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  • Salesforce's third-quarter revenue beats on strong cloud demand

    (Reuters) -Salesforce beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday and raised the lower end of its annual revenue forecast, helped by robust spending on its enterprise cloud portfolio, sending its shares up 8% in extended trading. Client spending on Salesforce's software products and data cloud has remained healthy as companies seek to streamline and enhance their corporate workflows and process large quantities of data while integrating artificial intelligence. The company's revenue for the third quarter rose 8% to $9.44 billion, beating the average analyst estimate of $9.35 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.

  • Timothee Chalamet Tried To Pay Look-Alike Contest Organizer's $500 Fine

    Looks like the star of "Dune" and "Wonka" is a really good guy, according to the man who organized a look-alike contest dedicated to him.

  • US Senate Republicans eye two-step Trump legislative agenda

    U.S. Senate Republicans are discussing a two-step plan to push ahead on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda when they take the majority next year, starting with border security and energy before turning to tax cuts. Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, whose Republicans will hold a 53-47 majority, laid out the plan in a closed-door party meeting on Tuesday that included a call from Trump himself.

  • Amazon unveils new AI models, Trainium chips. AWS CEO discusses.

    Amazon (AMZN) Web Services (AWS) is currently hosting its 2024 re:Invent conference, running from December 2 to December 6, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The annual event brings together cloud computing professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to explore the cloud providers' latest innovations, discuss emerging technologies, and provide insights into AWS's strategic developments. On Asking for a Trend, host Josh Lipton welcomes AWS CEO Matt Garman alongside Yahoo Finance's Madison Mills to explore Amazon Web Services' ambitious artificial intelligence growth strategy. The discussion centers on AWS's latest product innovations, including the launch of Trainium 2 ultra servers, Trainium 3 chips, and Nova AI models. Garman also provides insights into new platform features designed to enhance consumer experiences and solidify AWS's position in the competitive AI technology landscape. Additionally, Garman details the company's approach to maintaining and expanding market share in the AI chip market, addressing how AWS plans to differentiate itself from competitors — while exploring AWS's long-term growth strategy. Garman also explains AWS's approach to the tariff policies being proposed by President-elect Donald Trump. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Angel Smith

  • NFL news, injury updates: Christian McCaffrey back on IR with PCL injury, Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games for hit on Trevor Lawrence

    Another massive blow to the 49ers in an injury-plagued year

  • Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration

    NEW YORK (AP) — Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being nominated for a position requiring Senate confirmation.

  • South Korean president says he will lift his martial law decree after lawmakers vote against it

    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule.

  • Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in electricity demand. The company wants to add 1 to 4 gigawatts of new U.S. nuclear generation capacity starting in the early 2030s, it said in a release. "At Meta, we believe nuclear energy will play a pivotal role in the transition to a cleaner, more reliable, and diversified electric grid," the company said in a release.

  • Temps expected to cool down after record-breaking 80s on Tuesday

    Temperatures are expected to drop a few degrees starting Wednesday as a weak storm system moves through. Expect Valley highs in the upper 70s for the rest of the week, which is nearly 10 degrees above normal for this time of year.

  • Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

    Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows.

  • Mother, uncle sentenced for beating man to death during family camping trip

    WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence.The mother and uncle of an eastern Ontario man have each been sentenced to years in prison for beating him to death during a family camping trip last year that turned into a "violent nightmare."Tyler Webber, 22, was killed at a campground near Bishop Lake, about an hour and a half north of Kingston, Ont., on July 29, 2023.On Tuesday, Cory Finch, 40 — Webber's uncle — was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Michelle Finch, 43 — Webb

  • Oklahoma City police respond to 57% fewer mental health calls thanks to 988

    Oklahoma City police respond to 57% fewer mental health calls thanks to 988

  • Haynes Academy lockdown

    Haynes Academy lockdown

  • AFN demands national inquiry into systemic racism in policing, police-related deaths

    OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is demanding the federal government launch a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing and the deaths of First Nations people.

  • More schools earn top stars in new report card

    More schools earned top ratings in the 2023-24 Maryland School Report Card, according to the state. Each year, the Maryland School Report Card assigns a star rating, from one to five, for each school, based on critical academic, college readiness and school quality and student success measures. The rating system isn't just based on academic achievement, but rather, other factors, like progress and school quality. It gives the Maryland State Board of Education an idea of where to focus certain resources. According to the Maryland State Department of Education, the data for the 2023-24 academic year shows 7% of schools achieved the highest five-star rating, just 1% got one star, and the majority – 42% – earned three stars.

  • Woman dies weeks after crash

    Woman dies weeks after crash

  • Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll

    Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins with 57% of the vote but her rival said there was electoral malpractice.

  • Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan reportedly ‘take a break’ from year-long relationship

    Carpenter and Keoghan first sparked relationship rumors in December 2023

  • Greenville County deputies warn of new scam

    Greenville County deputies warn of new scam

  • Guthrie had to estimate water usage for 6 months due to meter reading malfunction

    Guthrie had to estimate water usage for 6 months due to meter reading malfunction