AT&T Reports Greater-than-Expected Mobile Subscriber Gains

Watch Paul and Scarlet LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.  Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu- Kelcee Griffis, Bloomberg Telecom Reporter, discusses AT&T earnings. AT&T added 432,000 monthly wireless phone subscribers in the second quarter, better than the 325,264 that Wall Street had projected. The company reported revenue of $31.6 billion, up 2.3% from a year ago, and adjusted earnings per share of 65 cents, surpassing expectations of 59 cents.- Woo Jin Ho, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Hardware and Networking Analyst, discusses Super Micro Computer. Super Micro Computer shares rose as much as 25% after the server maker issued preliminary results saying its backlog hit a record on new orders in the quarter of more than $60 billion.- Ken Shea, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Consumer Products Analyst, discusses earnings from Philip Morris. Philip Morris International shares hit a record after reporting a boost in demand for its smoke-free products. Shipments of smoke-free products rose in the second quarter, mainly driven by its IQOS heated tobacco devices, and net revenue rose on an organic basis.- Gautam Mukunda, Lecturer at Yale School of Management and Bloomberg Opinion contributor, discusses his Opinion column: “Regulate AI like We Do the Airline Industry.” The heads of America's leading artificial intelligence companies agree that the AI frontier needs regulation due to the potential risks from biological weapons. The release of Kimi K3, an open-weight model by a Chinese company, highlights the need for regulation, as advanced AI capability is becoming widely available.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.