Category : science

Son's $100 Billion Mammoth Can Still Move Fast

Among the disclosures is that the fund exited its investment in Nvidia Corp. in January, for a total gain of 306.8 billion yen ($2.8 billion). In the three months to March 30, the SoftBank Vision Fund made 20 net new investments, taking the total to...

Three Mile Island nuclear plant to close 40 years after worst nuclear disaster in US history

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site 40 years ago of the worst ever US nuclear accident, is to shut down in September, its owner announced on Wednesday. Exelon Generation had been seeking subsidies from Pennsylvania lawmakers to keep the money-l...

Trump Is Losing the Fight to Ban Huawei From Global Networks

Attempts to persuade other governments to exclude Huawei equipment from the next generation of super-fast mobile networks have hit a wall -- even among close allies. "Now is the exact opposite time to go wobbly," he said, invoking the famous locutio...

SoftBank Hires Nomura and Goldman on Yahoo Japan Deal

SoftBank Corp. hired Nomura to advise on the transaction, which will make the mobile operator the largest shareholder in Yahoo Japan, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Goldman Sachs is working wit...

Teen's death raises new questions about US care of migrants

HOUSTON (AP) — Juan de León Gutiérrez told his mother he was calling from a warehouse in Mexico, hidden by a human smuggler who had been paid to take the teenager into the United States.

She's Back: Could America's First Stealth Plane Still Fight?

Additionally, unlike later stealth aircraft, the F-117 was constructed using conventional aerospace aluminum—which made building the jet easier. Lockheed ultimately built a total of fifty-nine F-117As and five YF-117As developmental prototypes.With t...

'Flesh-eating' genital infection linked to certain diabetes drugs, study finds

A new study shows a necrotizing infection of the genitals, known as Fournier Gangrene, is tied to Type 2 diabetes drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors.

Huawei CFO Is on the Move to Her Bigger $10 Million Mansion

The Supreme Court of British Columbia approved Meng Wanzhou’s petition Wednesday to modify her bail terms, which included a request to move from her C$5 million, six-bedroom residence near a park, to an estate more than triple the size in one of Vanc...

Singapore Passes `Fake News' Bill Amid Concerns for Free Speech

Under the new bill, it will be government ministers who make that call. Singapore’s Parliament passed the bill in a vote of 72 to 9 late Wednesday night, Straits Times reported. "Free speech should not be affected by this bill," Law Minister K. Sha...

Berkshire takes $377 million charge tied to solar company that U.S. linked to fraud

Berkshire said in its first-quarter report on Saturday it had invested $340 million in various tax equity investment funds from 2015 to 2018, before learning that federal authorities had alleged "fraudulent income conduct" by the funds' sponsor. "We...

Baby penguins hatched at San Diego Zoo

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Zoo has two new arrivals: a pair of endangered African penguin chicks.

Uber's Long Road to an IPO Is Ending at a Less-Than-Ideal Moment

In that regard, 2019 hasn’t been kind to Uber. Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. is due to price shares in its long-awaited initial public offering after the market closes Thursday. While the listing is still expected to be the largest in t...

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