Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Apple Card discriminated against his wife
The New York Department of Financial Services is looking into allegations of gender discrimination against users of the Apple Card, which is…
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Billionaire Jamie Dimon agrees with Elizabeth Warren on this one point
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon believes some politicians are giving people the wrong impression of him. He’s a champion of the middle-class,…
Continue Reading Uber CEO called Jamal Khashoggi’s murder a ‘mistake.’ Now he’s trying to put it right
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has reportedly tried to clarify his description of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder as a “mistake” by…
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Disney heiress tells fellow boomers who are offended by the phrase ‘OK boomer’: Sit down and let the kids drive
Abigail Disney has a message for fellow Baby Boomers offended by the “OK boomer” trend: “How about you guys sit the [expletive]…
Continue Reading Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson, an advocate for racial justice and workplace diversity, dies at 60
Bernard Tyson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente, died in his sleep early Sunday at the age of 60, the company confirmed to CNN Business. Tyson had served…
Continue Reading Bill Moyers: ‘Do facts matter anymore? I think they do’
Bill Moyers, the legendary former PBS host and network news commentator, says he fears for the United States “for the first time in my long…
Continue Reading UK economy grows at slowest annual rate in a decade as election looms
The UK economy grew at the slowest annual rate in nearly a decade in the third quarter as uncertainty over Brexit continued to weigh on business. The…
Continue Reading The two sides of China: A shopping bonanza and protests in Hong Kong
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Continue Reading Hong Kong’s Hang Seng has its worst day in months as violence escalates
Hong Kong stocks suffered their worst day in more than three months on Monday as long-running protests in the city saw escalating levels of violence.…
Continue Reading Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix wins League of Legends World Championship
Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) defeated European rivals G2 Esports to win the World Championship finals of esports phenomenon League of Legends.…
Continue Reading How every company could become a ‘tech’ company
These days nearly every company is, or is in the process of becoming, a technology company. Major retailers have mobile apps and robust e-commerce…
Continue Reading Iran has discovered an oil field with an estimated 53 billion barrels of crude, Rouhani says
A vast oil field containing an estimated 53 billion barrels of crude oil has been discovered in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani announced Sunday, a…
Continue Reading Two of the world’s biggest economies are at risk of recession
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Continue Reading Saudi Aramco will offer less than 1% of its shares to individual investors. It still might be the biggest IPO ever
Saudi Aramco on Saturday released details of an initial public offering that could shatter records and will give investors the chance to own a piece…
Continue Reading John Bolton lands a book deal. It will publish before the 2020 presidential election
John Bolton has stayed pretty quiet since resigning as President Trump’s national security adviser in September. But he evidently has a…
Continue Reading Colleges are helping students start careers in esports
Colleges have long helped students get jobs in finance, education and other industries. But now a handful of US-based universities are playing a role…
Continue Reading Poisoned information wells: How impeachment testimony spotlights plague of conspiracy theories, misinformation
Reading through the transcript on Friday of the testimony from Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former top advisor on Russia, her commentary on…
Continue Reading Instagram will test hiding US users’ likes
Posting on Instagram can come with a rush of validation when likes from friends and strangers come pouring in. But those likes will soon be hidden…
Continue Reading How the Washington Post uses TikTok to engage with its audience
The Chinese-backed video app TikTok is popular among Gen Z for its lip-sync videos and comedy routines, but at least one newsroom has found a…
Continue Reading The one stock you want to own through an Elizabeth Warren presidency
Investing in Big Tech is a gamble. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the frontrunner Democrat for president, wants to break up Silicon Valley giants. But one…
Continue Reading These dog-like robots do backflips and play soccer. Yes, they’re adorable
On a recent fall day at MIT, a group of players kicked around a soccer ball on the school’s Killian Court lawn. They ran around and jumped in…
Continue Reading The internet thought it found the Trump whistleblower’s picture. The internet was wrong
Right-wing social media accounts have been widely sharing two photographs that they claim show the whistleblower at the center of the impeachment…
Continue Reading G/O Media faces two lawsuits from former execs, alleging discrimination
Two former executives are suing G/O Media, the parent company of sites including Gizmodo, Deadspin and The Onion, alleging discrimination and…
Continue Reading Elon Musk fires back at Tesla detractor: ‘Allow us to send you a small gift of short shorts’
Elon Musk and investor David Einhorn, one of Tesla’s toughest critics, ratcheted up the rhetoric Friday as the two billionaires traded jabs in…
Continue Reading Corporate America is quietly working to suppress the voices of small investors
Emily Cunningham, a user experience designer, is just one of 750,000 people who work for Amazon. Like most rank-and-file employees in corporate…
Continue Reading Facebook and YouTube say they are removing content mentioning potential whistleblower’s name
Facebook and YouTube said Friday that they were removing content that mentioned the potential name of the whistleblower whose complaint sparked an…
Continue Reading Disney CEO Bob Iger is about to take the biggest risk of his career
Bob Iger is on top of the world. As Disney’s CEO, he has led the company through a commanding 14 years, peaking with a dominating 2019. This…
Continue Reading The Stephen King effect: Will it help ‘Doctor Sleep’ at the box office?
The prom, clowns, a picturesque hotel in Colorado. These things don’t really convey a lot of dread for moviegoers — unless they’re in…
Continue Reading How Michael Bloomberg became the richest man in media
Entrepreneur and philanthropist-turned politician Michael Bloomberg has been called one of most successful New York mayors in the city’s…
Continue Reading Why frackers are using sewage to collect oil and gas
America’s oil industry faces a number of challenges, including low oil prices, the rise of electric vehicles and proposals to limit fracking.…
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