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Verizon may sell assets including Yahoo to Apollo for $4 to $5 billion

May 03, 2021 07:35 am UTC| Business Economy

Verizon and Apollo Global Management are said to be close to sealing a deal for the sale of the formers media assets that include Yahoo and AOL. The deal may be worth $4 to $5 billion. Once it successfully sold its...

How Secure Is Bitcoin

May 03, 2021 07:17 am UTC| Business

To say that Bitcoin is popular nowadays would be an understatement. The value of this virtual currency has reached an all-time high which is why a lot of people are interested in it. The profit potential is what gets the...

3 Tips To Build Machine Learning Pipelines

May 03, 2021 07:08 am UTC| Business

Machine learning (ML) incorporates artificial intelligence (AI), to create a computer software system adopting neural networks or human brain thinking. Building an efficient ML pipeline means creating a seamless workflow...

Apple to face Epic Games in court for one serious legal battle

May 03, 2021 06:37 am UTC| Business Economy

Apple will be in court to answer the charges leveled against it by Epic Games. The iPhone maker is facing one of its most serious legal battles in years, and the trial is starting now. The said court trial is said to be...

McDonald’s UK removing five items from the menu and replacing them with new ones

May 03, 2021 05:26 am UTC| Business Economy

McDonalds UK announced the addition of five new items to the menu, and these will be available starting next week. There will be big changes in the menu lineup this month, and customers will see new food items in...

Hotel Shilla remains in red in Q1

May 01, 2021 16:16 pm UTC| Business

Hotel Shilla Co. posted a first-quarter net loss of 1.5 billion won, remaining in the red compared with a year ago. Its sales dropped 22.9 percent to 727.2 billion won. Operating income for the January-March period...

Posco sets up new entity in Poland to recycle LG batteries

May 01, 2021 16:08 pm UTC| Economy Business

Steelmaker Posco has set up an entity in Poland and will launch another one in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province in South Korea to recycle LG Energy Solutions electric vehicle batteries. The entity in Poland will collect...

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Economy

U.S. Moves to Expand Chevron License and Control Venezuelan Oil Sales

The United States is accelerating efforts to grant Chevron an expanded license for oil production in Venezuela, a move that could significantly reshape the countrys energy sector and global oil markets. U.S. Energy...

U.S. Stocks Finish Nearly Flat as Earnings Season Begins and Investors Eye Volatility

U.S. stocks ended nearly flat on Friday after a choppy trading session, as investors remained cautious ahead of a long holiday weekend and the early stages of fourth-quarter earnings season. Despite modest daily moves, all...

Australia Treasurer Backs RBA Governor’s Support for Fed Chair Jerome Powell Amid Independence Concerns

Australias Treasurer Jim Chalmers has publicly backed Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock after she joined a group of global central bank leaders in expressing solidarity with U.S. Federal Reserve...

Asian Currencies Trade Narrowly as US Dollar Holds Near Six-Week High on Strong Data

Most Asian currencies traded within tight ranges on Friday, while the U.S. dollar remained firm near a six-week high, supported by strong U.S. economic data and fading expectations for imminent Federal Reserve rate cuts....

Canada–China Strategic Partnership Signals Reset With Historic Economic Potential

Canada and China are moving toward a renewed strategic partnership that could deliver historic economic gains by building on the complementary strengths of both nations, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said during...

Politics

Trump Announces “Board of Peace” to Oversee Transitional Governance of Gaza

The White House on Friday officially announced the members of the so-called Board of Peace, a new international body proposed under President Donald Trumps plan to supervise the temporary governance of Gaza. The...

Ukraine Seeks U.S. Security Guarantees and Post-War Recovery Deal Ahead of Davos Talks

A Ukrainian delegation is traveling to the United States for high-level talks on security guarantees and a large-scale post-war recovery package, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced, expressing optimism that key...

FAA Issues 60-Day Flight Warnings Over Central and South America Amid Rising Military Tensions

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a series of aviation safety warnings urging airlines to exercise heightened caution when flying over Central America, parts of South America, and nearby oceanic...

Trump Signals Preference for Hassett to Stay at White House, Shifting Fed Chair Odds and Markets

President Donald Trump indicated on Friday that he would prefer National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to remain in his current White House role rather than move to the Federal Reserve, a statement that quickly...

U.S. and Mexico Reaffirm Security Partnership Amid Calls for Stronger Border Action

Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a high-level call on Thursday focused on security cooperation and the future of the U.S.-Mexico partnership, according to...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Google Seeks Delay on Data-Sharing Order as It Appeals Landmark Antitrust Ruling

Alphabets Google has asked a federal judge to delay enforcing a key part of a landmark antitrust ruling that would require the company to share valuable search data with rivals, according to court filings submitted on...

Anthropic Appoints Former Microsoft Executive Irina Ghose to Lead India Expansion

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft executive Irina Ghose as its Managing Director of India, signaling a major push into one of the worlds fastest-growing AI markets. The appointment...

TSMC Shares Hit Record High as AI Chip Demand Fuels Strong Q4 Earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) shares surged to a record high in Taipei trading on Friday, underscoring strong investor confidence driven by robust fourth-quarter earnings and sustained demand from the...

Federal Judge Clears Way for Jury Trial in Elon Musk’s Fraud Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft

A federal judge in Oakland, California, has rejected renewed attempts by OpenAI and Microsoft to dismiss a high-profile lawsuit filed by Elon Musk, allowing the case to proceed to a jury trial starting April 27. The ruling...

Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement

Major publishing companies Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group have formally asked a California federal court for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google, intensifying the ongoing legal...