An outside view of the former Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong in October 2003. Health officials at the time identified five different super spreaders who helped the spread of the SARS outbreak that infected over 8,000 people, killing 774 of them. At that time, the SARS outbreak had been mostly contained to mainland China, but Liu would unknowingly help the disease spread to multiple new countries and continents. News reports around the world named the hotel as a SARS hotspot and a ground zero for t

Salesforce’s chief medical officer Ashwini Zenooz is a radiologist with an ancient computer at home that she keeps around because it still has a disk drive. In her specialty, it’s still very common for medical imaging to be stored on CDs. That’s because it’s still a big challenge to share medical imaging, like X-rays and MRI results, between hospitals that rely on different vendors for the systems that store these images. So Zenooz and other radiologists inside tech companies are teaming up to p

While this point may be up for debate, some analysts, seeing the low number of wins, are questioning Netflix’s film strategy. Outside the North America, Netflix’s subscriber growth continues to blossom. The streaming service added 8.33 million new members in the fourth quarter, higher than the 7.17 million that had been forecast by analysts. The streaming service also added more than two dozen other shows and movies during the time. During its run in theaters, it garnered nearly $80 million, alm

If you’re one of Joe Rogan’s 8.5 million Instagram followers, you’re likely familiar with his unconventional diet. The comedian, mixed martial arts fanatic and podcast host often shares photos of his favorite meal, which consists of elk meat, mushrooms and jalapenos. But in January, Rogan experimented eating only meat for 30 days — no carbohydrates, vegetables or fruit. After hearing about other people who had success with the diet, Rogan was curious to see if it would help with his autoimmune c

The comic book genre has been a global leader at the box office for much of the last 10 years. Several comic book movies have featured an array of villains that have underperformed at the box office, despite their respective studios having high expectations. In fact, director Joel Schumacher’s 1997 “Batman & Robin,” starring George Clooney as the title character, earned only $238 million worldwide on a $125 million budget. And Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy featured two or more villa

Sam Kaufmann, CEO of Random Salad Games Random Salad GamesSam Kaufmann is on somewhat of a digital island. His company, Random Salad Games, is the largest ad-supported app developer on Microsoft Windows, which has become an afterthought in the mobile market now dominated by Apple and Google. He says annual revenue is in the seven figures, enough to pay his handful of developers. Random Salad has some titles on Android but doesn’t even try to compete on the sprawling iOS marketplace, where millio

In September 2019, the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%, a 50-year low, and it’s been hovering around that in the months since. But with unemployment so low, and competition for skilled workers so fierce, firms outside of big cities are developing creative benefits to attract workers. Marvin, the largest employer in town, and one of the largest in the region, is a century-old manufacturing company. The project entails building new, sleek, modern break rooms inspired by offices from Google and Ai

The Academy Awards may be the biggest night in Hollywood, but fewer and fewer people are tuning into the big event. The Emmys’ ratings fell 32% to 6.9 million viewers and the Grammys’ ratings slipped a more modest 5% to 18.7 million views. So, are people becoming bored with big award ceremonies or are they just watching them differently? Some argue that the inundation of too many live award show ceremonies has saturated the market and made top-tier award shows like the Grammys, Emmys and Oscars

From 1986 to 2011, Oprah Winfrey says she interviewed more than 37,000 people on her talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Winfrey said she started to see a thread among her subjects — including even presidents Barack Obama and George Bush and singer Beyonce. “I practice this thing called mindfulness every day, which means really just staying present in the moment,” Winfrey said. Winfrey, along with billionaire Ray Dalio and singer Lady Gaga all swear by a technique called Transcendental Meditatio

Mary Ellen Pleasant may not be a household name, but her story rivals that of any great American entrepreneur. Indeed: Pleasant moved to San Francisco in 1852 during the Gold Rush (California entered the Union as a free, non-slavery state in 1850). The two bought shares of laundries, dairies, restaurants and even Wells Fargo Bank, which was founded in San Francisco in 1852. Before landing in San Francisco, Pleasant was married to a wealthy mixed-race merchant and abolitionist, who reportedly lef

In 2019, U.S. workers quit their jobs at the fastest rate on record, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In its Workforce Management Benchmark Report, Workforce Logiq uses an artificial intelligence model to calculate how likely workers of a certain title, industry and city are to quit their job. Given the historic tight job market, recruiters are all the more important in bringing in new talent to fill open positions. The workers most lik

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference at City Hall on January 3, 2020 in New York City. “I am standing with Bernie because he stands with working families, and always has,” de Blasio said in the news release. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president, a move that puts de Blasio in a position to become a leading voice in opposition to Sanders’ newest rival, Mike Bloomberg, his predecessor in leading the nation’s largest city

BlackBerry: “Well, he was wrong and that’s interesting. That guy don’t go breaking my heart with that stock. … Don’t go breaking my heart with BlackBerry.” Alibaba: “I happen to think that Home Depot is terrific, my charitable trust owns it, but I’m not going against Alibaba because they had a good quarter.” They’re great specs, and this one is a great spec, and that’s how I look at it.”

Big fund investors are willing to pay up for a stock, as long as the underlying company can back it up with visibility, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday after another week full of earnings reports. Visibility is Wall Street lingo referring to a corporation’s projection of future performance. If the company has it, I bet it’s a stock worth buying,” the “Mad Money” host said, emphasizing it “allows the analysts to model the future with more accuracy.” The former hedge-fund manager often advises again

CNBC’s Jim Cramer gave a preview of the week ahead in earnings reports. Later in the show, the “Mad Money” host explained the return of corporate visibility and what it says about this market. Wall Street gets an update on the coronavirus epidemic in China each night, and while the numbers are not always dependable, stocks are reacting to the information, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. “Until the outbreak burns itself out, the corona statistics, and not earnings, will continue to control the day

Cramer’s week ahead: The coronavirus outbreak will weigh on the market more than earnings”Until the outbreak burns itself out, the corona statistics, and not earnings, will continue to control the day-to-day action,” “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer says.

Just how contagious is the coronavirusCNBC’s Meg Tirrell reports on the infection rate for the coronavirus. With Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

A newly married couple from Texas is stuck aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, but they are not letting it get in the way of their Valentine’s Day celebration. Tyler and Rachel Torres, who tied the knot in September, say they are trying to stay optimistic after their honeymoon turned into an extended stay on the ship. “Now we’re like: ‘It’s Valentine’s Day. “We’re also going to dress up for dinner tonight,” she said, while Tyler Torres showed off a Kit Kat bar they woul

Elon Musk reveals prototypes of the Tesla Solar Roof on October 28, 2016 TeslaEven with a record fourth quarter for its solar energy and storage systems business, Tesla’s energy revenue declined by over $24 million in 2019, after several rounds of layoffs that started the prior year. Tesla said, in its annual financial report on Thursday, that it’s ramping up solar photovoltaic production at its plant in Buffalo, New York. “We have recently started manufacturing solar panels at this facility in

The three-time NBA champion also has amassed an investment portfolio of more than 40 companies. Iguodala has invested in Allbirds, Casper and Jumia, but he told CNBC on Friday his best funding decision yet is Zoom Video Communications. Iguodala said Datadog has been another successful investment for him, noting the New York-based software company beat analyst expectations in its quarterly results released Thursday. Iguodala has been involved in investment deals that total $294 million, according