Bass Pro Shops’ CEO says brand will focus on affordability amid rising costs
Bass Pro Shops founder and CEO Johnny Morris said despite inflation, the hunting, fishing and outdoor sports brand will continue to focus on affordability heading into boating and fishing season. Inflation has fallen from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022 but remains elevated at 3.4%, above the Fed’s 2% target. “Inflation is happening. It’s […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk opposes tariffs on Chinese EVs
In an interview with Barney & Company, Diana Ferchtgott Ross, an economist at the Heritage Foundation, argued that Biden’s tariffs on Chinese-made EVs don’t go far enough to protect the domestic auto industry. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday he opposes government tax incentives for electric vehicle (EV) purchases and tariffs on Chinese-made EVs or […]
Frontier Airlines CEO Pushes For Regulation Of Airport Wheelchair Service Due To ‘Rampant Abuse’
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle expressed concerns Thursday about misuse of wheelchair services offered by airlines, highlighting a growing problem within the industry, CNBC reported. Speaking at a Wings Club luncheon in New York, Biffle said many passengers request wheelchair assistance at the start of a flight, but fewer seem to need it upon arrival. […]
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicts AI data centers will be ‘on military bases’
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has predicted that the most powerful artificial intelligence systems will be housed in military bases surrounded by machine guns in the United States and China. “We suspect that eventually both the United States and China will have a small number of extremely powerful computers with autonomous inventive capabilities beyond what […]
Microsoft CEO boasts about new AI chatbot that will surveil users aided by ‘photographic memory’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal and talked about the company’s new Windows AI Copilot+ Computer. Mr. Nadella seemed excited about his one feature in particular. It’s an AI software that remembers every action you take on your device with photo clarity. Critics, especially those keen to maintain […]
‘Not bigoted’: Wife, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs CEO speaks out as cancel culture tries to nab Harrison Butker
Cancel culture is trying to make Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker its next victim, but the campaign appears to be doomed to failure. The three-time Super Bowl champion faced backlash for affirming conservative Christian values in a speech to graduating students at Benedictine College, a small Catholic school in Kansas. The topic that most […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, 68, hints he’ll retire sooner than expected
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has indicated he may step down as head of the nation’s largest financial institution sooner than widely expected. The 68-year-old Wall Street mogul told analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Investor Day on Monday. [for his retirement] It’s been less than five years. ” He did not […]
Scarlett Johansson says ChatGPT CEO used voice ‘eerily’ close to hers in romance film without her consent
Lawyers for actress Scarlett Johansson are asking OpenAI to disclose how an artificial intelligence personal assistant voice was developed, as Johansson believes the company used her voice without her permission. Her legal team has sent two letters to OpenAI, the AI company that owns ChatGPT, asking it to disclose how it developed the voice named […]
Frontier Airlines CEO hopes air traffic controller shortage won’t sink summer travel
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle speaks on Craman Countdown about summer travel demand as Memorial Day approaches. frontier airlines Chief Executive Barry Biffle said on Monday that a shortage of air traffic controllers could cause problems for the summer travel season if staffing issues are not addressed. Biffle appears on FOX Business Network “Craman Countdown” […]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon lays out his timeline for retirement
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon highlighted recent concerns about the U.S. economy and the expected impact of looming banking regulations. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon He told analysts and investors on Monday that he is likely to leave the company within the next five years as succession planning begins to come into focus. Dimon made […]