Upcoming Ford Maverick to have new tech features
National transportation expert Mike Caudill spoke on “The Big Money Show” about the history of the Ford Mustang and revealed the automaker’s plans for the future. Ford Motor is upgrading its popular Maverick pickup truck with a host of tech and other features for the 2025 model year. The automaker unveiled the next-generation pickup truck […]
Delta CEO says global tech outage cost airline $500M
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the recent global technology outage caused the airline to experience widespread flight delays and cancellations, costing the company $500 million. “This cost $500 million,” Bastian said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Over the course of five days, we lost tens of millions of dollars a day in lost […]
Taco Bell to expand AI tech at drive-thrus
Sarah Ponczek and Luke Lloyd discuss the technology and AI landscape, the impact on air freight and ocean shipping rates with Shein and Temu, and how to handle federal rates. Taco Bell customers across the U.S. may soon see a change in their drive-thru experience. Yum Brands, the fast-food chain’s parent company, said Wednesday it […]
NFL a step closer to ditching ‘chain gang’ with preseason tech tests
The NFL may finally be moving into the 21st century when it comes to measuring first downs. The NFL, which has long relied on the “chain gang” to determine whether the football has cleared the first-down marker, will test the Hawk-Eye system used in tennis in preseason games this year ahead of a possible full-scale […]
3 most dangerous tech threats to 2024 elections
With the election approaching, people need to do more research on themselves about who they want to vote for, because as we saw in the last election, technology and social media have made it easier to sway people in a particular direction. With the rise of artificial intelligence technology in the form of deepfakes and […]
Microsoft sends shockwaves through tech sector after signaling AI payoff will take longer
Microsoft on Tuesday said it expects lower-than-expected quarterly growth for its Azure cloud platform and that capital spending will rise this fiscal year, another sign that the payback on its big AI investments may take longer than initially thought. Shares fell 7% after the company gave its spending outlook on a conference call with analysts, […]
Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill aimed at protecting children from dangerous online content on Tuesday, advancing the first major effort by Congress in decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm they cause. The bill, which passed with 91 votes in favor and 3 against, was pushed by parents whose children had […]
S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out small gain Monday as investors gear up for big tech earnings this week: Live updates – CNBC
1 hour ago S&P 500 and Nasdaq end Monday with modest gains The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Indexes were up slightly on Monday as investors focused on earnings forecasts from major technology companies due to be released in the coming days. The S&P 500 rose 0.08% to finish at 5,463.54, the Nasdaq Composite rose […]
Big Tech appears to censor Trump assassination attempt: ‘Election interference?’
Multiple users have reported that the tech giant’s search engine appears to be censoring the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. of New York Post On Sunday, The Washington Post reported that Google’s “autocomplete” feature failed to show search results related to the deadly attack on July 13. The news […]
Spooked stock market faces tech earnings minefield, Fed meeting
Spooked investors are gearing up this week for earnings reports from the market’s biggest tech companies, a Federal Reserve policy meeting and a closely watched jobs report that could determine the short-term trajectory of U.S. stocks after a wild turmoil. A months-long rally for big tech stocks hit a wall in late July, leading to […]