Disney Before Disney had begun to market its Netflix competitor, Disney Plus, in earnest, researchers at UBS found a lot of people in the US were already aware of and interested in the service, which has been billed as hub for Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and other quintessential Disney brands. Thanks to its existing global […]
Google’s latest, explosive #MeToo claims are yet another sign of a destructively permissive culture built up over years
Troy Wolverton/Business Insider Google has been rocked once again by explosive #MeToo allegations after former employee Jennifer Blakely detailed her affair with the firm’s top lawyer, David Drummond. In a Medium post, Blakely alleged that the pair had a son together, and that Drummond subsequently abandoned her and struck up an affair with another Google […]
Current and former Googlers are horrified by allegations that a top exec had a child with a fellow employee and then abandoned her
Getty / Alexander Hassenstein Former and current Google employees are responding to a blog post written by a former employee that details her relationship with one of the company’s top executives. In the post, titled "My Time at Google and After," Jennifer Blakely, who worked as a manager in Google’s legal department, describes Google’s "oppressive […]
Here are 3 big reasons why Germany’s economy is flopping — and why recession could be around the corner
Polizeidirektion Ludwigsburg via Der Spiegel Germany’s economy has been faltering, and could be in a technical recession, according to economists. The economy contracted in the last quarter and consumer sentiment continues to stagnate as people just aren’t buying as much. The global economy is sputtering too, and Brexit and the trade war are weighing on […]
5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
U.S. stock futures point to a strong Thursday’s open for the Dow as bond yields move generally higher and China said it’s willing to talk trade. Source: Business News –
A man in Kashmir says he was blinded in one eye after being shot by police pellets. Police insist there have been ‘no major injuries.’
REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui Kashmir remains under severe lockdown and surveillance more than three weeks after India changed its constitution to cancel the disputed region’s political autonomy. Indian authorities have repeatedly denied the existence of large-scale protests and major injuries in the region. Even after a Kashmir resident was blinded in one eye after being hit by […]