Uber has laid off 435 employees across its product and engineering teams, the company announced today. Combined, the layoffs represent about 8% of the organizations, with 170 people leaving the product team and 265 people leaving the engineering…

SACRAMENTO — California legislators approved a landmark bill on Tuesday that requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees, a move that could reshape the gig economy and that adds fuel to a yearslong debate…

When I was a sophomore in college, I took a creative-nonfiction workshop and met a girl who was everything I wasn't. The point of the class was to learn to write your own story, but from the moment we met, I focused instead on helping her tell her…

The Financial Times – Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg – Sep 11, 2019, 1:34 AM

A company holding Naspers ' stakes in internet technology groups such as Tencent soared in its Amsterdam stock trading debut, valuing it at €123bn, which instantly propelled it to the top echelons of Europe's biggest listed companies. Shares…

Joseph Lott, a sales representative for Compaq Computers, survived one of the deadliest days in modern American history because he had a penchant for “art ties,” neckties featuring famous masterpieces. “It began many years…