Plus: Nvidia stock falls after earnings, drags down shares of European chip companies. And Sam Altman’s ‘human verification’ startup leans on household brands to sell a far-out concept. Julie Chang hosts.
Plus: Papa John’s International says it’s closing 300 U.S. stores and cutting corporate jobs. And Warner Bros. Discovery reports lower quarterly revenue. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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Plus: Mistral AI lands tech consulting group Accenture as latest big client. And Stellantis targets return to profit after scaling back costly EV investments. Julie Chang hosts.
Plus: an increasing number of American adults under 55 are dying of heart attacks. And Jensen Huang calls AI concerns overblown, following another blockbuster earnings report from Nvidia. Daniel Bach hosts.
President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address on record Tuesday night, presenting an upbeat, defiant vision of America. But recent polling tells a different story: 57% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy and 64% disapprove of his tariff policy. Meanwhile, Dr. Casey Means, Trump's controversial nominee for U.S. surgeon general, testified before the Senate on Wednesday seeking confirmation after the role sat empty for over a year. And in Los Angeles, autonomous delivery robots require an entire field team to keep them clean, charged, and safe, creating a new gig economy job: robot wranglers. In business, developer Kali P. Chaudhuri has agreed to purchase downtown Los Angeles’ unfinished Oceanwide Plaza that became infamous for its graffiti, and Public Storage becomes the latest company to leave California. Read more at https://LATimes.com.
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Plus: Bill Gates apologizes to the staff of the Gates Foundation over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And Circle reports surging quarterly profits after investors continued to seek out its stablecoin. Alex Ossola hosts.
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Plus: DoorDash to wind down Deliveroo and Wolt operations in Qatar, Singapore, Japan and Uzbekistan. And Spain ramps up pressure on Apple and Amazon in a yearslong antitrust case. Julie Chang hosts.