Zuckerberg Goes on Charm Offensive for Internet.org
The Facebook chief executive outlined on Monday why he thought Internet.org, a service backed by his company that is intended to provide people in emerging markets with free access to…
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Huawei’s watch is stylish as well as smart
Huawei is a telecoms company based in China. It’s a major player in computer networking, government and mobile communications. Recently, the firm has made a big push into consumer electronics….
News Corp. Set to Rehire Rebekah Brooks, Acquitted Executive
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch’s media holdings in Britain, acquitted last year on charges related to the phone hacking scandal, is likely to return to News Corporation…
German Energy Firm Pushes Ahead on Russian Deal, Despite British Objections
LONDON — The German utility RWE signaled on Sunday that it expected to complete the sale of its oil and gas subsidiary, RWE Dea, to a Russian investment company on…
Britain, Wary of Sanctions, Adds Pressure to Keep Russian From Buying Energy Unit
LONDON — The British government on Saturday hardened its resistance to the Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s attempt to buy the energy subsidiary of the German utility RWE. Mr. Fridman’s company,…
Browns Canyon, industrial town among new national monuments
Obama is naming the sites using his authority under the Antiquities Act, which he has already used to establish or expand 16 national monuments. Since 1906, presidents have used the…
Whole Foods Finally Got Cheaper And It’s Working
Whole Foods Market is finally coming to terms with its image problem. The notion that its food is too expensive has kept a certain segment of grocery shoppers at bay,…
One Reason For Netflix’s Success — It Treats Employees Like Grownups
If you’re one of the many Americans toiling away at a huge corporation, here are some things you’re probably familiar with: tracking vacation days, getting expenses approved and sitting through…
Chelsea’s new shirt deal worth ‘$62 million annually’
Financial details were undisclosed but English Premier League leaders Chelsea’s deal with the Yokohama Rubber Company is reportedly worth $62 million a year allowing the tire manufacturer to emblazon its…
Iran hacked a U.S. casino, U.S. intel director says
However, the company thinks hackers broke into its casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and “certain company data may have been destroyed,” according to documents it filed Friday with the Securities and…
This guy just won the jackpot with a startup’s get-rich-quick scheme
Jet.com was founded by Diapers.com entrepreneur Marc Lore, who sold his company to Amazon in 2010 for $540 million. The company plans to take on Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) by signing…
Sean Hosman, CEO Of Company Trying To Predict Repeat Criminals Is A Repeat Criminal
RONNIE GREENE, Associated Press EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sean Hosman is a leading voice in the national push to transform the justice system by predicting…
Chris Kyle, America’s deadliest sniper, offered no regrets
His first kill was a woman who cradled a toddler with one hand and held a grenade in the other. “I had to do it to protect the Marines,” Kyle…
Google Plans New Headquarters, and a City Fears Being Overrun
A street sign for Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google’s growth has brought the city loads of tax dollars and a 3.3 percent unemployment rate, but also skyrocketing home…
Imagine Being Able To See The Doctor And Get Medicine At Work
One day at work, Cathy Boyes wasn’t feeling well. Thinking she had symptoms of the flu, the 54-year-old executive assistant went down four floors to the wellness center at her…
U.S. and British Agencies May Have Tried to Get SIM Encryption Codes, Gemalto Says
LONDON — Gemalto, a French-Dutch digital security company, said on Wednesday that it believed that American and British intelligence agencies had most likely hacked into the company’s networks in an…
At Gucci, a Messy Exit for One Designer Opens an Unlikely Door for Another
Patrizio di Marco wasn’t about to go out quietly. In early December, Mr. di Marco was ousted as chief executive of Gucci, a position he had held for five years,…
Could New Zealand company’s IPO finally bring us jetpacks?
After raising $21 million in its initial public offering, the company is promising 2016 delivery of its first model: a contraption boasting a reported 30 minutes of flight time at…
Alan Howard, Actor With Royal Shakespeare Company, Dies at 77
Alan Howard, a celebrated English actor whose regal bearing and imposing voice gave life to a spate of Shakespearean kings, died on Feb. 14 in London. He was 77. His…
Ken Silverstein Resigns From First Look Media, Slams Company’s ‘Incompetence’
First Look Media is going through yet another messy break up with one of its journalists. Investigative reporter Ken Silverstein announced over this weekend that he was leaving the company…
With Palestinian Debt Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power to West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
Two Missing Ducks, a Video and a Felony Charge in an Episode at a Foie Gras Farm
FERNDALE, N.Y. — The case of the People of the State of New York against Amber Canavan touches on a variety of issues: animal rights, food culture and tradition, and…
SodaStream Hits Reset as Its Sales and Profit Fall
SodaStream, the once-hot device for do-it-yourself sodas, is betting on the growing thirst for bubbly water to bring some sparkle back to its business. And in an effort to tap…
Yahoo Courts Mobile App Makers with New Tools
The company announced a new suite of tools Thursday for mobile app developers, including better analytics and modules that let app makers show ads sold by Yahoo and promote their…
Nearly 40 Percent of Wal-Mart’s US Workers to Get Pay Raises
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains U.S. hourly workers as the embattled retailer tries to reshape the…
Internment camp, industrial town among new national monuments
Obama is naming the sites using his authority under the Antiquities Act, which he has already used to establish or expand 16 national monuments. Since 1906, presidents have used the…
CNN Executive Called Out Over Hosting Dinner For Obamas
During CNN town hall, network president Jeff Zucker said it’s not a conflict of interest for a D.C. executive of the company to host the President and First Lady. Read…
New frontier in apples: Red or golden but never brown
“This is really huge. It’s what we’ve waited almost five years for with regulatory approval,” says Neal Carter, founder and president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the Canadian company that engineered…