45 h. ago Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will soon be able to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits under a measure signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Supporters said the new law will open a path for the largest expansion of private sector collective […]

Transport

6 d. ago Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5 billion in largest private equity buyout

The private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affinity Partners will pay EA's stockholders $210 per share.

Economics

6 d. ago Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5 billion in largest private equity buyout

The private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affinity Partners will pay EA's stockholders $210 per share

Economics

6 d. ago Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired and taken private for $55 billion

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion, the most expensive levered buyout in history. Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF and Affinity Partners will pay EA’s stockholders $210 per […]

Economics

7 d. ago EA buyout talk highlights video game struggles as growth slows

(Bloomberg) — News that a consortium of investors plans to take video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. private highlights the state of affairs in the broader gaming industry, which has struggled in recent years to find new avenues of growth.A group including Silver Lake Management and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns 10% of Electronic Arts, […]

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7 d. ago How Walmart plans to prepare America’s largest private workforce for an AI

BENTONVILLE, Ark (AP) — As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future. Walmart on Thursday hosted more than 300 workplace experts and representatives from other companies participating in the […]

Culture

1 week ago Is AI a threat to jobs? A ’Tomb Raider’ affair poses the question

PARIS (AP) — A lifelong fan of “Tomb Raider,” French gamer Romain Bos was on tenterhooks when an update of the popular video game went online in August. But his excitement quickly turned to anger. The gamer’s ears — and those of other “Tomb Raider” fans _ picked up something amiss with the French-language voice […]

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2 w. ago Bacardi Announces Internal Leadership Moves Within People and Supply Chain Organizations

Family-owned company taps internal talent to succeed in key global and regional roles HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held international spirits company, announces several internal moves, underscoring the company’s global approach to leadership development and a commitment to talent. “We’re proud to appoint exceptional talent from within our organization into these […]

Politics

3 w. ago Video captures brawl between lacrosse fans at game 3 of Mann Cup in New West

During the altercation between the fans of the New Westminster Salmonbellies and the Six Nations Chiefs, a man was hit in the head with a bullhorn, which required several stitches.

Sport