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In this article RIVN F TSLA AMZN GM Rivian R1T Field pickup Source: Rivian Shares of the electric vehicle start-up Rivian continued to climb Thursday, up about 11%, one day after its public market debut. The Amazon– and Ford-backed company already surpassed both Ford and General Motors by market cap, reaching a valuation of more

In this article RIVN Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Rajiv Patel, an environmental consultant in Austin, Texas, put down a $1,000 deposit on a Rivian electric SUV earlier this year. He has

In this article DIS A stunning firework show is held at the Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World Resort on July 1, 2021 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. . Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images Disney is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday. Here are the key

In this article RIVN R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Rivian Automotive, the electric vehicle maker backed by Amazon and Ford, priced its IPO on Tuesday at $78 a share,

In this article TSLA Tesla stock was down by as much as 11% in mid-day trading on Tuesday, extending losses for a second day, after CEO Elon Musk over the weekend proposed selling 10% of his shares in the electric vehicle business. The drop is on pace to be the largest of the year for

Bitcoin and ether hit new all-time highs on Monday evening. Bitcoin’s price at one point rose above $67,700 – eclipsing a previous record set in late October – while ether, the native token of ethereum’s blockchain, surpassed $4,800 for the first time ever. These record-breaking moves come amid a wider rally in the crypto market.

In this article RBLX The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), today, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in celebration of its Direct Listing. NYSE Shares of video-game company Roblox soared as much as 35% in extended trading on Monday after the company reported third-quarter results that impressed analysts. Here’s how

Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks during TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nuclear fusion is the ephemeral holy grail of climate technology. It would provide nearly limitless amounts of clean energy without the byproduct of

In this article TSLA SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a helmet as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Elon Musk on Saturday asked millions of his Twitter followers to determine the future of a chunk of his Tesla

As travel industry executives tout the rapid resurgence of tourism and entertainment, the pandemic stock portfolio is getting turned upside down. Airlines stocks are rallying alongside online booking sites, ride-hailing companies and Airbnb, after earnings reports showed clear signs of a recovery in travel. At the same time, stay-at-home stocks are sagging as borders reopen

RJ Scaringe, founder and chief executive officer of Rivian Automotive Inc., unveils the R1T electric pickup truck, left, and R1S electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) during a reveal event at AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive raised

In this article FB In this photo illustration, the Facebook logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a Meta logo on October 28, 2021 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is discussing opening its first retail stores as it looks to break into the

British artificial intelligence scientist and entrepreneur Demis Hassabis. OLI SCARFF | AFP | Getty Images Google parent company Alphabet has launched a new drug discovery company in the U.K. called Isomorphic Labs. The company will build on research carried out by London artificial intelligence lab DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014. While the firm was

In this article QCOM Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Qualcomm stock rose more than 12% on Thursday, one day after it reported September quarter earnings that not only beat what Wall Street expected, but also included bullish guidance for the December quarter. Part of the reason for the strong guidance is that

Jeff Bezos, left, and Elon Musk Getty Images; Reuters The U.S. Federal Court of Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in the company’s lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. Federal judge Richard Hertling sided with the defense in his ruling, completing a

In this article 700-HK People walked past the Tencent booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2020. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Tencent on Wednesday launched three chips it developed, marking the first time the Chinese internet giant has publicly spoken about

In this article MSFT From left, GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and future GitHub CEO Nat Friedman at GitHub headquarters in San Francisco. Source: Microsoft Microsoft said Wednesday that Nat Friedman, CEO of the company’s GitHub subsidiary that provides software for storing source code, is stepping down. Thomas Dohmke, GitHub’s product chief

Scene from “Squid Game” by Netflix Source: Netflix When Bernard heard about a token named after the popular South Korean Netflix series “Squid Game,” which chronicles the lives of cash-strapped adults who play in a deadly tournament for a big jackpot, he did a quick scan on Google to see if the coin was legit.

In this article AMZN Twenty/20 Amazon wants us all to stop talking to its Alexa voice assistant so much and get on with living our lives. Tom Taylor, senior vice president of Alexa, said “it may surprise you” that Amazon wants you to talk to Alexa less. “We believe that the future of consumer technology

In this article BABA 9618-HK Alibaba said its total gross merchandise value (GMV) over the Singles Day event, which spanned 11-days, totalled 498.2 billion yuan or $74.1 billion. That beat last year’s 268.4 billion yuan figure. Alibaba GUANGZHOU, China — The biggest shopping event in the world, Singles Day, is underway but China’s e-commerce giants