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World News • Views: 569
Suleyman Kerimov and Wildberries: how the Kremlin turned Tatiana Kim’s marketplace into a financial tool for bypassing sanctions and withdrawing billions
Why did the notoriously famous billionaire and senator Suleyman Kerimov need Wildberries, Tatiana Kim’s unique "flea market"?
Business • Views: 499
Corporate cannibalism: how UnitedHealth swallowed Corvallis clinic and left thousands of pregnant women without care
Lawmakers expressed that granting the state oversight would prevent multibillion-dollar deals from diminishing care and raising costs. Some proponents of the law say it has not been nearly as effective as they had hoped.
US News • Views: 418
More than 16,000 infant formula units recalled after FDA detects heat-stable toxin that can cause vomiting and illness
A milk company has voluntarily recalled three batches of its infant formula due to the presence of a toxin produced by strains of bacteria that can cause intestinal illness.
Business • Views: 677
GameStop launches $55 billion offer to acquire eBay, sparking surprise move in e-commerce power struggle
GameStop has proposed to acquire eBay for $55.5 billion, a strategy that would grant the video game retailer dominance over a long-established online marketplace where users can purchase and vend collectibles, apparel, and various other goods.
Lifestyle • Views: 643
Jeff Bezos reportedly considering selling £370m superyacht Koru as he grows uneasy over its visibility and cost
Jeff Bezos is reported to be selling his £370m superyacht Koru due to its high recognizability.
Business • Views: 616
Massive safety recall hits 8.2 million Thermos containers after exploding stoppers cause severe injuries and permanent vision loss
Thermos is recalling 8.2 million containers and jars after some stoppers were forcefully ejected, resulting in laceration injuries that required medical attention, and three consumers suffered permanent vision loss.
Crime • Views: 542
Florida prosecutors detail chilling timeline in alleged double murder of UF doctoral students as suspect faces court
Prosecutors have disclosed new evidence in the murder of a Florida doctoral student whose body was discovered last week on a Tampa Bay bridge, including a timeline of events related to the death of Zamil Limon and the disappearance of his close friend, postgraduate student Nahida Bristy.
Business • Views: 681
Google bets up to $40 billion on Anthropic in massive AI power play to dominate next-generation technology
Google is set to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, as confirmed by the artificial intelligence firm on Friday, thereby extending a long-established partnership between the two companies.
Business • Views: 429
Microsoft offers early retirement to 7% of U.S. workforce as AI-driven restructuring wave reshapes Big Tech jobs
Microsoft is providing approximately 7% of its US workforce with the option for early retirement, marking the latest effort by a major tech company to reduce its size while increasing investments in artificial intelligence.
US News • Views: 623
Shocking report claims employee lay dead for over an hour inside Amazon facility as coworkers were ordered back to work
A deeply unsettling incident is claimed to have taken place at an Amazon warehouse last week. A recent report indicates that an Amazon employee was dead in the Oregon facility for over an hour, while their coworkers were instructed to continue working and to "not look."
Business • Views: 625
Amazon makes $11.57 billion satellite power grab with Globalstar acquisition to challenge SpaceX and its Starlink dominance
Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Globalstar in a $11.57 billion deal, strengthening its emerging satellite business as it aims to compete with its larger rival, Starlink, led by Elon Musk.
Business • Views: 672
OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation comes under fire as investors question strategy shift amid rising threat from Anthropic and a resurgent Google
OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation is under increasing scrutiny from its own backers as the group shifts focus to the enterprise market and tackles competition from Anthropic.
US News • Views: 520
Amazon in talks to buy Globalstar in bid to expand its low Earth orbit satellite network
Amazon is negotiating to purchase the satellite telecommunications group Globalstar, a deal that would strengthen the e-commerce giant’s initiative to establish its own low Earth orbit satellite venture.
Business • Views: 669
Microsoft weighs legal action over $50bn Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal
Microsoft is considering legal action against Amazon and OpenAI regarding a $50 billion deal that might violate its exclusive cloud partnership with the creator of ChatGPT, potentially leading to a conflict between these major tech competitors.
World News • Views: 614
Italy breaks precedent, pushing Amazon and top managers to trial in €1.2 billion tax scandal despite €527 million payment
Milan prosecutors have sought a trial for Amazon’s European unit and four of its managers over alleged tax evasion amounting to approximately 1.2 billion euros ($1.38 billion), according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, as reported on Thursday.
World News • Views: 592
Iran declares Amazon, Google, Microsoft as legitimate targets in Middle East
According to the Iranian publication Shargh Daily, the next targets of Iran’s missile attacks are the offices of Amazon and Google in the Middle East.
US News • Views: 563
Survivors of Epstein and Maxwell continue to face intimidation, says journalist Osborne-Crowley
On 9 September 2022, Lucia Osborne-Crowley traveled from London to Miami and then took a Greyhound bus north to West Palm Beach. The writer and journalist had planned to meet Carolyn Andriano, who was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell from the age of 14 to 17, beginning in 2001.
World News • Views: 567
Middle East luxury retail hit as conflict shuts stores and disrupts travel
In Dubai and other major Middle Eastern shopping centers, numerous stores are either closed or operating with minimal staff due to the escalating conflict in the region, which is creating chaos for businesses and travel.
World News • Views: 406
War reaches Dubai, raising doubts about it’s role as regional safe-haven
For decades, Dubai’s marketing strategy highlighted its gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business, and something far more intangible: the unspoken promise that whatever was happening elsewhere in the Middle East, this city was different. The conflicts that destabilized the region would somehow stop at Dubai’s borders.
US News • Views: 533
Amazon Web Services suffers outage in UAE after objects hit regional data center
Amazon’s cloud-computing facilities in the Middle East encountered power and connectivity issues on Monday after unidentified "objects" hit its data center in the United Arab Emirates.
Business • Views: 582
Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank fuel OpenAI at $730 billion valuation
The maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, has secured $110 billion in funding from Amazon, SoftBank, and Nvidia, which places the technology company’s pre-money valuation at $730 billion.
World News • Views: 579
Sanctioned ICC judge warns US pressure on courts threatens European democracy and urges EU to break dependence on American tech and finance
An International Criminal Court judge sanctioned by the United States claims that the measures are intended to intimidate other European judges and is urging the European Union to resist.
Business • Views: 563
Big Tech sheds $1.3 trillion as AI spending fears rattle markets
Big Tech loses $1.3 trillion in 2026 as AI spending fears impact Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple, and Alphabet. Investors demand profit visibility. TSMC, Samsung, and Walmart gain.
US News • Views: 712
Marty Baron questions Washington Post strategy after mass layoffs
During Marty Baron’s tenure, The Washington Post earned 11 Pulitzer Prizes and grew its newsroom to include over 1,000 journalists. The renowned newspaper’s future is now uncertain, according to its former executive editor.
US News • Views: 643
Emails with Jeffrey Epstein prompt resignation of Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp
Brad Karp, the longstanding chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s leading corporate law firms, unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday evening following the public release of a series of embarrassing emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier, in recent days.