Day: November 2, 2023
King Charles stops short of apologizing for colonial atrocities in Kenya
King Charles cited his ‘greatest sorrow and deepest regret’ to the people of Kenya for abuses during the colonial period on behalf of the crown, but did not apologize.
Is this the future of robot vacuums?
Matic looks less like a UFO and more like a friendly house robot. Here’s how else it’s different from what you’re used to.
Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people
Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people and trade to rival Europe’s Schengen zone.
Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges
Amazon’s ads strategy helped pump its profits while steering shoppers to higher-priced goods, the agency alleges.
Amazon closes its two physical clothing stores, 17 months after opening the first one; Amazon closed most of its physical stores, including bookstores, in 2022 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)
Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Amazon closes its two physical clothing stores, 17 months after opening the first one; Amazon closed most of its physical stores, including bookstores, in 2022 — – Shuttering follows axing of bookstores, Amazon…
House GOP Pushes Ahead with $14.5 Billion in Assistance for Israel Without Humanitarian Aid for Gaza
The House is pushing ahead toward passage of $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel, but without humanitarian assistance for Gaza
The ‘biggest threat to global order since the 1930s’ is underway and every CEO is talking about it
It’s not just JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon. Across corporate America, fears are rising this is the gravest threat to the global order since the run-up to WWII.