HBO Lays Off About 70 Staffers in Latest Round of Cuts
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is firing about 70 workers who work at HBO and HBO Max, the latest round of cutbacks after its parent company…
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Uber Raises Prices by About 5% in London to Attract More Drivers
Uber Technologies Inc. said it will increase rates across the UK, leading to an average 5% increase in London fares, as the ride-hailing company works…
Scientists Change Blood Type of Kidneys in Breakthrough to Speed Up Transplants
British scientists have managed to change the blood type in three donor kidneys in a discovery that could potentially speed up transplants for patients with…
Full-Scale Nuclear War Could Kill 5 Billion People, Study Shows
Five billion people would die in a modern nuclear war with the impact of a global famine — triggered by sunlight-blocking soot in the atmosphere…
Adam Neumann’s New Startup Flow Gets Backing From Andreessen Horowitz
For Adam Neumann’s next venture after his rise and fall at WeWork Inc., the venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz pledged a big financial commitment. The…
Crypto Venture Company Dragonfly Buys Hedge Fund, Rebrands
Digital-asset venture capital firm Dragonfly said it acquired MetaStable Capital, one of the oldest investment funds in cryptocurrencies, and completed a rebranding. The acquisition comes…
Unity Software’s Board Rejects AppLovin’s $20 Billion Unsolicited Proposal
Unity Software Inc. rejected an unsolicited proposal to merge with AppLovin Corp. in an all-stock deal, keeping it on track to buy competitor IronSource. The…