NYT: Donald Trump draagt de financier van X-men en Avatar voor als minister...
De toekomstige Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft Hollywoodfinancier Steven Mnuchin op het oog als de nieuwe minister van Financiën. Dat meldt de New York Times die zich beroept op bronnen dicht...
View ArticleThe manufacturer that gave Trump his biggest win since the election just...
Carrier, the manufacturer that said it would keep more than 1,000 jobs in the US after negotiations with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, took a subtle jab at the...
View ArticleCruz blasts ‘young socialists’ Trudeau and Obama for ‘praising’ Castro:...
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas eviscerated President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday for their statements following the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Speaking...
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Magnus Carlsen wins the 2016 World Chess Championship
NEW YORK – Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin on Wednesday to retain his World Chess Championship title. Carlsen, from Norway, turned 26 on Wednesday, making the victory a great birthday present....
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Obama quietly expanded the US’ war on terror — and many fear it could give...
The Obama administration recently expanded a 15-year-old congressional authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) to include members of the African Islamist militant group al-Shabab, The New...
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$3.8 billion Slack just poached a high-ranking Dropbox exec as it faces a new...
Slack has hired Dropbox’s Kevin Egan as its new head of North America sales, bringing in a seasoned veteran with over 10 years of enterprise sales experience, a source with knowledge of the matter...
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Despite a brewing political scandal, the US’s powerful missile defense system...
WASHINGTON, DC – As the bizarre scandal over South Korean President Park Geun-Hye’s relationship with a family friend snowballs toward possible impeachment or resignation, US commitment to deploy...
View ArticlePokémon Go is finally fixing its biggest problem for most players
Pokémon Go is finally fixing its biggest problem. After months where many players could not find Pokémon in Pokémon Go, players in the U.S. and most of Europe will finally get a working “Nearby”...
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North Carolina allows recount in one county, prolonging America’s longest...
The North Carolina state elections board approved Gov. Pat McCrory’s appeal to recount the votes in Durham County, giving a glimmer of hope to his last-ditch attempt to win reelection. McCrory, a...
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Obama muses over what he’ll miss about the White House
President Barack Obama opened up about what he will miss most as his second term in the White House comes to an end. Before Obama greeted the President-elect Donald Trump following the November 8...
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Obama mijmert over wat hij het meest gaat missen van het Witte Huis
President Barack Obama heeft geopenbaard wat hij het meest gaat missen nu zijn tweede termijn in het Witte Huis zijn einde nadert. Voordat Obama de nieuw gekozen president Donald Trump groette na de...
View ArticleTheranos is getting rid of high-profile board members including Henry...
Theranos is making a huge change to its leadership. In 2017, the company said, the board of counselors will be retired. The board of counselors mostly consisted of former directors with strong...
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Trump thanks supporters, revives fiery campaign rhetoric in Ohio victory rally
President-elect Donald Trump held a raucous rally in Ohio on Thursday, celebrating his victory in the US presidential election. After thanking the crowd, Trump said, “America is going to start winning...
View Article‘Never say never’: Why a beloved Silicon Valley website sold for $20 million
Three weeks before he sold his site for a reported $20 million, Product Hunt’s founder Ryan Hoover told Business Insider that he was taking the “never say never” approach when it came to a sale....
View ArticleLiberal Democrats win Richmond Park by-election
Liberal Democrats candidate Sarah Olney has unseated Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park by-election. Olney clinched the latest in a long line of political shocks by securing a 1,872 majority in the...
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A Vikings lineman came up with an ingenious way to promote a business venture...
At a time when most players are celebrating their alma maters, Alex Boone of the Minnesota Vikings showed his entrepreneurial spirit by taking advantage of a chance to promote a business venture to...
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Pharma CEOs got into a heated debate over why people hate the industry
From EpiPens to insulin in the spotlight, the US public doesn’t particularly love pharmaceutical companies at the moment. At the Forbes Healthcare Summit on Thursday, a group of big pharma and biotech...
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Donald Trump wijst de gepensioneerde generaal ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis aan als nieuwe...
Donald Trump heeft de oud-generaal James Mattis aangewezen als de nieuwe minister van Defensie. Tijdens zijn toespraak in de speciale Thank You Tour 2016 in Cincinnati bevestigde de toekomstige...
View ArticleMeeting between Clinton and Trump campaign aides descends into a war of words
Tensions between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s campaign aides reached a boiling point at a post-election panel Thursday, The Washington Post reported. Managers who represented the dueling...
View ArticleManuel is overleden …¿Qué? … I know nothing, I’m from Barcelona
Hij kwam helemaal niet uit Barcelona, maar acteur Andrew Sachs die met verve de rol van Manuel vertolkte in Fawlty Towers is overleden. “I know nothing, I’m from Barcelona” en “¿Qué?” waren zijn twee...
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