From working with Will Smith and Kevin Hart, to hosting thousands of events across the globe, Xiaoyin Qu’s schedule has been packed lately. In May, the 27-year-old Stanford dropout added the A-list entertainers to a string of big names eager to back her virtual events start-up with $10.8 million, as investors sought to ride the rising
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U.S. President Donald Trump waves prior to boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington for campaign travel to Minnesota at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 18, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the United States would not impose a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus following
Automotive enthusiasts and journalists often complain that cars these days all look the same. They blame rise of the crossover, the increasing need to make cars as aerodynamic as possible to improve fuel mileage and an ever growing list of essential safety features and technology. But car colors are pretty uniform as well. The vast
An American Airlines Inc. McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane sits parked at a gate while a United Continental Holdings plane taxis down the runway at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Republican Senators on Monday introduced a bill that would give the ailing airline industry more
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles lands at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States in Washington, March 13, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters American Airlines is planning to start training its pilots on the still-grounded Boeing
Nikola announced early Monday that founder Trevor Milton is voluntarily stepping down as executive chairman. The electric truck company said the board accepted Milton’s resignation from the role and the board. Stephen Girsky, former vice chairman of General Motors and a member of Nikola’s board, has been appointed chairman of the board, effective immediately. “Nikola is
Emmy Trophies Greg Doherty/Getty Images The 72nd Emmy Awards Sunday night promise to be an awards show like no other. The event, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, won’t have an audience or a red carpet. Instead, nominees have been sent their own camera kit to broadcast live from their living rooms as Hollywood doles out trophies
Bill Gates CNBC Microsoft co-founder and global health philanthropist Bill Gates criticized the current state of the United States’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, including slow turnaround times for tests. Gates told “Fox News Sunday” that the access to fast testing is still inadequate more than six months into the pandemic and that
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2020. Erin Scott | POOL | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reversed controversial coronavirus testing guidance, which previously said that people who
Regina King stars as Angela Abar aka Sister Night in HBO’s “Watchmen.” HBO Heading into the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Sunday night, it may seem like the biggest competition will be between HBO and Netflix. The two networks have the most nominations this year and have battled it out for the most wins over
Harrison Barnes #40 of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on August 6, 2020 at The HP Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Joe Murphy | National Basketball Association | Getty Images With his season over and some time to
Unity Software began trading on public markets on Friday, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors to follow the same buying strategy he laid out for the debuts of other companies earlier this week. “Unity’s following the same script as every other deal this week, from Snowflake to JFrog to Amwell: It’s a good company with
President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters As trade tensions mount between the U.S. and China, the U.S. semiconductor industry fears a tech cold war could disrupt the global supply chain.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, September 18, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will manufacture enough coronavirus vaccine doses for every American by April. He said the U.S. will have at
A woman walks past the logo of United Parcel Service in Chicago, Illinois. Jim Young | Reuters United Parcel Service said on Thursday it was offering buyouts to some employees, as Chief Executive Carol Tomé aims to curb costs at the delivery firm. “Aligning our talent with the needs of our company and customers is
The morning sun rises over a neighborhood as a heatwave continues during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Encinitas, California, U.S., August 19, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters SINGAPORE — Governments should continue to make investments that combat climate change, even while they focus on coping with the coronavirus pandemic, said Judith Rodin, President Emerita
Snowflake banners decorate the New York Stock Exchange to market the debut of the software company’s shares in New York on Sept. 16, 2020. Source: Snowflake Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric automaker shed more than 3% ahead of the company’s widely-anticipated Battery Day on Tuesday. “Our
The headquarters of German immunotherapy company BioNTech stands on April 22, 2020 in Mainz, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images Germany’s BioNTech is purchasing a German biotech production site from Swiss drugs giant Novartis to boost output of the coronavirus vaccine hopeful it is developing with Pfizer. The transaction, for which the price tag was
Jets are parked on runway 28 at the Pittsburgh International Airport on March 27, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Imageas Airline executives and labor unions on Wednesday again pushed for billions in additional federal aid as a ban on industry job cuts is set to expire in less than two weeks and
An airport employee checks the passports of a couple of passengers who prepare to board a United Airlines flight with at Toncontin International Airport as international flights restarted operating after five months of suspension due to the new coronavirus pandemic in Tegucigalpa on August 17, 2020. Orlando Sierra | AFP | Getty Images A World