Alphabet is planning to spend big on AI again this year, sending shares down
Sundar Pichai speaks during a Google I/O conference. Slowing growth in Alphabet’s cloud business and a bigger-than-expected capex forecast for 2025 dragged shares down more than 8% in postmarket trading. The Google parent company, which reported fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, said consolidated revenue rose 12% in the period to $96.5 billion. Its key Google Cloud…
AI search unicorn Glean just became a $100 million business, and it has plenty of room to grow
Glean founder and CEO Arvind Jain. Glean, a company that makes search chatbots and agents for businesses, said it had achieved an annual recurring revenue of $100 million in its last fiscal year. That’s up from hitting $50 million ARR, or the yearly value of last month’s revenue, in 2024. A company that began as…
Uber stock falls as operating-income miss overshadows revenue surge
Uber shares fell on Wednesday. Uber shares fell 7% on Wednesday following a miss on profits in an otherwise strong set of annual results. The ridehailing company said operating profit in the fourth quarter was $770 million, up 18% but well below forecasts of $1.2 billion. The result was hit by an undisclosed $462 million…
3 signs you’re being gaslit by a partner — and 3 signs you aren’t
Therapy-speak terms like “gaslighting” and “narcissist” have risen in popularity as mental health awareness has grown, but it can be risky to throw these words around in personal relationships. “If you turn to a clinical term and blame the other person for everything going wrong, you rob yourself of the chance to self-reflect and to…
The CEO of Life Time says he takes 45 to 50 supplements a day for healthy aging. Here’s how he decides what to include.
Bahram Akradi says that he’s so fit, he can challenge people half his age at the gym. “At 63, I’m competing with 33-year-olds,” the CEO of Life Time Fitness told B-17. People who observe his daily routines and rituals often want to know his secrets for staying strong and healthy. “They say, ‘Tell me what…
I catch myself playing favorites with my kids, but I don’t feel guilty about it
The author (not pictured) admits that she sometimes favors one child over another. When my youngest son was born, I craved spending time with his older brother, then 4, as the newborn stage is probably my least favorite part of having young kids. That phase of 24/7 breastfeeding and never ending night duty seems to…
Tech investor Paul Graham tells Elon Musk to proceed carefully with DOGE: ‘This isn’t just a company’
The Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham said he hoped Elon Musk would approach the Department of Government Efficiency carefully. Paul Graham, a cofounder of the startup accelerator Y Combinator, cautioned Elon Musk about his work with the Department of Government Efficiency. “I’m generally sympathetic to what you’re doing. But I hope you will take your…
USAID says it will put nearly its entire staff on administrative leave starting Friday at midnight
USAID offices in Washington DC. The US Agency for International Development is set to place nearly all of its direct-hire workforce on administrative leave starting Friday at midnight, said an email sent to staff on Tuesday evening and posted on the agency’s website. “On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct…
Some members of Elon Musk’s DOGE squad aren’t sharing their last names as they attempt to remake the federal workforce
Elon Musk is giving $1 million away to a different Pennsylvania voter every day. It may not be legal. Elon Musk’s federal efficiency team is shielding the identities of some of its members during meetings with federal workers, according to two federal employees. DOGE representatives didn’t provide their last names during recent interactions with workers…
