Unity Software to lay off 1,800 employees

Unity Software to lay off 1,800 employees

James Whitehurst, the former CEO of Red Hat. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Unity Software said Monday that it’s cutting 1,800 jobs, or about 25% of its workforce, in the latest round of layoffs at the gaming technology company. The stock jumped almost 5% in extended trading. Unity said in a regulatory filing that the cuts … Read more

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to step down, Joanna Geraghty to take over

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to step down, Joanna Geraghty to take over

Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue Airways, speaks to guests following the airline’s inaugural flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to London Heathrow Airport in London on Aug. 12, 2021. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes will step down next month, the company said Monday. The airline’s … Read more

Shein’s revenue is ‘a lot more’ than $30 billion annually: exec

Shein’s revenue is ‘a lot more’ than  billion annually: exec

Shoppers walks past advertisements on the opening day of fast-fashion e-commerce giant Shein, which hosted a brick-and-mortar pop up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario on Oct. 19, 2023. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images ORLANDO, Fla. — Little is known about how much revenue Shein draws … Read more

National Realtors president resigns after blackmail threat

National Realtors president resigns after blackmail threat

NAR President Tracy Kasper. Courtesy: NAR The president of the National Association of Realtors on Monday said she was resigning due to a blackmail threat that sought to “compromise” her leadership role. NAR President Tracy Kasper said she had notified the group’s leadership team “that she recently received a threat to disclose a past personal, … Read more

This startup is removing carbon from the air and JetBlue is backing it

This startup is removing carbon from the air and JetBlue is backing it

One of the newest and fastest growing weapons in the fight against global warming is technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, known as direct air capture. Some liken it to sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere. However, it’s not a perfect science, and most methods require a lot of water. That is about … Read more

United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 inspections turn up loose bolts

United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 inspections turn up loose bolts

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel of that type blew off an Alaska … Read more

What travelers need to know

What travelers need to know

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A … Read more

OpenAI responds to New York Times lawsuit

OpenAI responds to New York Times lawsuit

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Monday, OpenAI, the AI startup behind viral chatbot ChatGPT, clapped back at The New York Times in a statement over the news outlet’s recently-filed lawsuit over copyright infringement. In … Read more

Second-largest U.S. radio company Audacy files for bankruptcy protection

Second-largest U.S. radio company Audacy files for bankruptcy protection

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Audacy (NYSE: AUD), today, Friday, April 9,2021, in celebration of its recent company rebrand. NYSE Audacy, the radio and podcast giant, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas to reduce its debt. The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash … Read more

CIO calls a new phase in the market, says a ‘healthy’ rotation has begun

CIO calls a new phase in the market, says a ‘healthy’ rotation has begun

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  NYSE Stock markets have entered a new phase that will involve a broadening of last year’s bull market as big U.S. tech stocks come under pressure, according to the CIO of a Swiss private bank. Charles-Henry Monchau, chief investment officer at Bank Syz, told … Read more