Alphabet shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue growth
Economy

Alphabet shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue growth

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at Google for Startups in Warsaw, Poland, on February 13, 2025. Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alphabet the parent company of Google and YouTube, reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter growth on Thursday after the bell. Shares rose more than 5% in after-hours […]

Intel issues weak guidance, says it will slash expenses this year
Economy

Intel issues weak guidance, says it will slash expenses this year

Intel Corporation’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, April 23, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel reported first-quarter results Thursday that beat analysts’ estimates, while issuing disappointing guidance and announcing plans to slash expenses in the coming year, the first under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The stock fell in extended trading. Here’s how […]

FTC sues Amazon over ‘deceptive’ Prime sign-up and cancellation process
Economy

FTC sues Amazon over ‘deceptive’ Prime sign-up and cancellation process

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging the nation’s dominant online retailer intentionally duped millions of consumers into signing up for its mainstay Prime program and “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel.The agency claims Amazon violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act by using so-called dark patterns, or deceptive design… […]

Singer Ava Max Slapped by Fan Onstage, Echoes of Bebe Rexha Incident
Entertainment

Singer Ava Max Slapped by Fan Onstage, Echoes of Bebe Rexha Incident

Singer Ava Max Slapped by Fan Onstage … Shades of Bebe Rexha Attack 6/21/2023 7: 07 AM PT Newsflare On the heels of the Bebe Rexha incident … another performer, Ava Max, is feeling the brunt of an overzealous fan — and this time the guy jumped right onstage with her. The singer was doing… […]

Three German open water swimmers fall ill after Olympic races in the Seine River
World

Three German open water swimmers fall ill after Olympic races in the Seine River

By PAUL NEWBERRY Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PARIS (AP) — Three German swimmers became ill after competing in the open water races at the Paris Olympics, though it was not immediately clear if the long-polluted Seine River was responsible for their sickness. The swimmers were not identified in a statement released Saturday […]

No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues only accessible by public transit
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No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues only accessible by public transit

PARIS (AP) — Traffic. What will you do about notorious gridlocked Los Angeles traffic? That’s the one burning question repeatedly posed to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as she prepares to receive the Olympic flag ahead of the 2028 Summer Games. “A no-car Games,” Bass said Saturday. Huh? Bass and Casey Wasserman, chairman of the […]