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pharmaceutical company Roche and Sanofi’s Recent earnings have been largely in line with expectations, with both companies touting the potential of their experimental drugs in the face of the looming “patent cliff” facing big drug companies.Shares of both companies fell less than 1% Thursday after reporting their results before the bell.Both companies are among drug companies whose revenues could decline significantly over the next few years unless they replenish their pipelines by developing their own drugs or acquiring drug candidates developed by other companies.”On the pipeline side, we’re doing incredibly well with a number of Phase 3 reads that will…

As AI permeates classrooms around the world, Google realized that the toughest lessons about how the technology could actually scale were coming not from Silicon Valley but from schools in India. India has become a testing ground for Google’s education AI as competition intensifies from rivals such as OpenAI and Microsoft. The country, with more than 1 billion internet users and an education system shaped by state-level curriculum, strong government involvement and unequal access to devices and connectivity, currently has the highest rate of Gemini learning in the world, said Chris Phillips, vice president and general manager of education at…

A Waymo vehicle leaves a charging station in Austin, Texas, on January 15, 2026.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesalphabetWaymo, a subsidiary of the company, reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that one of its unmanned vehicles “hit a child near an elementary school” in Santa Monica, California.The Jan. 23 incident is currently being investigated by U.S. auto safety authorities.The child suffered minor injuries, according to records posted on the NHTSA website. The Waymo crash occurred within two blocks of the elementary school during normal school hours, with other children, a railroad crossing guard and several double-parked vehicles nearby. “The…

It is very difficult to find socks suitable for boots. It’s either too thick and tight, or too thin and loose, resulting in blisters. Luckily, we’ve gone through quite a bit of trials and tribulations to find a pair we can trust throughout the winter. As a shopping writer who suffers from plantar fasciitis (or flat feet), I’m always trying to find the hidden gems that work best for me. And we’re happy to announce that we’ve unlocked a gold mine. Alo Yoga’s unisex scrunch socks are the ultimate boot sock. From the clever construction to the softness of the…

starbucks is back — at least that’s what executives said at the company’s investor presentation in New York City on Thursday.”Starbucks is back today,” said Chief Brand Officer Treci Lieberman. “One in three consumers say Starbucks is their first choice for coffee or tea on the go.”Her declaration comes more than a year after CEO Brian Nicol joined the company and began a turnaround strategy dubbed, of course, “Return to Starbucks.” The plan was primarily aimed at improving the in-store experience at the coffee chain, which has prioritized mobile ordering and profits at the expense of customers and employees. The…

A group of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group is suing Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs, including sheet music, lyrics and music. Publishers said in a statement Wednesday that damages could exceed $3 billion, potentially making it the largest non-class action copyright lawsuit in U.S. history. The lawsuit was brought by the same legal team as Barts v. Anthropic, in which a group of fiction and nonfiction authors alike accused AI companies of using copyrighted works to train products like Claude. In that case, Judge William Alsup ruled…

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a reception with the US president and business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imagesapple First-quarter results are expected to be released Thursday afternoon after the bell.Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to LSEG’s consensus estimates:EPS: $2.67 Revenue: $138.48 billionApple’s fiscal first quarter ended in December, and the company has previously indicated that it expects many people to buy iPhones during the holiday season. The company said it expects overall sales to…

Hungarian prosecutors have indicted Budapest Mayor Gergely Karatissony for his role in organizing the city’s 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor’s office announced on Wednesday. “The prosecutor’s office is trying to file charges and impose financial penalties on me without a court hearing simply because I organized the largest freedom march in decades,” Karaçony said in a statement. “The fact that hundreds of thousands of people came, and the fact that you came, made the day an unforgettable miracle,” he added. Last year, Hungarian parliamentarians passed a law banning Pride events in the country and…

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reached the Australian Open final for the fourth consecutive year with a resounding 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a politically charged match.Top-seeded Sabalenka will play Jelena Rybakina at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, aiming for her third title at Melbourne Park in four years and her fifth Grand Slam title overall.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”It’s unbelievable. It’s an unbelievable feat, but the work is not done yet,” world No. 1 Sabalenka said on court. “I’m very happy with the win. She’s a very tough opponent and has been playing…

comcast reported mixed fourth-quarter results on Thursday, with profits beating analysts’ expectations but revenue slightly below expectations. Comcast’s broadband business once again showed signs of the big competition facing cable companies. Comcast said it lost 181,000 domestic broadband customers during the same period, but said the losses were offset by an increase in international subscribers. The company’s mobile offering remains a bright spot, with 364,000 additions during the period, bringing the total to more than 9.3 million mobile customers into Comcast’s newest business. Comcast announced last year that it would shift its strategy to focus more on growing its mobile…