Capital One to buy Discover Financial in $35.3 billion all-stock deal ~finance banking business Article 978 words 32 votes
Donald Trump benefits from newly approved merger: The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a merger between Trump Media and Technology and Digital World Acquisition Corp ~finance business Article 7 votes
Preparing for war, social unrest or a new pandemic? Chinese companies are raising militias like it’s the 1970s. ~misc politics Article 14 votes
‘We’ve lost the art of city building’: can the planner behind a tech-funded metropolis win over the skeptics? ~design urban planning Article 1574 words 25 votes
Squishmallows vs. Build-A-Bear, the cutest legal scuffle ever, is heating up ~finance business Article 759 words 22 votes
The 355 million dollar US civil fraud ruling against Donald Trump, annotated ~finance business Article 150 words 30 votes
Should pay be more transparent? Policies that force companies to reveal the pay of peers have unintended consequences. ~finance business Link 25 votes
Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable ~tech Article 1311 words 61 votes
'I've never seen it this bad:' Game developers explain the huge layoffs hitting Riot, Epic, and more ~games Article 3449 words 45 votes
Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the US ~health medicine Article 780 words, published Feb 9 2024 60 votes
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” ~tv Article 424 words 41 votes
Two years ago, Swedish pop star Zara Larsson went independent – buying back the rights to her master recordings and setting up her own record label ~music Article 964 words 8 votes
US grocery stores should cut prices as costs ease, Joe Biden White House says ~food Article 613 words, published Feb 2 2024 29 votes
Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content ~games Article 32 votes
Scottish company Gravitricity is using the Pyhäjärvi mine in Finland to build its first full-scale prototype gravity energy store ~enviro Article 513 words 14 votes
Disney activist investor Blackwells floats idea of splitting up company as it officially launches proxy fight, nominates three to board ~finance business Article 376 words 24 votes
Secretive US right wing advocacy group promotes model legislation to limit public nuisance claims like those responsible for tobacco and opioid verdicts ~misc politics Article 1021 words 18 votes
Spotify has signed a new multiyear agreement with Joe Rogan, the host of one of the most popular and polarizing podcasts in the US ~tech Article 264 words 36 votes
Blood, guns, and broken scooters: Inside the chaotic rise and fall of Bird ~transport Article 3564 words, published Dec 21 2023 15 votes
Opinion: Tesla investors should think twice about Elon Musk’s plan to reincorporate in Texas ~finance business Article 904 words 14 votes
US Senator Bernie Sanders set to interrogate pharma executives about prices ~health medicine Article 1381 words 33 votes
Fundamental questions about ovaries may unlock longer human lifespan. Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending to find answers. ~health medicine Link 15 votes
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic ~health Article 929 words 10 votes
Security crises from Red Sea to Black Sea pose a troubling question: How much has freedom of navigation been an anomaly? ~transport Article 4 votes
Finnish unions have called for industrial action to protest government proposals on labour law reforms which they say would adversely impact low-wage earners ~finance business Article 978 words 10 votes
Oil firms forced to consider full climate effects of new drilling, following landmark Norwegian court ruling ~enviro climate change energy Article 1008 words 9 votes
The Messenger shuts down amid journalism industry-wide layoffs ~news journalism usa Article 354 words 5 votes
Baltimore Orioles agree to be sold to a group led by [Baltimore native] David Rubenstein for $1.7 billion ~sports.baseball Article 3 votes
A cycle of misery: The business of building commercial aircraft ~transport Article 3876 words 6 votes
US judge voids Elon Musk's "unfathomable" $56 billion Tesla pay package ~finance business Article 564 words 30 votes
Why Walmart pays its truck drivers six figures ~finance business Article 1986 words, published Jan 23 2024 16 votes
Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known “from the start” but concealed from lawyers and judges ~tech Article 756 words 104 votes
Court orders China Evergrande property developer to liquidate after it failed to reach debt deal ~finance business Article 611 words 23 votes
Detroit’s LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce is helping create a business renaissance ~lgbt Article 647 words 10 votes
Reddit advised to target at least $5 billion valuation in IPO ~finance business Article 77 words 30 votes
Boeing whistleblower: production line has “enormous volume of defects” bolts on MAX 9 weren’t installed ~transport Article 1145 words 74 votes
US companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starbucks are using new legal playbook against unions, experts say ~finance business Article 1790 words 30 votes