Delta says the CrowdStrike outage won’t dent its annual profit projections
Although a technology outage led to extensive delays and disruptions in July, Delta Air Lines (DAL) says that its profits will be arriving right on time.
Using AI in lesson planning? Beware hallucinations
A great deal of attention has been given to students using generative AI in their work, ranging from employing it as a research tool to using it to write entire essays — the latter of which has also sparked debate over academic integrity.
Google should get split up to make the ad market ‘fairer,’ adtech CEO says
Google headed to court Monday to face another Department of Justice lawsuit, this time focusing on its dominance in the advertising market.
Inflation is almost back to normal. Housing costs mean people aren’t feeling it
It’s not unusual for shelter costs to continue to barrel forward even as inflation in other sectors slow, according to Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy and research at private wealth management firm Glenmede.
Trump Media stock sinks 16% after Kamala Harris rattled Donald Trump on the debate stage
Its shares spiked following what many saw as a stronger debate performance from Trump against President Biden in June, and after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July.
Stellantis is investing $235 million to make its first fully-electric truck in the U.S.
Jeep brand CEO Antonio Filosa told Automotive News on Tuesday that the electric Wagoneer S will not launch “if the quality isn’t perfect.” The model, which is being built in Mexico, is planned to debut this fall.
CDC finds student e-cigarette use at lowest level in a decade
“The continued decline in e-cigarette use among our nation’s youth is a monumental public health win,” said Brian King, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, in a statement last week.
📬 The Memo: Going founder mode
While the essay garnered praise from many among the Silicon Valley elite, it also was almost immediately subject to mockery from people online, many of whom have grown weary of the endless strings of buzzwords and the tech industry players who use them.
The Hermès family’s Gen Z cousins are overnight millionaires
Bernard Arnault, the owner of luxury goods purveyor LVMH, became one of the wealthiest people in the world through his acquisition of brands including Tiffany & Co, Dior, Marc Jacobs, and Moët Hennessy.
Kamala Harris just got endorsements from 88 business leaders, ranging from Yelp’s CEO to Magic Johnson
A number of donors aligned with Harris — or the Democratic party more broadly —also signed the letter, including Laurene Powell Jobs, NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, former Walt Disney Studios chairman and Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz.
The top 10 business schools for career growth
To compile the rankings list, LinkedIn used its own data to evaluate full-time MBA programs across five key areas: job placement and demand, career advancement, network strength, leadership potential, and gender diversity.
FCC announces application window for $200M cybersecurity pilot
While schools nationwide are grappling with limited resources to prevent and address cyberattacks, the education sector faced a record-breaking number of ransomware attacks in 2023, according to a recent analysis by Comparitech, a cybersecurity and online privacy product review website.
Nvidia says it wasn’t subpoenaed by the Justice Department
The Department of Justice reached out to the chipmaker’s competitors, including Advanced Micro Devices and AI chip startups, to gather information, including on allegations of threatening customers who buy products from competitors, and on Nvidia’s recent acquisitions of AI software startups, The Information reported in August, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Dow dives 600 points amid tech weakness and renewed economic worries
In contrast, Super Micro Computer rebounded, gaining 2% after the company reassured customers and partners in response to a critical report from Hindenburg Research.
Big Tech will go full speed ahead on AI spending after Nvidia’s earnings, strategist says
They see that as very important and they’re also of the belief that it is providing other benefits that they are, for lack of a better term, modernizing in many ways as a result of their AI spend.
Schools, colleges faced record-breaking year of ransomware attacks in 2023
Schools and colleges saw a record-breaking number of ransomware attacks in 2023, with 121 incidents last year compared to 71 in 2022, according to an analysis released Tuesday by Comparitech, a cybersecurity and online privacy product review website.
Everything to know about the 10 drugs in the first Medicare price negotiations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this month announced the lowered prices of the first 10 prescription drugs that underwent Medicare negotiations.