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Has the Nike trainer bubble burst?
Sky News· 2024-08-28 11:15
The trainer market is more diverse and competitive than ever before, and its biggest player has felt the pinch.While new brands have been popping up and taking market share, Nike suffered its biggest single day drop in share price on record in late June. A whopping $28bn (£21.6bn) was shaved off in market capitalisation overnight after the company's management reported an expected sale drop in early 2025.But why has this happened?Nike remains the biggest sports retailer in the world and still has the larges ...
Two dead after explosion at Delta Air Lines maintenance depot
Sky News· 2024-08-27 22:21
文章核心观点 佐治亚州亚特兰大机场达美航空维修站爆炸致2人死亡1人重伤 公司和相关部门展开调查并表达慰问 [1] 事件详情 - 亚特兰大国际机场维修站飞机轮胎爆炸 致2人死亡1人重伤 [1] - 凌晨5点多(英国时间10点) 消防和警察部门响应 [1] - 联邦职业安全与健康管理局也展开调查 [1] 涉事主体情况 - 爆炸发生的轮刹车维修设施属达美技术运营部 为达美及超150家航空客户提供服务 [2] - 2023年亚特兰大机场为全球最繁忙机场 处理1.04亿乘客 [2] 各方反应 - 达美航空称对事件感到心碎 会全力支持遇难者家属和同事 [1] - 国际机械师和航天工作者协会向遇难者家属致哀 呼吁展开彻底调查 [2] - 亚特兰大国际机场称向受影响家庭祈祷 [2] - 亚特兰大市长向遇难者家属致哀 希望伤者早日康复 [3] 相关事件 - 1月亚特兰大国际机场一架载184名乘客的波音757滑行时前起落架轮子脱落 美国联邦航空管理局仍在调查 [3]
Zuckerberg says Biden's officials 'pressured' Meta to 'censor' content during pandemic
Sky News· 2024-08-27 15:03
Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that senior officials within the Biden administration "repeatedly pressured" Meta to "censor" COVID-related content during the pandemic.The claims by the CEO of Meta are in a letter dated 26 August to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg said he regretted not speaking up about this pressure earlier, as well as other decisions he had made as owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp around taking down certain content.This included content Zuckerberg said wa ...
Lung cancer patient is first in UK to receive experimental vaccine
Sky News· 2024-08-22 23:29
文章核心观点 - 一名67岁的肺癌患者成为英国首位接受新型实验性疫苗治疗的人 [1][2] - 该疫苗由BioNTech公司研发,采用与其高效新冠疫苗相同的mRNA技术 [3] - 该疫苗针对性更强,不会对健康细胞造成严重副作用,患者反应良好 [4] - 这是该疫苗首次在人体进行试验,旨在确认是否存在重大副作用 [10] 公司相关 - BioNTech公司研发了该新型肺癌疫苗 [3] - 该疫苗采用了BioNTech公司研发的mRNA技术 [3] - 这是该疫苗首次在人体进行试验 [10] 行业相关 - 非小细胞肺癌是最常见的肺癌类型,大多数由吸烟引起 [13] - 大多数患者在晚期才被诊断,治疗效果较差,5年生存率仅约25% [14] - 英国国民健康服务体系正在为老年吸烟者筛查肺癌,希望能早期发现 [17] - 新型疫苗治疗有望成为革命性的肺癌预防和治疗方式 [18][19]
New Starbucks CEO to commute 1,000 miles in corporate jet
Sky News· 2024-08-22 14:59
Starbucks has offered its new chief executive the use of a corporate jet for his 1,000-mile commute.The firm said Brian Niccol could continue to live at his home in Newport Beach, California, and use the aircraft to travel to its offices in Seattle, Washington, when he takes up the role next month. The world's largest coffee chain said the 50-year-old would be expected to work at least three days a week at its headquarters, when not otherwise travelling for work.Critics said it undermined Starbucks's pledge ...
US authorities considering breaking up Google - reports
Sky News· 2024-08-14 10:35
The US Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google, according to reports from Bloomberg, the New York Times and others.Last week, a federal court in the US ruled the tech giant had broken antitrust law by spending billions on creating an illegal monopoly and becoming the world's default search engine. Read more: Google illegally maintained online search monopoly, US court rules The ruling is seen as the first big win for authorities taking on the dominance of Big Tech.The Department of Justice' ...
Google reveals updated range of Pixel phones, watches, and earbuds - with pioneering life-saving feature
Sky News· 2024-08-13 19:42
Google's freshly updated Pixel range has been revealed at Made by Google 2024 - the tech giant's annual hardware launch.The phones, artificial intelligence, and earbuds have all had makeovers, but one smartwatch update is groundbreaking. Loss of Pulse DetectionThe Pixel Watch, Google's smartwatch, has a new Loss of Pulse Detection feature that uses AI to spot when the wearer's pulse disappears. Image: Pixel Watch 3. Pic: Google If that happens, it activates more sensors to see if it can detect any motion ...
Starbucks suddenly replaces CEO
Sky News· 2024-08-13 18:03
Starbucks has suddenly replaced its chief executive after the company suffered a bigger-than-expected drop in sales.The coffee chain's board announced on Tuesday that Laxman Narasimhan had departed the firm "effective immediately". They said Brian Niccol - the boss of burrito chain Chipotle - would soon take his place.It comes following mounting pressure and speculation over the future of Mr Narasimhan, who had only been in the role for a year-and-a-half.Last month, the firm reported that global sales had f ...
UK investigation launched into Amazon's £3bn AI startup investment
Sky News· 2024-08-08 18:01
The UK's competition regulator has launched an inquiry into Amazon's investment of over £3bn into an artificial intelligence (AI) startup as regulators ramp up their scrutiny of mergers involving the fast-growing technology.The deal, which was announced by Amazon in March, included a $4bn (£3.16bn) investment into Anthropic and a commitment from the AI startup to use Amazon Web Services as its "primary cloud provider" for essential functions, including safety research and the development of future foundatio ...
Apple surprises in mixed results for 'magnificent seven' tech giants
Sky News· 2024-08-02 12:44
文章核心观点 - 苹果公司在2023年第二季度的业绩超出预期,iPhone销量和服务业务表现良好 [2][3][4][7] - 亚马逊公司第二季度销售额低于华尔街预期,投资者担心其面临来自中国竞争对手的激烈竞争 [13][14][15][18] - 英特尔公司宣布裁员17,500人,以应对与竞争对手的市场份额下降 [20][21][22] 行业总结 - 科技巨头公司的业绩表现参差不齐,苹果和谷歌表现较好,而微软、亚马逊和特斯拉则略有失望 [23] - 投资者对科技公司大量投资人工智能的举措表示担忧,关注其投资回报 [19] - 英特尔面临来自英伟达和AMD等竞争对手的挑战,不得不采取裁员等措施来应对 [22]