Omicron BA.5 is declining in the U.S. as emerging variants gain ground, CDC data shows
The omicron subvariants BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BF.7 have gained ground and are causing about 17% of new infections, according to the data.
Cloud stocks just wrapped up their worst week since January, led by plunge in Five9 and SentinelOne
Five9 shares plummeted on the sudden departure of the company’s CEO, and the rest of the cloud sector fell as investors continued rotating out of risk.
Amazon shoppers shrug off second Prime Day sale
Data from third-party analysts shows the discount event failed to attract as many shoppers as Amazon’s Prime Day in July.
Bank of America is worried about bond market volatility and says risk of a ‘crash’ is rising
Persistently high inflation and Fed rate hikes are raising the risk of a crash in the bond market, according to Bank of America.
Suspect, 15, taken into custody after 5 shot dead, 2 injured in Raleigh neighborhood, North Carolina officials say
The shooting left a 29-year-old off-duty officer dead, with the other victims’ ages ranging from 16 to 52.
Twitter seeking documents related to federal investigation of Elon Musk
Twitter said in a filing that Elon Musk is withholding documents related to a federal investigation tied to his proposed acquisition of the company.
U.S. extends Covid public health emergency even though Biden says pandemic is over
President Joe Biden recently claimed the “pandemic is over,” but the extension of the public health emergency indicates the U.S. is not out of the woods yet.
A shift in global energy demand could be coming this winter
Oil is back in focus as an inflation issue amid an unstable global energy sector fueled by a precarious position in Europe.
Mark Zuckerberg said he missed a giant shift in social networking
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that people are increasingly using their social networking “feeds” to discover content regardless if it was shared by friends.
Amazon executives overseeing Alexa, hardware group depart the company
The latest departures Amazon add to a recent exodus of top talent at the company
