls Illumina Q1 results ‘very disappointing,’ slams cost-cutting plan
Activist investor Carl Icahn accused Illumina CEO Francis deSouza of trying to downplay the company’s “decidedly mediocre” Q1 2023 results this week.
House votes to restore solar panel tariffs, Biden vows to veto bill if it passes Senate
The president’s tariff moratorium was imposed as a bridge to boost U.S. solar manufacturing capacity while accelerating clean energy development.
Consumer-focused stocks outperform this week as earnings season rolls on
Here are of the stocks that saw the largest gains this week, and where analysts see them going forward.
Tech giants are pouring money into A.I. as they cut costs elsewhere
In their calls with analysts this week, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta emphasized their hefty investments in large language models.
Fed report on SVB collapse faults bank’s managers — and central bank regulators
The Fed blamed failures on mismanagement and supervisory missteps, compounded by a dose of social media frenzy.
