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Janet Yellen in China as countries clash over trade, chips and espionage
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on her first visit to China since taking the post in 2021. The trip comes as the world’s two largest economies remain at odds. Here are five ways tensions between the United States and China are affecting business in this week’s Five For Friday. #5: Executive visits Talks of decoupling… -
Meta’s Threads threatens Twitter’s turf with 30 million signups and no ads, yet
Forget the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck is stepping into the ring with Twitter instead. Meta launched Threads, a “public conversations app” that looks an awful lot like Twitter, one day early on July 5. Zuckerberg boasted that the app gained 10 million users within seven hours of launching. Threads is… -
How 5 companies are already using AI, from Mercedes to Wendy’s
Generative artificial intelligence has exploded since ChatGPT hit the mainstream late last year. Five For Friday has covered the jobs AI could replace and even the ways it could be sued. But technology advancement has already graduated past theoretical applications. Here are the real-world businesses already using generative AI in this week’s Five For Friday. … -
From nuclear bunkers to pirate ships: 5 coolest offices on the planet
The era of work-from-home is winding down for many. New York City offices just hit 50% occupancy for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Dreading those stale cubicle walls? Here are some of the coolest offices on the planet in this week’s Five For Friday. 5: Bahnhof Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof repurposed a… -
Apple Vision Pro is here. Here are Apple’s top 5 life-changing innovations.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off Monday, June 5, where the company makes a big production of its new products. Will this year’s launches change technology forever? Here are Apple’s biggest innovations throughout its history in this week’s Five For Friday. #5: Vision Pro The Apple Vision Pro will be one of the priciest headsets… -
The ‘fancy financing’ used to draw Lionel Messi to Miami over Saudi’s $1.5B offer
In a shocking score for Major League Soccer, superstar Lionel Messi reportedly turned down $1.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s oil coffers to play for Inter Miami, the struggling MLS team co-owned by David Beckham. Messi’s deal may be less lucrative on paper than what the Saudis offered but comes with plenty of perks. Though the… -
Adidas Yeezy sneakers are back. These 5 brands also made comebacks.
German footwear giant Adidas started selling off its excess inventory of Yeezy-branded sneakers after a very public breakup with rapper Kanye West. While Ye will still collect royalties for his role in designing the shoes, Adidas said it is donating a “significant amount” to groups working to combat hate and discrimination. It’s better than destroying… -
Even with Activision Blizzard, Microsoft wouldn’t top this list of 5 gaming giants
The European Union and United Kingdom are divided on regulatory approval of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The U.K.’s main concern is that the deal would give the Xbox maker too much control in the gaming arena. But this merger still wouldn’t give Microsoft the highest revenue in the industry. Here are the… -
EU approval means nothing if Microsoft-Activision Blizzard fails to win UK appeal
European Union regulators have given the green light to the hotly-contested Microsoft acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard. The regulatory approval stands in contrast to its U.K. counterparts, which blocked the $69 billion deal less than a month ago. Microsoft has vowed to appeal the U.K. decision, while it still faces regulatory scrutiny in the… -
SVB, Signature Bank execs slammed by Congress as they try to divert blame
Unprecedented rate hikes and the nation’s first social media-driven bank run led to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, ex-CEO Greg Becker testified to the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, May 16. But many senators didn’t buy it, faulting executives for fatal mismanagement. The hearing marked the first time top executives at SVB and Signature Bank spoke publicly… -
Just like TV? 5 real-life ‘Succession’ tales from America’s biggest companies
HBO’s hit series “Succession,” which gives an inside look at the world of corporate politics, comes to an end in May. At the fictional Waystar RoyCo, everyone is jockeying for lead job. But is the real world as crazy? Here are the real-life succession stories at some of America’s top companies in this week’s Five… -
Writers are on strike. Remember these 5 Hollywood strikes that came before it?
The Writers Guild of America is on strike for the first time in 15 years, causing Hollywood productions to grind to a halt. The union says the transition to streaming has cut writers’ pay, while studios and producers are under pressure to cut costs as they attempt to turn a profit. Labor disputes in Tinseltown… -
Top 3 takeaways from JPMorgan Chase’s First Republic Bank acquisition
Move over, Silicon Valley Bank. First Republic Bank is now the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Three of the top 30 U.S. banks have now failed in less than two months. The bidding process stretched into the night. Early Monday morning, federal authorities approved JPMorgan Chase’s bid to take over First Republic’s assets. Here…
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