After 53 years, the New York Knicks have won the NBA championship and ended one of the longest championship droughts for a major sports franchise. Bloomberg Business of Sports Reporter Vanessa Perdomo and Sportico Deputy Editor Eben Novy-Williams join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the profound impact this has on New York City.
Google is making the biggest change to its search business in more than two decades, integrating AI-generated answers, conversational search, and reasoning tools directly into the heart of its search product, which has shaped the course of content and the internet.. Nick Fox, Google's Senior Vice President of Knowledge and Information, argues that AI allows users to ask more complex questions and get faster, more useful answers while still connecting people to content across the web. But, for creators and publishers, fewer keystrokes could make a difference.
Elon Musk and his executives had one overarching message for the army of people working on the SpaceX initial public offering over the past six months: Faster, move faster. As the gigantic space exploration startup barreled toward a public listing after 24 years as a private company, the urgency was apparent. The rush was driven by a canny strategy: go public before the US midterm elections, with a mostly pro-Musk president in charge; beat OpenAI and Anthropic to market to get in early on investors' appetite for AI-focused listings; and become a public company before Musk's 55th birthday at the end of June. Bloomberg Global Space Reporter Loren Grush and Senior reporter Bailey Lipshultz joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
While plenty of Americans are emphatically unready to give up caffeine, many are experimenting with a new range of options beyond the traditional cup of hot java, paying heed to caffeine's impact on their sleep, mood and energy level. Consumers are becoming more cognizant of "energy management" in their beverage choices, says Daniel Jhung, president of the coffee and beverage division of Nestlé USA. For many, this might mean drinking coffee in the morning, but going easy on caffeine in the afternoon. Bloomberg reporter Kristina Peterson joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
Swarovski CEO Alexis Nasard joined Bloomberg This Weekend's Christina Ruffini for a tour and discussion about the significant brand transformation the company is undergoing as it aims to modernize its luxury image by partnering with celebrities like Ariana Grande and Venus Williams, as well as incorporating popular Disney and Marvel characters.
Pakistan said an interim US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be finalized within 24 hours, raising expectations that the sides may be nearing a broader agreement after recent skirmishes near the strategic waterway. Bloomberg News State Department Reporter Eric Martin and Jerusalem Reporter Dan Williams joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal "immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week," said Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in talks between Washington and Tehran. His comments on Saturday came hours after the US Central Command said it shot down multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
The FIFA World Cup is expected to create a "hospitable environment" for pathogens, with millions of people gathering in packed stadiums, and there are concerns about the spread of diseases such as Ebola, dengue, and measles. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Amesh Adalja joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. Private disease-tracking companies, research institutions, and nonprofits are stepping up their efforts to monitor for potential outbreaks during the World Cup, using methods such as wastewater surveillance and AI-powered data analysis. Original filename: 20260613_122155_Experts_Warn_of_Measles_and_Other_Infectious_Disease_Risks_a.mp4
SpaceX's first day on the stock market transformed the startup into one of the world's most-valuable public companies, handed buyers of the IPO a 19% return and turned its founder Elon Musk into the world's first trillionaire. Bloomberg Tech Co-Host Ed Ludlow joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
The Trump administration is making another move into venture-style investing, taking equity stakes in nine quantum computing companies. IBM, the largest recipient of the investment, thinks that quantum systems could eventually solve problems involving drug discovery, financial markets, cybersecurity, logistics, and climate science that remain beyond the reach of classical computers. But while companies such as IBM and IonQ claim major breakthroughs are near, former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano questions the government's role in choosing specific corporate winners and warns that commercial adoption may still take years to realize.
The long-awaited SpaceX IPO tested the limits of modern capital markets, and is expected to be followed by OpenAI and Anthropic. Investor Steve Rattner says the scale of the valuations and fundraising involved is unprecedented, simultaneously reflecting optimism about artificial intelligence and a belief that the technology could transform the economy. The offerings also raise broader questions about concentration in technology and whether retail investors will be able to participate.
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