Aramco sees China demand growing, eyes more investments By Reuters
© Reuters. File photo: President and CEO of Aramco Amin Nasser speaks at China Development Forum 2023, in Beijing, China, on March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jing Xu/File photo By Maha El…
Cerveza Cristal is celebrated with Star Wars memes, despite legal trouble with LucasFilm
In this galaxy—and only about 20 years ago—the marketing team behind Chilean beer Cerveza Cristal had a clever and bizarre idea. The brand edited advertisements for the beer directly into…
Slack’s new CEO looks to bring stability after a turbulent period
It’s not often you see an established company burn through three CEOs in less than a year. But through circumstances beyond its control, that’s what has happened at Slack, the…
Trump, Biden trade salvos in Georgia face-off By Reuters
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks at Joint Base Andrews before departure for a campaign event in Philadelphia, in Maryland, U.S., March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File…
Judge clears way for merger vote that could mean $4B windfall for Trump
A Delaware judge won’t stand in the way of a March 22 shareholder vote on a merger involving Trump Media & Technology Group that may provide a $4 billion windfall for former…
Apple terminates Epic’s account, Meta platforms get knocked offline and former Twitter execs sue Elon Musk
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played…
Pope says Ukraine should have ‘courage of the white flag’ of negotiations By Reuters
2/2 © Reuters. Pope Francis shakes hands with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at the Vatican, May 13, 2023. Vatican Media via REUTERS 2/2 By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis has said…
Paytm Payments Bank was ‘a risk that the political system couldn’t take’
On November 18, 2021, Vijay Shekhar Sharma took to the stage at the Bombay Stock Exchange, wiping away tears as he addressed the crowd. His company, One97 Communications, had just…
What’s going on with the new bill that could ban TikTok?
TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. After a surprise flurry of activity in the House this week, TikTok is the target of a new government push…
Good progress on Chinese wine, lobster trade barriers, says Australia trade minister By Reuters
© Reuters. Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell attends a press conference following a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, in Beijing, China May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool By Lewis…