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Elizabeth Holmes Accuses Ex-Lover, Business Partner of Abuse
The Theranos founder said she fell under Sunny Balwani's sway after she dropped out of Stanford in 2003 to found the company
Facebook Owner Meta Must Sell Giphy on Competition Concerns, U.K. Says
It’s the first time a Big Tech firm has been ordered by regulators in Europe and the U.S. to undo an acquisition rather than pay a hefty fine.
Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, Replaced by CTO Parag Agrawal
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., is stepping down, ceding the position to the company’s chief technology officer Parag Agrawal. The move is effective immediately, though Dorsey will stay on the board of the social media company until his term expires in 2022, Twitter said in a statement Monday. “I’ve…
6 Lessons on the Future of the Metaverse From the Creator of Second Life
So there’s plenty that the current builders of the metaverse can learn from Second Life, both for better and worse.
Paris Plans Electric Flying Taxi Routes in Time for Olympics
France will begin testing electric air taxis in coming months at a hub outside Paris with the goal of having two dedicated flight paths to ferry passengers in time for the 2024 summer Olympics. One route would link Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Le Bourget airports and the other would be between two suburbs southwest of…
It’s Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center
Informal work is the essential service that billions of people give to a world that barely notices.
Here Are the Most ‘Attractive’ Global Cities. But Can They Keep Their Edge in the Post-Pandemic World?
Many of the world's major global cities saw a significant decrease in competitiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jamie Dimon Offers Hasty Apology After Joking JPMorgan Will Outlast Chinese Communist Party
The mea culpa underscores the bank's desire to keep cordial relations in China, where it has nearly $20 billion of exposure and has ambitions to expand further.
Why This Dating App Is Paying All Employees an $80,000 Minimum Salary
The decision is similar to that taken by the Dan Price, the CEO of credit card processing startup Gravity Payments
The Buck Stops Here: Dollar Tree Raises Prices to $1.25
Dollar Tree said the reason for raising its prices to $1.25 was not due to “short-term or transitory market conditions."
Even Santa Claus Prefers Working Remotely
Santa's Club is on track to set up thousands of video visits this year
South Africa Won’t Appeal Court Ruling on Black Mine Ownership
Mining exploration and investment in South Africa have dwindled in recent years amid the regulatory uncertainty