Twenty-First Century Fox and Comcast have entered into the third and final round of bidding in a one-day auction for Sky, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC Saturday. According to the sources, the first two bidding rounds for Sky have been completed, with the auction entering its third and […]
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Comcast outbids Fox in a $39 billion takeover of Sky
Comcast outbids Twenty-First Century Fox in a $39 billion takeover of British broadcaster Sky after submitting a much higher bid in a three-round auction that took place on Saturday. The U.S. cable giant outbid its rival by $3.6 billion by offering £17.28 per share. Rupert Murdoch’s Fox offered £15.67 per […]
GOP aide for Brett Kavanaugh nomination resigns amid sexual harassment claims
A communications adviser working for the Republican majority on Senate Judiciary Committee’s nomination of Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh has resigned in the wake of a previous sexual harassment allegation that was uncovered, NBC News reported Saturday. NBC, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported that 29-year-old Garrett Ventry, was […]
The White House is reportedly planning to order an antitrust probe of tech companies
The White House is reportedly working on a memorandum for President Donald Trump to sign that would direct government agencies to “thoroughly investigate” big tech companies like Google and Facebook, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, who have fended off accusations of political bias against conservatives. A draft of that executive […]
How former Facebook and Google engineer Bret Taylor earned Marc Benioff’s trust at Salesforce
When the Stanford Cardinal football team beat the University of Southern California by 14 points two weeks ago, it was a big victory for Salesforce Chief Product Officer Bret Taylor over his boss, Marc Benioff. “I am a simple man.” Taylor, a Stanford alum, posted in a tweet on Sept. […]
The FDA’s nicotine stain: Juul isn’t only culprit in teen e-cigarette smoking epidemic
The epidemic of e-cigarette use among America’s teenagers is associated with a four-letter word: Juul. The wildly popular maker of flavored e-cigarettes has become as cool for a teenager to hold as an iPhone. But the advocacy groups and medical associations that have been campaigning against tobacco and nicotine products […]
Auto Trader: If Amazon, Spotify and Ikea designed electric cars, this is what they’d look like
Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise. Last year, global sales passed 1 million new cars sold, the first time ever, according to a report by McKinsey & Company, an automotive and assembly company. More car companies are designing electric vehicles, like Jaguar’s first electric SUV debuted in March, and […]
‘Friends’ premiered 24 years ago today: Here’s how much that crazy NYC apartment would be worth now
It’s been more than two decades since the “Friends” gang first convened at the Central Perk for coffee with a side of TV history. The now-classic sitcom debuted on NBC on September 22, 1994, with 21.5 million people tuning in for the show’s first episode. Millions more would watch “Friends” […]
Senate Judiciary chair extends deadline for Kavanaugh accuser to decide on whether to testify
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley set a Saturday afternoon deadline for a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault to decide if and how she will testify, the New York Times reported. The Committee had delayed a vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation after California professor Christine […]
This building material can protect homes during natural disasters, and the US is missing out
There’s a building material that could keep houses intact during hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and fires. While it’s been widely used around the world, the U.S. is a laggard in adopting the construction technique. One company trying to change that is RSG 3-D, which is bringing a building material known as […]