Insider Q&A: Sophie Zhang, Facebook whistleblower
Sophie Zhang worked as a Facebook data scientist for nearly three years before was she fired in the fall of 2020. On her final...
Indonesia’s Gojek, Tokopedia to merge as GoTo Group
SINGAPORE — Indonesian ride hailing company Gojek and e-commerce firm Tokopedia said Monday that they are merging to form the GoTo Group.
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Ransomware attack hits 4 Asian countries of AXA subsidiary
PARIS — A targeted ransomware attack hit four countries among the Asian operations of Axa Partners, the international subsidiary of Axa insurance group, with...
Cyprus president unveils ‘ambitious’ economic stimulus plan
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most ambitious ever”...
Russia won’t block Twitter, but partial slowdown to continue
MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Monday backed away from threats to block Twitter, saying that the social media platform deleted most of the banned...
Inspector who failed to catch interstate bridge crack fired
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the...
Streaming landscape shifts with $43B AT&T Discovery deal
NEW YORK — AT&T said Monday it will combine its massive WarnerMedia media assets, which includes HBO and CNN, with Discovery Inc. to create...
Biden plan would pick winners, losers in move to green jobs
WASHINGTON — In Georgia, school bus-maker Blue Bird has visions of going from selling a few hundred electric buses annually to 15,000. In Michigan,...
Spotify co-owner Ek says Kroenkes reject bid to buy Arsenal
LONDON — Spotify co-owner Daniel Ek says a bid to buy Arsenal has been rejected by the Kroenke family which owns the London-based Premier...
Rocket Lab’s satellite launch from New Zealand site fails
LONG BEACH, Calif. — California-based Rocket Lab said a launch of satellites from its facility in New Zealand failed Saturday.
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