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IBM has had just one female CEO in its century-long history January 30, 2020, 11:33 PM 1 min read IBM has had just one female CEO in its century-long history. Ginni Rometty took over the helm in January 2012. IBM announced Thursday that she’s stepping down in April. Here’s the list of CEOs at IBM: […]

Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir that holds 80% of untreated drinking water for the Greater Sydney area. In Australia‘s national capital of Canberra, authorities are keeping a wary eye on burning forests and bushland, hoping a new

It was another prime Christmas for Amazon By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer January 31, 2020, 12:11 AM 3 min read NEW YORK — Amazon had another prime holiday season. The online retailer said Thursday it has more than 150 million Prime members worldwide who pay $119 a year for faster shipping and other perks.

Ginni Rometty, the longtime face of IBM and one of the country’s most prominent female business leaders, is stepping down as chief executive, the company said on Thursday. Ms. Rometty, who became chief executive in 2012, struggled to achieve growth at the technology giant as it made the transition to new fields like cloud computing

Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in IBM’s century-long history, is leaving the helm in April January 30, 2020, 11:05 PM 2 min read ARMONK, N.Y. — Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in IBM’s century-long history, is leaving the helm in April. Rometty, 62, will remain IBM’s executive chairwoman until the end of the

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon sold a lot of things to a lot of people in the last three months of 2019, as speedy shipping shortened the time between “I want it” and “It’s here.” That was expected. What no one forecast was that profits would also shoot up. On Thursday, Amazon said it had earned

It’s an emotional time of year for people who love emojis. The Unicode Consortium, which maintains a standardized collection of characters used on smartphones around the world, has announced 117 new emojis that will be rolled out to various platforms later this year. The new emojis for 2020 include a Groucho Marx mask, a smiling

In recent years, stars have lent their names to all kinds of sneaker collaborations. Puma had Rihanna. Reebok had Gigi Hadid. Adidas had Kanye West. Nike had … Jesus Christ? Not exactly. In October, a pair of “Jesus shoes” — customized Air Max 97s whose soles contained holy water from the River Jordan — appeared

A federal jury has decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents January 30, 2020, 6:07 AM 1 min read LOS ANGELES — A federal jury on Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft they won’t change their service at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport until Arizona’s highest court rules on proposed increases to pick up and drop off customers January 30, 2020, 5:11 AM 2 min read PHOENIX — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they won’t change their service at Phoenix Sky