Quest Beat Openai - QuikReader

Chinese AI startup takes aim at OpenAI's Sora with image-to-video tool launch

Beijing-based Shengshu Technology updated its artificial intelligence-powered text-to-video tool Vidu for generating videos based on separate images.

Business - CNBC - November 14

Google Gemini unexpectedly surges to No. 1, over OpenAI, but benchmarks don’t tell the whole story

Google's Gemini-Exp-1114 AI model tops key benchmarks, but experts warn traditional testing methods may no longer accurately measure true AI capabilities or safety, raising concerns about the ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 15

OpenAI’s Altman Latest Tech Exec to Lend a Hand to New San Francisco Mayor

The AI leader joins the transition team for Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune and a political neophyte.

Business - Inc. - November 19

How OpenAI’s Plan for an AI Web Browser Could Upend the Online Ad Market

The leader in the AI field has ambitions beyond chatbots, and if it takes on Google’s web portal, it could affect your business.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie taps OpenAI's Sam Altman and other business leaders for help with transition

San Francisco's Mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie, has begun tapping tech heavyweights and business leaders to help with his goal of overhauling the city's image.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.

Business - CNBC - 3 hours ago

PayPal shares fall on revenue miss, soft guidance

PayPal reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, but revenue came in slightly below expectations.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Airbus Revenue, Earnings Beat Forecasts

Airbus posted earnings and revenue above analysts’ expectations, highlighting diverging fortunes with Boeing a week after the beleaguered company reported a multibillion-dollar loss.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

Affirm beats on top and bottom lines

Affirm beats on earnings and revenue in fiscal first quarter.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Santander's Profit Beats Expectations on Lower Provisions, Costs

Spain’s largest bank by market capitalization reported a 12% on-year increase in net profit for the three months ended Sept. 30, as lighter provisions and costs helped offset the impact from the ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

UK borrowing costs hit post-election high on eve of Reeves’ first Budget

Chancellor will draw parallels with Tony Blair government’s efforts to repair country’s social fabric in late 1990s

Business - Financial Times - October 30

England beat South Africa despite defensive errors

Watch highlights as England bounce back after Germany loss with a 2-1 win against South Africa in Coventry.

BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time

Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker’s revenues surge 24 per cent but fierce competition slims margins

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending

Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings

Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Samsung Sees Progress in Memory Chips for AI After Delays

The South Korean tech giant reported better-than-expected net profit but earnings in its core semiconductor business shrank sharply.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

ING Lifts Outlook After Profit Beat

ING raised its total income outlook for the year and said it would distribute up to $2.7 billion to shareholders after net profits topped expectations.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Amazon shares pop on earnings beat, cloud growth

The company's cloud and advertising units showed strong growth.

Business - CNBC - October 31

The 'special feeling' created by beating All Blacks

Former England centre Brad Barritt recalls the "special feeling" of beating New Zealand at Twickenham in 2012.

Exxon beats earnings estimates, increases fourth-quarter dividend

Exxon's stock rose in early trading after beating earnings expectations.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Amazon shares jump 6% after earnings beat

Amazon's latest upbeat results were driven by growth in cloud and digital advertising.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Zverev beats Tsitsipas to reach Paris semi-finals

Alexander Zverev will face Holger Rune in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters after the German third seed beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Cavaliers beat Bucks to match franchise record

The Cleveland Cavaliers match a franchise record by winning their first eight games of the season following a 116-114 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5

Trump beats Harris in Texas, keeping state red

Former President Trump is projected to win Texas, netting him 40 electoral votes, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump was widely expected to win the Lone Star State, which he won by 6 points in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Sales Beat Expectations

The pharmaceutical giant’s blockbuster weight-loss drug beat sales expectations in the third quarter, sending shares higher in early trade.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 6

McDavid beats timeline, to return against Vegas

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is ready to return to the lineup against the Golden Knights after beating his initial two to three Tweek timeline for an ankle injury.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Qualcomm pops on chipmaker's earnings and revenue beat

Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue, and guided to a strong December quarter.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Swiatek exits WTA Finals after Krejcikova win

Iga Swiatek is knocked out of the WTA Finals after group rival Barbora Krejcikova beat Coco Gauff to secure her place in the semi-finals.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Why Trump’s Conniptions Beat Harris’s ‘Kumbaya’

Americans aren’t joyful. They’re angry. And they’ve been telling us that all along.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Airbnb misses on earnings but squeaks in a revenue beat

Airbnb reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that showed revenue up 10% year over year.