Microsoft’s AI business is booming — Xbox, not so much Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses are doing pretty well — and their impact is being felt across the company. In its Q2 2025 earnings, Microsoft announced revenue of $69.6 billion for the quarter, up 12 percent year-over-year, and net income of $24.1 billion, which is up 10 percent year-over-year. As for the AI business, CEO Satya

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not. The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.

CES: Sony Group Deepens Investments in Booming Anime Sector submitted by /u/A-Dog22

The Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban Rule Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake.

Audiobooks are booming, thanks to streaming subscriptions As Amazon opens access to Audible, expect demand to grow

Bumper Stickers That Let Tesla Owners Declare They Know Elon Musk Is Mad Are Booming Tesla owners across America are looking to distance themselves from company boss Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO has become increasingly right-wing and, basically, batshit crazy. To do this, they’re doing the only thing any normal person would: they’re buying loads and loads of bumper stickers. Read more…

Doubts Grow Over the Booming Trump Trade The stunning post-election stock market rally could be in jeopardy if the president-elect’s agenda spurs inflation, and adds to the deficit, analysts warn.

iPhone sales are booming — with or without Apple Intelligence Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeTo cap off a busy week that saw the rollout of the first Apple Intelligence features and several new Macs, Apple reported its fiscal Q4 earnings this afternoon. The period included very early sales of the iPhone 16 lineup, offering a chance to gauge the momentum of the company’s latest phones. The Apple…

Malaysia is emerging as a data center powerhouse amid booming demand from AI According to DC Byte’s 2024 Global Data Centre Index, the city of Johor Bahru is the fastest growing data center market in Southeast Asia.

As Coachella struggles, nostalgia festivals are booming: ‘We never stopped listening to these bands’ submitted by /u/TheUtopianCat

Warren Buffett is worried about potential for ‘huge losses’ in booming, but still tiny insurance market Warren Buffett recently warned that cybersecurity insurance risks are getting overlooked as agents rush to sign up clients and ‘huge losses’ could be ahead.

Why the ambient music market is booming submitted by /u/slow_adaptation

Ex-Meta staffers see booming business targeting online disinformation after two wars break out With online disinformation and violent content spreading more rapidly since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, new startups are seeing a boom in demand.

Why the market for superyachts is booming The mega-rich are taking to the waves like never before

America’s economy is booming. Why aren’t its bosses happier? Companies’ earnings calls have hardly been celebratory

The Indian business of blowing things up is booming Literally

Greece, Battered a Decade Ago, Is Booming It is one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies, and while investors and tourists are flocking to the country, memories of austerity measures are still fresh for Greeks.

Flying taxis could soon be a booming business Electric aircraft are well-suited to short journeys

Actors Strike: U.K. Studio Boss Warns Of Potential “Disaster” For Booming Facilities Sector – With majority of U.K. production spending from Hollywood studios & streamers, facilities not on long-term leases will likely feel pinch says Shinfield Studios’s head, whose current sound stages are empty. submitted by /u/lowell2017

Halfway Into 2023 New Car Sales Are Booming Even As Prices Stay High Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 5, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…