The consolidation in the ultra-fast delivery market continues, as Getir is set to acquire its rival Gorillas for $1.2 billion. The companies did not disclose whether the deal was all-stock, all-cash, or a combination of both. Read more...

The pandemic demonstrated that events far from the office can ripple across your organization and distributed workforce—from COVID shutdowns to China layoffs at suppliers and geopolitical shifts in Europe.Read more...

The prices that US companies pay for goods and services held steady at a low level in November, meaning that consumers will be reaping the benefits if companies pass along those lower prices.Read more...

The US has a shot at rekindling its relationship with Africa next week.Read more...

Two years after Donald Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to ban TikTok in the US, state governments are trying to clamp down on the Chinese-born app.Read more...

Andre Sólo, cofounder of Sensitive Refuge and chief make-it-happen officer at Introvert, Dear, is on a mission to break the negative stigma surrounding sensitivity in the workplace. In his forthcoming book, Sensitive (Harmony, Feb 2023), co...

US financial regulators don’t want any more crypto-related surprises—or shocks, rather—to mar the market.Read more...

The Federal Reserve is frustrated that its interest rate hikes haven’t slowed down wage growth, an important part of its strategy to control inflation.Read more...

There are many benefits to raising taxes on the rich. You can lower inequality, raise government revenue, and make a lot of people happy.Read more...

Britons are preparing for a holiday season of delayed packages, cancelled trains, and medical shortages, as hundreds of thousands of workers plan to walk off the job amid a nationwide cost of living crisis.Read more...

The world’s biggest asset manager can’t seem to please anyone.Read more...

Christmas viewing in theaters looks a little different this year.Read more...

A dizzying two decades of the Theranos saga has come to a close.Read more...

Hollywood has finally given Priyanka Chopra Jonas the pay parity that eluded her for nearly 20 years of a career that spun the film industry in India and the US.Read more...

‘Tis the season to spread some cheer among drivers for Amazon.Read more...

In an apparent surprise concession to protesters, the Chinese government announced a dramatic rollback of covid-19 measures, after three years of adhering to a strict zero-covid policy. Read more...

The last 747 rolled off the production line on Dec. 6, as Boeing shut down production of the giant plane that built the airline systems of the 20th century.Read more...

Millions of US Disney+ subscribers are getting the option to pay the same price for an ad-interrupted streaming experience, as the platform introduces a change to its subscription plans.Read more...

The GRE, a test that typically has been part of the prospective student’s application to graduate school, is falling out of favor as fewer universities make it a requirement. Read more...

Global health is a field rooted in colonialism and inequality. Every part of the effort to address global health today is dominated by individuals and institutions in high-income countries. This includes funding, authorship of publications,...

The world is choking in plastic trash, and the UN wants to do something to fix it.Read more...

When Egypt devalued its local currency last March, the pound lost nearly 14% of its value, driving Nehad Mahmoud, a journalist in her thirties living in Cairo, to give up her old ways in order to keep up with the rising cost of living.Read...

As the curtains close on Black Adam’s theatrical run, the DC superhero movie is in the red.Read more...

Raphael Warnock’s win in the Georgia runoffs has cemented the Democrats’ majority in the Senate.Read more...

Two entities under The Trump Organization’s umbrella have been convicted of criminal tax fraud. It’s a first for Donald Trump’s company, set to tarnish the former president’s brand of successful businessman.Read more...