Alexandra Ossola

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Alexandra Ossola

Discount retail chains Dollar General and Dollar Tree reported bumper quarterly earnings, and Five Below posted better-than-expected results. Reporter Suzanne Kapner joins to discuss what that shows about consumers and the state of the economy.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Alexandra Ossola

It's not the first time we’ve heard such warnings, but investing columnist Spencer Jakab joins to discuss why, this time, they are worth listening to. Plus, Elon Musk criticizes Trump’s bill as a “disgusting abomination.” And the White House sends a $9.4 billion rescissions package to Congress codifying cuts identified by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Reporter Jasmine Li talks about what the package includes, and the president’s broader goal behind it.

Jun 28, 2024 | wsj.com | Alexandra Ossola

Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 08:22This article is in your queue. Seaweed is making its way into more foods, cosmetics and even pet kibble. In the U.S., most of that seaweed is imported from Asia; in 2019, the U.S. produced just 0.01% of the world’s seaweed. Expanding seaweed aquaculture in the U.S. could provide an economic boost, particularly for fishermen whose livelihood might be threatened by the effects of climate change, proponents argue.

Jan 19, 2024 | ischool.berkeley.edu | Charlotte Gartenberg |Alexandra Ossola

The School of Information offers four degrees:The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program educates information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world. The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.

Nov 3, 2023 | wsj.com | Charlotte Gartenberg |Alexandra Ossola

Instead of detecting fakes, this effort aims to authenticate and track online images from the start; Adobe’s chief trust officer on the strategyEarlier this year, an image of the Pope in a chic white puffer coat went viral, in a striking example of how an AI-generated image can fool the internet. With a flood of this content predicted, we’ll need new ways to tell what’s real and what’s not.