Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan,. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Uber on Monday said it posted record gross bookings in the month of March, signaling a pick-up in demand for its ride-hailing business. The tech giant’s mobility unit
Gordon Brown has suggested former prime ministers should be banned from lobbying on behalf of businesses for five years after leaving Downing Street. The ex-Labour premier proposed such a measure if existing rules can’t be tightened to stop departed ministers from lobbying for commercial purposes. It follows the actions of Mr Brown‘s predecessor as prime
Businesses have wasted little time in welcoming back customers after lockdown measures eased across the UK at midnight. Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the nation to “behave responsibly” as non-essential shops, hairdressers, salons, pubs, restaurants and gyms reopened in England. In Wales, people can now also visit non-essential shops and travel across the border to
Iran has blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on one of its underground nuclear facilities. Iranian officials warned that they would take revenge over the attack, which damaged centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility. A blackout on 9 April was initially blamed on a power failure but officials later said it was an act of
Protests have taken place after police fatally shot a black man during a traffic stop in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center, just outside of Minneapolis. The man has been named by family as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He was stopped by police on Sunday – about 10 miles from where George Floyd died during an
April 11, 2021 | 11:15am ET “I want Black men to grow old.” While scaling out to the larger population, away from the complexities of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons’ untimely death, television writer Camilla Blackett simultaneously managed to home in on a core understanding. For Blackett and many others, the premature loss of Simmons labors
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Swedish House Mafia has signed with XO CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, also manager to The Weeknd, Doja Cat, French Montana, Bebe Rexha and Ty Dolla $ign. As Billboard reports, Sal will manage the EDM supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso moving forward as they continue to make their comeback. MORE: Swedish House Mafia Back
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and almost a year after police brutality protests erupted across the country, it is increasingly challenging to make sense of where America goes from here. Rolling up her sleeves to bring brilliant minds together, all in search of an answer, is renowned journalist and documentarian Soledad O’Brien. This spring,
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Future Decoded Tech Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 25, 2020. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire speech-recognition company Nuance Communications, a person familiar with the discussions told CNBC on Sunday. A transaction could be signed as early as Sunday
Former prime minister David Cameron has accepted he should have acted differently over his role in the Greensill lobbying controversy. In his first statement in weeks over the scandal, Mr Cameron insisted he broke “no codes of conduct and no government rules”, but having “reflected on this at length” accepted there were “lessons to be
Cyber security company Darktrace will on Monday fire the starting gun on a £3bn London flotation – crystallising a stake worth tens of millions of pounds for its 38-year-old chief executive. Sky News has learnt that Darktrace’s board plans to issue an expected “intention to float” announcement before the stock market opens on Monday morning.
At the Maslovka railway station just south of the Russian city of Voronezh, there’s a small military camp, a few trucks and a tent. The clearing in front is rutted thanks to the steady unloading of military equipment in recent weeks. A soldier recognises us from the day before. “Hello spies,” he said. Image: The
A US army lieutenant is to sue two Virginia police officers after they pulled their guns on him and used pepper spray during a traffic stop. The law suit has been filed by Caron Nazario in Virginia against Windsor police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker, and alleges that they violated his constitutional rights. It
Bad Bunny proved he’s more than just an international music superstar, he’s got a spot as one of the best celebs to fight in the WWE too … shocking fans at his WrestleMania debut. Night one of the wrestling world’s Super Bowl kicked off Saturday in Tampa, FL. Nasty weather delayed the event for about
News Swizz Beatz Remembers DMX: “He Lived His Life for Everyone Else” The “Ruff Ryders Anthem” producer paid tribute to his late friend on Instagram: “He was the most loyal person I’ve ever known” By Noah Yoo April 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The music world continues to mourn the loss of DMX, who