WeWork is accepting a financial rescue package that hands control of the company to Japanese tech giant SoftBank and pushes aside co-founder Adam Neumann and his grandiose vision of changing the world through communal working. WeWork said in a statement that Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank will infuse the We Company with more than $5 billion […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Improving survival rates for extremely premature babies mean it is now possible to save the lives of babies born at 22 weeks, guidance says. Previously it was recommended that only babies born at 23 weeks or later were given treatment to save their lives. But there is now evidence those born
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Nicki Minaj appeared to announce her marriage to Kenneth Petty on Monday. The rapper posted a video focusing on “Mr.” and “Mrs.” baseball hats and “Bride” and “Groom” coffee mugs, along with a caption indicating her name change and Monday’s date: “Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty 10•21•19.” E! noted that Minaj and Petty obtained a marriage license
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Image copyright Getty Images Shaquille O’Neal has spoken out in support of a basketball executive’s comments that sparked a row between the NBA and China. The basketball legend said Houston Rockets manager Daryl Morey “was right” to tweet support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The NBA is hugely popular in China and Mr Morey’s
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A congressman who attended Harvard at the same time as Mark Zuckerberg accused the Facebook co-founder of “rewriting history” amid an ongoing whirlwind over the social media giant’s declaration that it will not police political speech, even if it contains outright lies. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), a former Marine Corps reservist who served in Iraq,
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Once Jack Eichel started shooting, the Buffalo Sabres’ fortunes began changing. Hearing it from the fans after passing up several scoring opportunities in front during the opening period, the Sabres captain changed his approach. Eichel capped a two-goal, two-assist outing by scoring 3:13 into overtime of a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper recused himself from reviewing a controversial $10 billion cloud-computing contract because his son works for one of the contract’s original bidders, the Defense Department said on Tuesday. The decision removes Mr. Esper from a fierce lobbying battle between Amazon Web Services, the dominant player in the field of
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Biogen Inc. said Tuesday it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer’s disease, a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the course of the most common form of dementia. The announcement was a surprise because the drug company earlier this year stopped two studies of the drug when
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Image copyright Getty Images To get the best out of your daily blood pressure medication, take it just before you go to bed, say researchers. It’s a simple tip that could save lives, they say in the European Heart Journal. The pills offer more protection against heart attacks and strokes when taken at bedtime rather
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