CEO shake-up at Nestlé: CEO Laurent Freixe ousted over secret office romance; company announces his successor

File photo of Laurent Freixe (Pic credit: AP) Nestlé on Monday confirmed that it has dismissed chief executive Laurent Freixe, after he was found to have breached the company’s code of business conduct for having an “undisclosed romantic relation” with a direct subordinate. Nestlé chair Paul Bulcke and lead independent director Pablo Isla, with the […]

Kristi Noem slams CBS: DHS chief claims media company ‘whitewashed’ criminal’s ties with MS-13 gang – watch

Kristi Noem, secretary of the US department of homeland security, lashed out at CBS News for allegedly editing her interview to “whitewash” the truth about Kilmar Abrego García’s connection with the MS-13 gang. Taking to X, Noem said that she joined CBS News to report the facts about Kilmar Ábrego García, who was mistakenly sent […]

Company funds used for personal investments: Indian-origin man charged with tax violation in Texas

Indian-origin man, with permanent resident status in the US, charged with tax evasion in Texas. A 43-year-old Indian-origin man, Anil Surabhi, has been charged with a federal tax violation in Texas, the Justice Department said. Anil Surabhi, 43, an Indian citizen with permanent resident status in the United States, was named in an indictment returned […]

American aviation company co-founder Kirk Hawkins dies in wingsuit crash in Swiss Alps, was a former F-16 pilot

Former US Air Force pilot Kirk Hawkins dies in the Swiss Alps in a wingsuit crash. 58-year-old Kirk Hawkins, former CEO of ICON Aircraft, died in the Swiss Alps after he jumped out of a helicopter in a wingsuit. A former US Air Force F-16 pilot, Hawkins leapt from the helicopter near the peak of […]

Protests at Microsoft: 18 employees arrested at Redmond headquarters; company reported them for ‘trespassing’

Eighteen people were arrested on Wednesday during worker-led protests at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters, as the company pledged an “urgent” review of how the Israeli military uses its technology amid the war with Gaza. The demonstrations, which entered a second day, demanded that Microsoft cut business ties with Israel. Unlike Tuesday, when roughly 35 protesters dispersed […]

‘Only company that called me for interview in Chipotle’: Indian-origin techie’s Silicon Valley story goes viral

An Indian-origin American techie’s Silicon Valley story goes viral. An Indian-origin techie, Manasi Mishra, who graduated with a computer science degree from Purdue University, revealed in a TikTok video as she was getting ready that the only company that called her for an interview was Chipotle. Titled ‘Chipotle Interview GRWM’, the TikTok video went viral […]

Nvidia gets green light: US clears chip exports to China; company avoids billion dollars hit after CEO’s meeting with Trump

The United States Commerce Department has begun issuing licenses to Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, a US official told Reuters on Friday, marking a major breakthrough for the AI giant’s access to one of its most important markets.The move follows Washington’s decision last month to reverse an April ban on sales of […]

Music City Loop: Elon Musk’s Boring Company plans Nashville tunnel that will link downtown to airport in just 8 minutes | World News

Elon Musk‘s The Boring Company has announced an ambitious plan to build the “Music City Loop,” a 10-mile underground tunnel system connecting downtown Nashville and the Convention Center to Nashville International Airport. Designed to cut travel time to around 8 minutes, the zero-emissions transit project aims to alleviate severe traffic congestion without costing Tennessee taxpayers […]

Turkey earthquake: Did Google fail to alert millions? Here is what the company says

Tech giant Google acknowledged that its earthquake alert system failed to issue critical warnings ahead of the devastating 2023 earthquake in Turkey, which claimed more than 55,000 lives and injured over 100,000 people.Although the Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) system was active at the time of the twin quakes on 6 February, it failed to recognise […]