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Radioactive material used to combat rhino poaching
NBC News· 2025-08-01 12:21
We're putting small amounts of radioactive material into the horns of the rhino and it makes it so much easier to detect these horns as they moved across international borders. By making the horns radioactive, we are making those horns and devaluing those horns in the eyes of the poacher and the end users. No one wants a radioactive horn.Irrespective of how that horn's transported across board, if it's in a suitcase or in a container, we will detect it. The alarms will go off and we'll catch. ...
The best way to play AI is to buy the big hyperscalers, says Lead Edge Capital's Mitchell Green
CNBC Television· 2025-08-01 12:17
Alibaba uh is taking on Meta's wearables with AI glasses of its own. It's the latest in the US China battle for AI dominance. Join us now.Lead Edge Capital founding partner Mitchell Green. Mitchell is a longtime investor in Alibaba and Ant Group. He's also uh an investor in in bite dance and he does crazy things sometimes when in a in a chair, right.I don't know. The real question will be how many years do I get to come on here until we have a bite till I get to come on for like the bite dance IPO. That'll ...
We see bitcoin as digital capital, says Strategy's Michael Saylor
CNBC Television· 2025-08-01 12:15
Shares of the world's uh largest corporate holder of Bitcoin uh lower this morning. Micro Strategies, now known uh simply a strategy, reported its best quarterly profit ever, well above uh the loss that analysts were expecting, reversing uh the year ago loss. The company now holds more than 600,000 bitcoins.Joining us now, Michael Sailor, the company's executive chairman, 3% of all the bitcoins that will ever be minted. uh 628,791 owned by uh strategy, but who's counting. >> Yeah, thanks for noticing.Um we ...
Apple’s 26 Hidden Features in iOS 26 🔍 | One More Thing
CNET· 2025-08-01 12:01
The latest iPhone operating system has a lot of hidden gems and settings changes that Apple did not talk about in the big iOS 26 presentation at WWDC. Now, everyone knows about the bouncy liquid glass and the cool wallpaper effects and the live language translations. But now that the public beta is released to the world, folks like me are learning about all sorts of smaller changes that are pretty useful.This is our weekly Apple show called One More Thing, but I'm sorry, this is going to be 26 more things t ...
Kunst: Amazon has a tough road ahead of them
CNBC Television· 2025-08-01 12:01
Let's start with Amazon, shall we. Um, when you're looking at how much investment is being made from some of its competitors in the AI space and you're looking at cloud, you're looking at tariffs and its uh its business uh in shipping, what concerns you about the way Amazon moves forward. I think that they have a tough road ahead of them.Um, you know, it I'm less concerned about the cloud piece. Uh the reality is that as their legacy customers catch up on cloud um their cloud piece of their their piece of t ...
'Jaw-dropping': Smithsonian tries to rewrite history by removing Trump from impeachment exhibit
MSNBC· 2025-08-01 12:00
We turn now to a frankly jaw-dropping story. The Washington Post has some new reporting on the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History removing a label referring to President Trump's two impeachments from an exhibit display there in the museum. In response to that reporting, a spokesperson from the museum told NBC News, "Because the other topics in this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the impeachment case back to its 2008 appearance. " Adding, quote, "A la ...
Kelly Ann Shaw: Importers now have to adjust to a 10–25% tariff range
CNBC Television· 2025-08-01 11:50
It's good to see you today, Kellyanne. Uh, first of all, with the changes, how much do you anticipate there being um fear and loathing throughout the rest of the world about trying to make plans. It just seems like as soon as you get your head wrapped around one tariff and one deadline, things are changing.>> Yeah, good morning and thanks so much for having me. It is hard to understate or overstate how significant this action is in terms of transforming the entire global trading system and the way the US tr ...
WSJ Explains Latest Twists in Trump’s Tariff Plans
WSJ News· 2025-08-01 11:50
President Trump signed an executive order slapping tariffs on virtually every country in the world, but there are some big exceptions and some big important uh details. This is an update to the so-called liberation day tariffs back in April. The big detail is that he delayed implementation for another week on most of the countries.So, we now have until August 7th. Administration officials say this is leaving room for some further negotiations. I will never count out the president.You've seen him do it befor ...
BLACK BUSINESS MONTH: XPONANCE CEO TINA BYLES-WILLIAMS
CNBC Television· 2025-08-01 11:47
Welcome to CNBC. com. I'm Frank Colin, anchor of Worldwide Exchange.August is Black Business Month, and we're highlighting some black firms, talking about uh their companies, their industry, and just their outlook in general. Right now, I'm joined by Miss Tina Biles Williams, the CEO, CIO, and co-founder of Exponence, a multistrategy investment firm that includes equity, fixed income, and alternative investment strategies. Assets under management is at $22 billion.Tina, thank you for joining us. My pleasure ...
HEADLINE: BLACK BUSINES MONTH: ACTIVELY BLACK CO-FOUNDER LANNY SMITH
CNBC Television· 2025-08-01 11:46
Company Overview - Actively Black is an athleisure and athletic apparel brand that celebrates black culture and history, and gives back to the black community [4] - The brand aims to be the "black Nike," offering premium quality products comparable to brands like Nike, Lululemon, and Puma [6][7] - Actively Black launched on Black Friday 2020 and has experienced rapid growth since [5] Product & Supply Chain - Actively Black launched a 100% cotton line sourced from black farmers, paying above-market prices for the cotton and labor [14][17] - The company emphasizes a 100% black-owned supply chain for its cotton line, from "seed to stitch" [19] - Tariffs on goods from Asia, particularly China, have significantly impacted Actively Black's business, leading to the exploration of American-made options [20][21] Business Strategy & Challenges - The founder advises against entering the retail clothing business due to its saturation and the challenges of creating a lasting impact [23][24][25] - Actively Black achieved its first three-month period of profitability after four years in business [27] - The company has a 70% return customer rate, which is high for e-commerce apparel brands, because customers see the brand as a representation of themselves [31] Community & Purpose - The brand is purpose-driven, aiming to give back to the black community in a meaningful way, beyond just profiting from black talent and consumerism [9] - Actively Black aims to reclaim ownership of cotton production, creating wealth for the black community and healing from the trauma associated with slavery [18] - The company outfitted Team Nigeria in the summer Olympics [11] Market & Financial Insights - Black Americans spend $30 billion annually on apparel and shoes [17] - High tariffs, such as 145% or 150%, could potentially put small, black-owned businesses like Actively Black out of business [21]