FedEx and UPS hit companies with unexpected holiday shipping limits ~finance business Article 978 words 9 votes
Uber to give up on self-driving tech and finds a partner in Aurora instead ~transport Article 550 words 8 votes
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says. ~tech google Article 1230 words 19 votes
Aston Martin in row over 'sock puppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study. Report disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director. ~enviro climate change Article 786 words, published Dec 2 2020 7 votes
Spotify claims it’s dominating the podcasting market because of a million-plus tiny podcasts ~tech Article 634 words 8 votes
Salesforce signs definitive agreement to acquire Slack for approximately $27.7 billion ~tech Article 2566 words 23 votes
This is the winter from hell for restaurants and workers: A potential indoor shutdown, a lack of stimulus aid, and other hospitality industry restrictions couldn’t come at a worse time ~food restaurants Article 1919 words 8 votes
A case for the possible sale of Wizards of the Coast ~games.tabletop dungeons and dragons Article 746 words 6 votes
Sex, lies and video games: Oomba was a startup designed to make a lot of money from the games industry — instead, everyone played each other ~games Article 8599 words, published Nov 23 2020 12 votes
How a $17 billion bailout fund intended for Boeing ended up in very different hands ~finance business Article 2278 words 4 votes
GM will recall about seven million US pickup trucks and SUVs from the 2007-2014 model years to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators ~transport Article 962 words 12 votes
Roblox files for IPO - Kid-focused, user-generated content platform has not yet turned a profit despite skyrocketing DAUs, bookings ~games Article 765 words, published Nov 10 2020 5 votes
BuzzFeed to acquire HuffPost in multi-year partnership with Verizon Media ~news journalism Article 307 words 10 votes
Managers at a Tyson pork processing plant in Iowa allegedly bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19 ~finance business Article 837 words 7 votes
Apple will reduce App Store commission to 15% for small businesses earning up to $1 million per year, starting January 1, 2021 ~tech apple.app store Article 930 words 16 votes
Norwegian Air files for bankruptcy protection in Ireland – low-cost airline to continue reduced flight schedule and shares will still be traded in Oslo ~transport Article 623 words 5 votes
Panasonic explores a European battery deal with Norway's largest energy and industrial companies ~finance business Article 358 words 4 votes
Sweden has shut down one of four nuclear reactors at its largest power station after over forty years of operation, with operators citing a lack of profitability ~finance business Link 8 votes
Deutsche Bank suggests 5% tax on home workers to support those impacted by the pandemic ~finance business Article 584 words 12 votes
Take-Two Interactive reaches agreement for recommended acquisition of British racing game developer Codemasters for almost $1 billion ~games Article 1408 words 7 votes
Amazon wants to win over Sweden – the Swedes have other ideas ~tech amazon Article 1558 words 7 votes
Norwegian Air said it is facing a “very uncertain future” after the government of Norway refused to grant further financial assistance to the airline ~transport Article 451 words 6 votes
Company made to change name that could be used for XSS vulnerabilities ~tech Article 162 words 11 votes
AMC’s revenue plummets by more than ninety percent as theaters remain empty ~finance business Article 1059 words 15 votes
How Sierra was captured, then killed, by a massive accounting fraud ~games Article 9829 words 21 votes
Sony nears acquisition of anime-streaming service Crunchyroll for almost $1 billion ~anime Article 229 words 13 votes
AMD to acquire FPGA-creator Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35 billion ~tech Article 2238 words 15 votes
Streaming app Quibi is shutting down, after raising $1.75 billion and launching six months ago ~tech Article 729 words 25 votes
What Prop. 22’s defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and drivers ~transport Article 1816 words 9 votes
Norway's oil workers fear for future as rigs go remote – shift to operating oil rigs remotely from land, accelerated by lower crude prices, has rekindled concerns among unions ~finance business Article 923 words 4 votes
Pandemic spikes in rural states, where small hospitals are already in financial distress ~health healthcare Article 3125 words 7 votes
Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country ~life Article 345 words 5 votes
Despite brute-forcing its way to dominance in many other industries, Amazon is having difficulty getting a foothold in games ~games Article 4812 words 11 votes
Speedrun.com acquired by Elo Entertainment (owner of Dotabuff & co.), founder steps down ~games Article 478 words 13 votes
Finnish carrier Finnair will start selling business class airplane food in supermarkets in a move to keep its catering staff employed ~transport Article 371 words 8 votes
Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail ~finance business Article 1382 words 12 votes
IKEA is to buy back its unwanted furniture from customers to resell as secondhand, as part of the Swedish group's efforts to become more environmentally friendly ~enviro sustainability Article 374 words 10 votes
Strike by workers in the Norwegian oil sector could soon wipe out nearly one-quarter of the country's petroleum output ~finance business Article 710 words 11 votes
Waymo is opening its fully driverless service to the general public in Phoenix ~transport Article 539 words 9 votes