The NHS has begun trialling a new iPhone adapter which can check whether someone has throat cancer. It is hoped the device will allow thousands of patients to be given the all-clear from the disease within hours – rather than days or weeks – as well as helping to detect cases early. People suspected of having throat cancer are usually ...
Peloton on Thursday said it has appointed Peter Stern, a Ford executive and the co-founder of Apple Fitness+ to be its next CEO and president. Stern, the president of Ford Integrated Services, primarily oversees the automotive company’s subscription services, such as BlueCruise, Pro Intelligence, connectivity and security. He also led the company’s digital product team. Stern is slated to step down from his role at Ford and ...
In March, Super Micro Computer was added to the S&P 500 after an epic run that lifted the stock by more than 2,000% in two years, dwarfing even Nvidia’s gains. As it turned out, S&P was calling the top. Less than two weeks after the index changes were announced, Super Micro reached its closing high of $118.81 and had a market cap of almost $70 billion. ...
Alphabet executives, donning Halloween costumes, faced questions from concerned employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday, following comments on the company’s earnings call suggesting that more cost cuts are coming. “There is a reality to it,” said Brian Ong, vice president of Google recruiting, according to a recording of the meeting reviewed by CNBC. “We are hiring less than we did ...
In subtle but increasingly vocal ways, Israel’s military leaders are signaling that the country has achieved all it can militarily in Lebanon and Gaza, and it’s time for the politicians to strike a deal. It comes as Lebanon’s prime minister says that a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel could be imminent. Both candidates for the American presidency have also made ...
The winner of the US presidential election could have a sweeping impact on the contentious relationship between the world’s two largest economies and rival superpowers. But in China, where election news is filtered through heavily censored state and social media, the focus has been more on spectacle than substance – with a sense that no matter who wins, the tensions ...
Climate change caused by humans fuelled all the ten deadliest weather events of the last two decades, analysis has found. The ferocious cyclones, heatwaves, drought and flooding, including in Europe, have killed more than 570,000 people. All were all made more intense and more likely in a hotter atmosphere, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group at Imperial College London said ...
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Nondairy milk lovers, rejoice. Starting next week, Starbucks will stop charging coffee drinkers who wish to customize their drinks with nondairy milk options an extra fee, the company announced Wednesday. The change will go into effect on Nov. 7, the day the company will launch its holiday menu, Starbucks said in a release. Starbucks said dropping the extra charge will ...
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol shared more details about the company’s turnaround strategy during the company’s quarterly conference call on Wednesday. For three straight quarters, Starbucks has reported declining sales. But the coffee chain is hoping that some easy tweaks to its U.S. business will pay off and help reverse the trend as it plots a more ambitious and comprehensive game plan. Many of the coming ...