The New York Times@nytimes08/08/2023www.nytimes.comParamount Agrees to Sell Simon & Schuster to KKR, a Private Equity FirmThe deal, for $1.62 billion, will put control of a cultural touchstone in the hands of a financial buyer.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes08/01/2023www.nytimes.comUber Posts 14% Rise in Revenue as Growth SlowsThe company’s growth decelerated as the rebound from the pandemic normalized and its freight business declined. It also swung to a profit.1 0123456789Rico@heyrico08/01/2023Pretty insane year for the $UBERAdd a comment…
The New York Times@nytimes07/14/2023www.nytimes.comThree Big Banks Rake In Better-Than-Expected ProfitsThree of the biggest banks in the United States made a cumulative $22.3 billion in profit last quarter, a hefty jump from the same period last year.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes06/21/2023www.nytimes.comU.K. Inflation Remains Stuck at 8.7%The rate, which had been expected to edge lower in May, shows that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis persists, and is likely to prompt the Bank of England to raise interest rates again.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes06/14/2023www.nytimes.comThe World’s Demand for Oil Is Set to SlowThe International Energy Agency said oil consumption would hit a peak in a few years, with gasoline use shrinking after 2026.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes06/09/2023www.nytimes.comBinance Halts Trading in Dollars on Its U.S. ExchangeBanks have signaled that they will stop working with the company’s American branch, it said, after the Securities and Exchange Commission sued it this week.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes05/18/2023www.nytimes.comMontana Governor Signs Total Ban of TikTok in the StateThe legislation is the most extreme prohibition of the app in the nation and will almost certainly face legal challenges.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes05/17/2023www.nytimes.comOpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate HearingThe tech executive and lawmakers agreed that new A.I. systems must be regulated. Just how that would happen is not yet clear.1 0123456789Patrick@patd05/19/2023this the guy who previously was passive about the dangers?Add a comment…
The New York Times@nytimes05/15/2023www.nytimes.comVice, Decayed Digital Colossus, Files for BankruptcyVice, which had wooed media giants, has struggled to adjust to the punishing realities of digital publishing. A group of creditors could buy Vice for $225 million.0123456789
The New York Times@nytimes05/15/2023www.nytimes.comE.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for ActivisionThe green light follows objections to the blockbuster deal by American and British regulators on the grounds that it would undercut competition.0123456789