Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard clears a key hurdle. But the $69B deal is still at risk
The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard
2023-05-16 01:26
Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy
Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Indigenous children playing in a field of tall, green grass
2023-05-16 01:15
Luxury brand Cartier criticized for using images of Amazon tribe devastated by gold mining
Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Indigenous children playing in a field of tall, green grass
2023-05-16 00:59
Cars are getting more expensive. Here's how to keep yours on the road longer to avoid costly payents
With the average new-vehicle price in the U.S. at nearly $48,000 and the cost of a used automobile averaging almost $29,000, many people are getting repairs done and keeping their vehicles longer
2023-05-16 00:25
Vending machines are the latest tool for fighting opioid overdoses
Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to fight the opioid epidemic
2023-05-16 00:16
IMF: Sri Lanka's crisis-hit economy likely to resume growth in 2024 after contracting 3% this year
The International Monetary Fund says Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy is expected to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year
2023-05-15 23:56
Biden to Nominate Cancer Chief Monica Bertagnolli to Lead US NIH
President Joe Biden will nominate National Cancer Institute head Monica Bertagnolli to lead the full National Institutes of
2023-05-15 23:16
EU backs Microsoft buying Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. But the $69B deal is still at risk
The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard
2023-05-15 22:46
Cyprus, Israel working on deal for natural gas pipeline, processing plant in Cyprus
The Cypriot energy minister says Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal to build a pipeline that will take natural gas from both countries to the eastern Mediterranean island nation, where it will be liquefied for export by ship to Europe and potentially elsewhere
2023-05-15 21:23
Poland gets 1st U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine
Poland has received its first shipment of U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers as part of a defense upgrade amid security concerns due to the war in neighboring Ukraine
2023-05-15 20:55
Repelled by high car prices, Americans are holding on to their vehicles longer than ever
Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever
2023-05-15 20:51
Linda Yaccarino may be "exactly what Twitter needs." But is the new CEO being set up to fail?
Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company’s CEO “must like pain a lot.”
2023-05-15 20:22