Starbucks said on Friday it has appointed Anand Varadarajan as its new chief technology, effective January 19, as CEO Brian Niccol pushes a tech revamp in stores to make labor more efficient. ...

When SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) announced its stablecoin launch on December 18, the market responded immediately. Shares jumped approximately 4%, closing at $26.29 as investors processed what this move actually represents: a federally chartered bank issuing digital currency on public blockchain infrastructure.This isn’t just another crypto play. It’s a signal that the rails connecting traditional finance and blockchain technology are being built by the institutions themselves, not imposed from out ...

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robbins LLP: Robbins LLP reminds stockholders that a class action was filed on behalf of all investors who acquired DeFi Technologies Inc. during the class period because the Company allegedly misled investors regarding its business prospects. Share Company: DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT), formerly known as Valour Inc., purports to be a technology and digital asset treasury ("DAT†) company that develops exchange traded products in Canada that synthetically track the value of a ...

Bombardier's Global 8000 business jet, the world's fastest civilian plane since the Concorde, has received certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the Canadian planemaker said on ... ...

Scott Croniner joins us from uh city. He's US equity strategist. Scott, not to ask how much you can deadlift, but feel free to offer, you know, [laughter] >> let's just say, Kelly, I can lift my weight, but that's about it.>> Which is looking like a little less than that. All right. So, you do think a more dovish Fed is is a plank of this bull market story.>> Yeah, it's it's kind of interesting. We just published a note that hit a few minutes ago that I I titled uh the data is dead, long live the data. And ...

The rocket-launch company just completed a government contract months ahead of schedule — and won a new one. ...

This make-ahead Christmas fruit cake is packed with dried fruit, warming spices and citrus zest. Baked low and slow, then fed regularly with rum, brandy or whisky, it matures beautifully over weeks. The result is a moist, deeply flavored cake perfect for the festive season, as per a report by BBC Good Food.ALSO READ: Is December 26 a federal holiday? Trump adds two paid days off for federal workers this Christmas season - here are the datesWhy should you bake a Christmas Cake in advance?Christmas fruit cak ...

Core Viewpoint - Nike Inc. is facing challenges in profitability and market performance, particularly due to underperformance in the Chinese market and a decline in digital revenues, despite exceeding earnings expectations for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 [2][3][6] Financial Performance - Nike's second-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2026 exceeded analysts' expectations, but the earnings per share (EPS) have declined, indicating potential profitability issues [2][6] - The company experienced a 14% drop in digital revenues, which is contributing to challenges in maintaining profit margins [2][6] Market Conditions - The Chinese market, a significant revenue source for Nike, is currently underperforming, which is impacting the company's profit margins and leading to a decline in gross margins for two consecutive quarters [3][6] - Analysts have revised forecasts for Nike due to concerns over future profitability stemming from the challenges in the Chinese market [3] Stock Performance - Despite a positive earnings report, Nike's stock price dropped over 10% in premarket trading, attributed to challenges in the Chinese market and rising costs [4][6] - Nike's current stock price is $65.63, reflecting a slight decrease of 0.09% or $0.06, with a market capitalization of approximately $97 billion [5]

Adam Breeden/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET's key takeawaysSmart TVs track viewing habits with ACR tech.Collected data fuels billions in targeted ads.Turning off ACR protects privacy but takes effort.Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you?These days, most mainstream TVs use automatic content recognition (ACR), a type of ad-tracking technology that collects data on everything you watch and sends it to a central ...