Elon Musk is placing a bet on robots. It could be a long time coming
The electric vehicle manufacturer first announced its robot plans at its AI Day last year. Instead of showing off any...
Month: January 2022
Child care workers are vanishing and it’s hurting the entire economy
And now it's starting to backslide.The workforce reductions -- coupled with ongoing challenges of low pay and spotty benefits for...
Travel to the United States during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
Editor's Note — Coronavirus cases remain high across the world. Health officials caution against travel unless you're fully vaccinated. Below...
Chevron Rakes in $15.6 Billion in Annual Profits as Oil Prices Climb
Chevron Corp. had its most profitable year since 2014, reporting Friday that it earned $15.6 billion in net income in...
SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure to Leave as Stock Hits a Rough Patch
SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 2.20% said Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure, who helped clean up problems at the firm’s investments...
Inside the $128 million heist that shocked the world — and the police chase that followed
Contributors Design by Natalie CrokerMarco ChaconIt took at least nine hard blows from an ax to smash the glass case...
After more than 600 days shut out, Delhi’s students just want to go back to school
The ongoing mass closure, according to Mathur, is severely affecting their ability to learn. "Our little children have been out...
Biogen to Sell Biosimilar-Venture Stake to Partner Samsung Biologics
Biogen Inc. is selling its share in biosimilar joint venture Samsung Bioepis for at least $2.25 billion to partner Samsung...
Microsoft makes a big bet that it can fix Activision Blizzard’s troubled culture
For months, Activision Blizzard (ATVI) has been under pressure to overhaul its workplace culture. A July lawsuit from a California...
27 drug smugglers killed at Jordan-Syria border, Jordanian army says
Smugglers were "backed up by armed groups" who managed to flee back into Syrian territory, the spokesman said in a...
Southwest Turns Quarterly Profit, Says Worst of Omicron Is Over
The Dallas-based airline on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit of $68 million, up from a loss of $908 million a...
Analysis: Europe could live with less Russian gas. A complete shutdown would be ‘catastrophic’
Europe would struggle to survive for long without Russian gas, and finding alternative sources presents a huge logistical challenge —...
AMD’s Planned Purchase of Xilinx Clears Last Big Regulatory Hurdle
TOKYO—Chinese authorities approved U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s AMD -2.47% planned $35 billion purchase of Xilinx Inc., XLNX...
UAE summons people for sharing videos of missile attack interception
The UAE, the region's commercial and tourism hub, rarely discusses its security in public but had confirmed the two Houthi...
Anxiety and anger grip press corps in Mexico after spate of murders
Journalists in Mexico are fed up. In a country whose climate is infamous for being exceedingly hostile toward journalists, a...
Fed Interest-Rate Decision Tees Up March Increase
The Federal Reserve signaled it would begin steadily raising interest rates in mid-March, its latest step toward removing stimulus to...
Tesla Posts Record Annual Profit
Tesla Inc. TSLA 2.07% cruised to a record annual profit but cautioned that the supply-chain disruptions that dogged auto makers...
Cuba calls on Biden to restaff embassies, normalize relations following CIA ‘Havana Syndrome’ report
The spate of mysterious health incidents that have plagued American diplomats and CIA personnel in Havana, Cuba, among other cities,...
US-backed Kurdish forces recapture Syrian prison days after ISIS attack
After nearly a week of fighting and US-led coalition airstrikes, the siege -- believed to be the biggest coordinated attack...
Abbott’s Rapid Covid-19 Tests Boost Quarterly Sales Growth
Abbott Laboratories, ABT -2.53% one of America’s largest producers of rapid tests for Covid-19, said that testing-related sales were $2.3...
