The Washington Post announced it will lay off nearly 100 workers, or 4% of its staff, in an attempt to stem growing losses, according to media reports. The cuts reportedly will affect mainly employees on the business side of the storied US newspaper owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The publication is among many news … Read more
Raging wildfires fanned by strong winds tore across the wealthy Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, burning homes and prompting the city to issue evacuation orders to 30,000 people. More than 2,900 acres had burnt in the hills around the Palisades, an affluent coastal community with some of the most expensive property in … Read more
In the U.S., it’s accepted that most startups fail — and when that happens, VCs (generally) accept their losses and move on. But that’s not the case in China, where VCs are trying to claw back their investments in failed startups by pursuing the personal assets of their founders in court, The Financial Times reports. … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur are three matches away from their first piece of silverware since 2008. Having taken the strenuous path to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, beating both Manchester clubs en route to the last four, Spurs now prepare for two legs with high-flying Premier League leaders Liverpool. Should they triumph across the pair of fixtures, they … Read more
Iran’ foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s claim that Iran posed the main security threat in the Middle East. Macron on Monday said Iran was accelerating its nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at making a nuclear bomb.
Hermès has sparred with LVMH before. Fending off the Arnault-owned luxury giant’s takeover attempt eventually led Hermès to stratospheric success. Read More
I knew I had found my favorite computer of CES 2025 early last December, long before I had a chance to see what most other PC makers were cooking up. It comes from ASUS and it’s the new Zenbook A14, a system that the company had joked about calling the Zenbook Air. To be fair, … Read more
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Erika Jayne believes her costars have a reason to be disappointed in Sutton Stracke. “We’re mad at Sutton because Sutton likes to kick a dog when they’re down,” Jayne, 53, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 7. “That’s a fact. I don’t think anybody looking at this without … Read more
Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the crash off island located near Perth, Western Australia. A light aircraft has crashed during takeoff at a popular tourist destination in Australia, killing three people and injuring three others. The privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan plane crashed into the sea after taking off from Rottnest Island, … Read more
Lifeway Foods has maintained the shareholder agreement the company has with investor – and suitor – Danone is “invalid”. The kefir maker, a takeover target for Danone, responded to claims from the French giant that it had breached an investor deal between the two companies. Late last month, Danone wrote to Lifeway claiming the US … Read more