Arts Jan 23 WWE's 'Raw' announces move to Netflix next year in deal worth over $5 billion WWE also said that its documentaries, original series and forthcoming projects will be available on Netflix internationally starting in 2025.
Politics Dec 21 Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank The vote comes after a series of extraordinary gains for unions in the U.S., with organized labor sealing huge contracts in industries that have historically had strong labor representation, and inroads in those that have not.
Economy Oct 25 Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards Amazon Web Services said Wednesday that its AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which will be located in and operate out of Europe, will have the same security, availability, and performance as existing AWS Regions but will be separate from them.
Economy Oct 23 Chevron buys Hess Corp. for $53 billion, the 2nd oil megadeal this month as energy prices soar Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it's not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.
Economy Oct 23 Chevron buys Hess in 2nd recent major fossil fuel industry buyout The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said that it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion. Crude prices are up 9% this year and have been hovering around $90 per barrel for about…
Nation Oct 11 Exxon Mobil to buy Pioneer Natural for $59.5 billion, doubling down on fossil fuels as energy prices surge Including debt, Exxon is committing about $64.5 billion to the acquisition announced Wednesday, leaving no doubt of the Texas energy company's commitment to fossil fuels as energy prices surge.
Politics Sep 07 Google to require disclosure for political ads that use AI to alter imagery or sounds Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.
Economy Sep 06 Truth Social gets a lifeline after deadline for a big cash infusion is extended for a year Donald's Trump's Truth Social got a lifeline this week after a blank-check company that could infuse the social media platform with cash agreed to extend a critical deadline for a year.
Nation Aug 09 Unprecedented levels of damage from storms this year is upending U.S. towns, insurance industry Waves of thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage as climate change contributes to the frequency and severity of violent meteorological events.
Economy Jul 17 Ford substantially cuts cost of F-150 Lightning electric pickup The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker.