Lumen Technologies shares slide after posting loss of nearly $9 billion
Lumen Technologies reported a massive quarterly net loss of $8.74 billion on Tuesday, hurt by an impairment charge of nearly $9 billion in the second quarter.
Rebuilding education systems after COVID-19: How the pandemic has impacted schooling and learning
Progress towards SDG 4, which aims to provide high-quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all children, was severely disrupted by COVID-19. Even prior to
Meta prepares AI-powered chatbots in attempt to retain users – FT
Meta Platforms is preparing to launch a range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots that exhibit different personalities as soon as September, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Crypto stocks dip after bitcoin slumps to six-week low
Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain related companies fell in early trading hours on Tuesday, as bitcoin hit a six-week low following a hack at Curve
Apple, Microsoft remain world’s top 2 companies by market cap
Tech giants Apple and Microsoft remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year’s rally in technology shares.
Big X taken down from Twitter roof after San Francisco squabble
It is gone. A giant, glowing X no longer marks the spot on the San Francisco high-rise that is headquarters to Elon Musk’s messaging company
Uber forecasts quarterly operating profit above estimates on ride-hailing demand
Uber Technologies on Tuesday forecast third-quarter operating profit above Wall Street expectations as it sees growing demand for ride hailing due to strong leisure travel trends
Caterpillar warns of lower sales, margins in third quarter
Caterpillar Inc warned of a fall in third-quarter sales and margins on Tuesday as dealer inventories rose again, stoking worries that demand for its heavy machinery
Flight to climatic safety
Natural disasters can shape global financial investment. This column employs a dataset that spans 2009-2019 to study the effect of extreme natural events on global
Lessons from Asia on aquaculture growth potential amid resource and climate challenges
Aquaculture – the farming of aquatic animals and plants – is considered a resource-use efficient way for providing relatively low-cost protein to humans and key
