Articles by April Fowell
Sam Altman Makes Stunning Return to OpenAI Helm After Brief Ouster

Sam Altman Makes Stunning Return to OpenAI Helm After Brief Ouster

The former CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI will return to the business that dismissed him just days ago.

Nov 22, 2023 08:00 PM EST


Temasek Issues Alert Over Imposter Agents in China Shilling Bogus Investments

Temasek Issues Alert Over Imposter Agents in China Shilling Bogus Investments

Temasek Holdings, a Singaporean company, issued a warning about potential scams involving the sale of financial instruments or goods to naïve people under the guise of the company's Shenzhen, China, office.

Nov 22, 2023 05:16 PM EST


Retailers with Flexible Policies Gain Customer Loyalty

Retailers with Flexible Policies Gain Customer Loyalty

Stores that provide generous return policies can win over loyal customers and allay Christmas buyers' fears about squandering money on unneeded items.

Nov 22, 2023 09:53 AM EST


Binance CEO's Guilty Plea and $4 Billion Fine Signal Crackdown on Crypto Money Laundering

Binance CEO's Guilty Plea and $4 Billion Fine Signal Crackdown on Crypto Money Laundering

Zhao resigned as the CEO of the business, and Binance acknowledged breaking the Bank Secrecy Act as well as possibly breaking sanctions laws by failing to set up procedures for reporting suspicious transactions.

Nov 22, 2023 08:00 AM EST


UniCredit Merger with Amundi Faces Uncertainty as Amundi Considers Better Terms

UniCredit Merger with Amundi Faces Uncertainty as Amundi Considers Better Terms

Amundi is considering providing UniCredit better conditions in order to renew a distribution agreement that binds the French asset management to the Italian bank and its largest international market.

Nov 21, 2023 10:17 PM EST


Debt-Free Holidays: Steps to Slash Your Credit Card Burden Before Shopping Sprees

Debt-Free Holidays: Steps to Slash Your Credit Card Burden Before Shopping Sprees

Before the holidays, when money is most required, many people find themselves in a financial rut due to the present credit card interest rates, which are often about 20 percent.

Nov 21, 2023 08:50 AM EST


McDonald's Deepens China Commitment with Carlyle Deal, Boosting Minority Stake

McDonald's Deepens China Commitment with Carlyle Deal, Boosting Minority Stake

McDonald's is acquiring Carlyle's interest in its China operations, boosting its minority ownership from 20 percent to 48 percent.

Nov 21, 2023 07:40 AM EST


SMBC Places Massive Order for 60 Airbus A320neo Planes

SMBC Places Massive Order for 60 Airbus A320neo Planes

The second-largest aircraft leasing company in the world, SMBC Aviation Capital, said on Tuesday that it has placed an order for 60 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, without providing any financial information about the transaction.

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM EST


From Triumph to Turmoil: OpenAI's Dramatic Weekend of CEO Ouster and Microsoft Hire

From Triumph to Turmoil: OpenAI's Dramatic Weekend of CEO Ouster and Microsoft Hire

The revelation that four members of the company's board had fired CEO Sam Altman startled the IT industry on Friday.

Nov 21, 2023 06:18 AM EST


Microsoft Hires ChatGPT Creator OpenAI's Ousted CEO, Fueling Tensions at the AI Startup

Microsoft Hires ChatGPT Creator OpenAI's Ousted CEO, Fueling Tensions at the AI

The business that built ChatGPT was thrown into disarray Monday after Microsoft recruited its dismissed CEO and several staff vowed to join him in a disagreement over how to construct artificial intelligence smarter than humans.

Nov 20, 2023 08:41 PM EST


El Nino's Sweet Revenge: Sugar Prices Soar as Crops Wither

El Nino's Sweet Revenge: Sugar Prices Soar as Crops Wither

The world's sugar prices are at their highest point since 2011, mostly as a result of reduced global supply following extremely dry weather that harmed harvests in Thailand and India, the second and third-largest sugar producers.

Nov 19, 2023 08:18 PM EST


Thanksgiving Feast Costs Ebb and Flow, Still Above Average in 2023

Thanksgiving Feast Costs Ebb and Flow, Still Above Average in 2023

You may thank the turkey for saving money on your Thanksgiving feast preparation this year.

Nov 19, 2023 09:48 AM EST


Meta's Disinformation Woes Fuel Business Opportunities for Former Employees

Meta's Disinformation Woes Fuel Business Opportunities for Former Employees

The issue is made worse by the fact that, as part of larger cost-cutting initiatives that started late last year and will continue until 2023, Meta, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and X, previously Twitter, have all removed positions related to content moderation, trust, and safety.

Nov 19, 2023 09:17 AM EST


Citigroup Set to Announce Management Changes and Layoffs on Monday

Citigroup Set to Announce Management Changes and Layoffs on Monday

Citigroup workers may anticipate announcements regarding management changes and layoffs on Monday as part of the bank's extensive restructuring.

Nov 18, 2023 06:25 AM EST


US Funds Shift Focus Away from China, Offloading Alibaba, Apple

US Funds Shift Focus Away from China, Offloading Alibaba, Apple

Major U.S. funds are taking a more defensive stance in the face of uncertainty in the second-largest economy in the world by cutting holdings that expose them to China and concentrating more on American technology companies.

Nov 17, 2023 11:10 AM EST


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