Airbnb files confidential paperwork for an IPO
On Wednesday, Airbnb announced it had submitted confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public...
Month: August 2020
BHP, the world’s largest miner, backs away from coal projects
BHP (BHPLF), which is based in Melbourne, Australia, said Tuesday that it will try to sell its 80% stake in...
Glossier, a billion-dollar beauty brand, apologizes to former retail workers after racism allegations
Now, the company and its CEO Emily Weiss are apologizing to former retail workers after Glossier was hit by allegations...
The war between Fortnite’s maker and Apple is escalating
Epic Games, which makes Fortnite, said Monday that Apple's decision takes effect Aug. 28 and will "cut Epic off from...
Citibank sent a hedge fund $175 million by mistake
The US banking giant filed a lawsuit Monday in the Southern District of New York, seeking the return of funds...
AstraZeneca: Australia secures deal for potential Covid-19 vaccine
British-based AstraZeneca is developing the vaccine in partnership with Oxford University, with advanced trials now underway with thousands of volunteers...
Northern white rhinos: 10 more eggs have been harvested from the only 2 left in the world
The last two northern white rhinos -- Fatu and Najin -- are both female and have been living at the...
Flood waters reach the toes of China’s famous Leshan giant Buddha statue
Flooding has engulfed much of the region this year, and the latest round forced local officials to raise the risk...
Google rolling out new visual improvements on Maps with colourful update | Technology News
New Delhi: Google has said that this week it is rolling out new visual improvements which would add more detail...
Are Amazon fires a ‘lie’? Here’s the evidence
"This story that the Amazon is on fire is a lie," he said during the August 10 second Presidential Summit...
Netflix planning to bring ‘shuffle’ button on homepage | Technology News
Washington: Netflix is planning to bring a shuffle feature to its collection of streaming movies and TV shows, which will...
Google Chrome to warn you before submitting risky forms on secure pages | Technology News
California: Tech giant Google is working on a new feature for its Chrome browser that will warn users before they...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in new funding | Technology News
SpaxeX Bloomberg, which reported about the funding round last week, said the private rocket company will have an equity value...
Google Nest Hub gets new multi-room audio control feature | Technology News
New Delhi: Google has launched multi-room audio control feature so that users can dynamically group multiple cast-enabled Nest devices (speakers,...
Android users can now send audio messages using Google Assistant, check 6 ways Google Assistant can work for you | Technology News
New Delhi: Google has introduced several new feature in its Assistant that will help users get more functionalities on Android...
Fires destroy home of Brazil’s rare blue macaws
"It is very sad to see decades of my family work, years taking care and preserving nature, for this to...
Mali president detained by troops, per African Union official
"I strongly condemn the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other members of the Malian Government...
Oracle joins bid for TikTok’s US operations, say sources | World News
Oracle Corp has joined some of the investors of TikTok`s Chinese owner, ByteDance, in pursuing a bid for the popular...
The world’s first drive-in haunted house is in Tokyo. And it’s terrifying
Tokyo (CNN) — We can all agree that screaming is a pivotal part of a great haunted house experience. But...
Impossible, Blue Bottle and Shake Shack: How big US food brands pivot during coronavirus
Impossible Foods became the latest major example of that on Monday. In an announcement shared exclusively with CNN Business, the...
