After a nerve-wracking delay that threatened to collapse the cease-fire agreement on Saturday, more hostages emerged from Gaza. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has the latest details on the agreement. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! […]
OpenAI’s board is getting a makeover and expansion as per terms of Sam Altman’s reinstatement as the AI firm’s CEO. Former Salesforce Co-CEO Bret Taylor (CRM) and former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will now hold board seats, while experts speculate whether Microsoft (MSFT) — which owns a 49% stake in OpenAI — could push for its own seat at the table. Forbes Senior Editor Alex Konrad highlights who else these figures could bring onto OpenAI’s board of directors, believing this board won’t be “the exact board a year or two from now.” “The prevailing narrative is more of that OpenAI is going to get back to what it was […]
50 days of bloodshed later, a truce lasting 96 hours – between Israel and Hamas – has come into effect, giving Palestinians in Gaza some temporary room to breathe. But in the information war, there is no ceasefire in sight. Contributors: Abboud Omar Hamayel – Academic, Birzeit University Hussein Ibish – Arab Gulf States Institute Mia Bloom – Professor, Georgia State University Shashank Joshi – Defence Editor, Economist On our radar: This past week has been one of the most devastating for journalists in Gaza. This, in a war that has already been described as the “deadliest period on record” for the media. Meenakshi Ravi has the details. Francesca Albanese: […]
Yahoo Finance Live sits down with Annex Wealth Management Chief Economist and Strategist, Brian Jacobsen, to discuss the probability of another rate hike. Jacobsen says the Fed’s decision to “proceed carefully” with rate hikes going forward is wise following what he described as them previously “proceeding recklessly.” However, he notes that yields reaching around 4.5% does risk additional hikes. Jacobsen explains that typically the level of yields itself is not problematic, but rather the speed at which rates change. He states that more stability in interest rates “aids business owners and consumers in long-term planning” by giving them time to adapt to the shifting economic landscape. However, the uncertainty surrounding […]
WanaBana issued a recall of their Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée pouches in October because of lead contamination. The FDA estimates more than 50 children across the U.S. have high blood lead levels related to the recall. NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen reports. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and […]
As tensions rose on college campuses after the October 7 attacks on Israel, something different happened at Dartmouth – students and professors gathered to talk. Muslim and Jewish professors invited students to learn and ask tough questions. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley shares more. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original […]
After 49 days of captivity, 24 of the hostages held by Hamas have been released. No Americans were freed today but President Biden vows “we will not stop until we get these hostages brought home.” NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments […]
Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI after massive employee pushback on the board’s original decision to terminate Altman from his role last week. The whirlwind development only took a few days causing chaos in the board. Questions now arise about the future of OpenAI, its board, and what it can do moving forward with its tech. Nina Schick, Advisor and Speaker on generative AI, joins Yahoo Finance to give insights into the recent development with Altman and OpenAI and what steps the company can take to capitalize on the success of their AI technology. “These capabilities are going to continue to increase, not least because the incredible amount […]
The OpenAI board of directors unleashed a whirlwind of news with its decision to fire CEO Sam Altman on Friday, November 17th. The saga that followed featured the intense reaction by the employees of OpenAI, as well as the counter measures taken by its parent company, Microsoft. Yahoo Finance Live breaks down the day-by-day occurrences of this blockbuster news story, featuring expert guests that break down the details. Guests include: Macquarie Lead Software Equity Research Analyst Fred Havemeyer Headline Venture Partner Kamran Ansari NYU Professor of Media and Technology W. Russel Newman Brave New World’ Host Vasant Dhar RBC Capital Markets Analyst Rishi Jaluria WSJ Reporter Dan Gallagher Yahoo Finance […]
Shares of iRobot (IRBT), maker of the Roomba vacuum, jumped Friday morning on a Reuters report indicating European Union regulators are likely to approve Amazon’s (AMZN) $1.4 billion acquisition bid. Sources told Reuters the deal will meet competition requirements following an in-depth antitrust investigation, however the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) still needs to sign off before the deal can proceed. Yahoo Finance’s Tech Editor Dan Howley breaks down the details, providing insights into how Amazon could look to leverage iRobot’s data to improve the intelligence of Alexa devices if the deal closes. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo […]
