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Isobel Asher Hamilton (she/her) is a senior reporter at The Daily Upside. Previously she worked at Business Insider and Mashable. She specializes in covering Big Tech, social media, and AI. Isobel is based in London.
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The Gym Group announced on Wednesday that in the first six months of this year it swung back to a profit for the first time since 2019.
Apple lost a court case over a €13 billion EU tax bill, and on the same day Google lost an appeal against a €2.4 billion antitrust fine.
Shares in major video game publisher Ubisoft took an over 7% hit on Monday after a minor investor’s letter.
Elon Musk’s fight with Brazil has highlighted how his interlocking array of companies can put him in a difficult geopolitical spot.
Some fans found that while they were waiting to buy Oasis tickets, the prices had quietly crept up from £135 ($177) to £350 ($460).
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed a deal with Exxon to buy a 35% share of a new hydrogen plant just outside Houston, Texas.
Canva users found that their subscriptions were going up as much as 300%. Subscriptions are going up from $120 a year to $500.
Defense stocks are taking up a growing slice of the ESG (environmental, social, governance) pie. Reports attribute that to the war in Ukraine.
Uber announced it’s investing in Wayve, a UK-based startup that’s building self-driving software for cars.
A couple of China-based EV giants had good news to share in spite of a weakened consumer at home and fresh tariffs from the EU and Canada.
Google’s hopes for a new data center just outside Dublin were dashed this week when South Dublin County Council refused planning permission.
Prosecutors for the NLRB concluded that a group of 84 unionized Amazon drivers in Palmdale, California are employed by Amazon.
The German government is planning to make it easier for companies in the financial sector to fire high-earning employees.
Big Tech companies have reportedly found a workaround in the carbon credit system to downplay their greenhouse gas emissions.
The European Commission on Tuesday solidified new tariffs for electric vehicles imported from China. The actual numbers aren’t harsh.
GM is cutting over 1,000 workers, equivalent to roughly 1.3% of its total workforce, from its software and services division.
While the usual suspects are steadily spending more money on political lobbying, specific and quite new industries are diving in headfirst.
The UK’s top-notch schools are a premier destination for international students, and education is a big part of the economy.
Mars announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy snack maker Kellanova, a spin-off from Kellogg’s, for a mouth-watering $35.9 billion.
Airbus hasn’t been able to capitalize much on Boeing’s misfortunes thanks to its own workforce and supply chain issues.