Uber reported third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street's expectations for revenue but missed on analysts' projections for gross bookings. Shares of the company were down more than 5% pre-market on Thursday. Here's how the company did: Earnings per share: $1.20. That may not compare to the 41 cents expected by LSEG. Revenue: $11.19

Researchers have made remarkable advancements in robotics, particularly with the introduction of a human-like robotic finger capable of performing routine medical examinations similar to those conducted by doctors. This innovative device, developed by the University of Science and Technology of China, promises to revolutionize health care by addressing the growing shortage of trained medical professionals

Climate change caused by humans fuelled all the ten deadliest weather events of the last two decades, analysis has found. The ferocious cyclones, heatwaves, drought and flooding, including in Europe, have killed more than 570,000 people. All were all made more intense and more likely in a hotter atmosphere, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group

Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched its corporate card service in the U.K. in a bid to deepen its expansion into the country and take on big incumbents like American Express . The firm's business-focused payments arm, Square, told CNBC that

Chinese smartphone company Honor has released devices that fold up to be nearly as thin as an iPhone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Honor on Thursday announced backing from new investors as the Huawei spinoff prepares for an initial public offering. The new backers are: China Telecom — one

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Microsoft 's massive investment in OpenAI is weighing on earnings. Following Microsoft's quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, CFO Amy Hood said she expects the company

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta has been so quick to build out its massive data center and computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence projects that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is even a

Elon Musk has been summoned to an emergency court hearing on Thursday over the $1m prizes he has been awarding registered voters in swing states. The Tesla and X chief executive has been ordered by a judge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to address a civil case by the city's top prosecutor to stop Mr Musk and

A sign is posted in front of eBay headquarters in San Jose, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of eBay slumped about 9% in extended trading on Wednesday after the online marketplace posted its third-quarter earnings and gave guidance for the fourth quarter that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Here's how the company

A sign is posted in front of eBay headquarters in San Jose, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of eBay slumped about 9% in extended trading on Wednesday after the online marketplace issued guidance for the fourth quarter that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Here's how the company did in the third quarter: