Dr. Peter Hotez is siding with one of the nation’s top doctors following a showdown between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill over masks. “Dr. Fauci is absolutely right, Senator Paul is absolutely wrong, and that’s the way it’s been for the last 14 months,” Hotez said. Paul claimed that
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Amazon’s new delivery van Amazon Amazon is now testing its electric delivery vans in San Francisco, the company announced Thursday. It’s the latest expansion in California of Amazon’s custom electric vehicles developed in partnership with start-up Rivian Automotive, which has raised about $8 billion since 2019 from investors. Amazon announced last month it had begun
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, attends a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Friday, March 1, 2019. Kham/Pool | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON – A top North Korean official said Pyongyang will not respond to numerous invitations to restart nuclear discussions until the United States drops its “hostile policies.”
A dog dressed as a prison guard participates in the 17th annual “Doggie Costume Halloween Party” at Riverside Park in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images LinkedIn’s new ad campaign tells advertisers that the right place for business-to-business marketing isn’t alongside pictures of cute puppies or viral videos. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions‘
President Joe Biden gestures during remarks on the implementation of the American Rescue Plan in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 15, 2021. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden said in a new interview that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if an
Hill Ferguson, CEO, Doctor on Demand Scott Mlyn | CNBC The Covid-19 era has minted multiple billion dollar-plus online health companies as well as spawning one of the biggest acquisitions of 2020, when Teladoc acquired Livongo for $18.5 billion. Now, a year into the pandemic, two venture-backed health-tech companies — Grand Rounds and Doctor on
A driver rides hands-free in a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S vehicle equipped with Autopilot hardware and software in New York. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a “violent” crash that involved a Tesla sedan and a tractor trailer late last week in Detroit. Investigators
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-251 approaches Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on February 24, 2021. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images Air travel over the weekend hit the highest levels in over a year as vacationers return, boosting outlooks at several major carriers. The Transportation Security Administration screened more than
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media during a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 11, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Sunday said that the influx of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border was a “humanitarian crisis” and the result of the policies
Times Square in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This time last year, The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green watched as advertisers started to pause every campaign they could. The ad tech executive said in the early days of the pandemic, digital advertising was at a disadvantage. It was easier for
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent wears a protective mask and stands behind a protective barrier while screening a traveler at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images TSA officers screened 1,357,111 people at airports on Friday, marking the highest number
CNBC Apple on Friday said that it is discontinuing the original HomePod smart speaker and will instead focus on the smaller, more affordable and newer HomePod mini. The original HomePod was launched in 2018 but never quite grabbed the mass market the way competing products like the Amazon Echo or Google Home smart speakers did.
The DraftKings app and FanDuel website Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flutter, the U.K.-based mobile gaming company that owns 95% of FanDuel, is considering spinning out FanDuel as a separately traded company to trade on a U.S. exchange, according to people familiar with the matter. A separation of FanDuel isn’t assured or imminent,
A house’s real estate for sale sign is seen in front of a home in Arlington, Virginia, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images No one could have predicted it. Not the economists, not the real estate agents, and especially not the nation’s homebuilders. But a pandemic caused an emotional run on
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images For the past few weeks, Facebook has been running an ad campaign in defense of personalized advertisements, arguing that targeted ads are key to the success of small businesses. The catalyst for the campaign has been an ongoing battle between the social media company
A man shops, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, on 5th Avenue in New York, February 17, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters More states are moving to significantly reopen their economies and terminate their mask mandates despite pleas from top U.S. officials to tread carefully until more Americans are vaccinated against Covid-19. On Tuesday, Maryland
Green Thumb Industries on Wednesday announced it has tapped into the key legal marijuana market of California with the launch of its first retail location in the southern part of the state. Despite news of its expansion into the largest weed market, shares of the cannabis products company were down nearly 5% at their session lows
General Electric on Wednesday said it reached a deal sell its jet-leasing business with rival AerCap in a deal valued at $30 billion, a move that would create a massive lessor as the aviation industry struggles through the Covid-19 pandemic and GE moves to reduce its debt load. The deal would give GE a 46%