Supported by The Next Wave of ‘Unicorn’ Start-Ups Uber and Airbnb were part of an early generation of tech start-ups that quickly reached $ 1 billion in value. The up-and-coming generation is looking very different. Image CreditCreditIllustration by Tyler Comrie; Photographs by Erin Dybedahl and Hannah Mentz, via Getty Images ...
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Supported by Trump and Kim Jong-un to Hold Second Summit Meeting Next Month Image The location and the date of the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, will be announced later, the White House said.CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times By Mark Landler and David E. ...
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Uber and Lyft Charge Toward Potential I.P.O.s Next Year Image A car with stickers for both Uber and Lyft. Uber is said to have received proposals from bankers saying it could be worth $ 120 billion in an initial public offering, and Lyft has picked JPMorgan Chase to lead its ...
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LONDON — Renford McIntyre was just a child when he left Jamaica to join his parents in Britain. He spent the next 50 years here, working various jobs and paying taxes. Like tens of thousands of people from families encouraged to come from British colonies in the Caribbean to help ...
Read More »News Analysis: After Trump Strikes Syria, Syrians Wonder ‘What’s Next?’
A research center near Damascus that was hit by the American strike on Saturday. Youssef Badawi/EPA, via Shutterstock BEIRUT, Lebanon — The day after the United States and its allies launched missile strikes against the Syrian government, very little had changed for most Syrians who have spent years suffering through ...
Read More »French President’s Next Target: The Railroads. Strikes Loom.
PARIS — The soaring 19th century train stations that grace French cities are an iconic image of the nation. Even France’s vaunted high-speed TGV is more than a train; it is a symbol of French planning and ambition, a riposte to an American vision of individualism embodied in the automobile. ...
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At 2:39 am Thursday morning, millions of Bay Area residents from Sacramento to San Jose were shaken awake by the rolling tremble of a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. The eight-mile deep tremor struck along the Hayward fault, two miles southeast of Berkeley. From my apartment just 20 blocks from the epicenter, ...
Read More »Your Money: Expecting a Tax Cut Next Year? Spend It on Others
Advertisement If you are among the majority of Americans whose tax bill will decrease next year, there are some obvious ways to put the money to work. People who are sick, indebted, or in an unstable job or relationship will need to pay the bills or save for imminent hardship. ...
Read More »NASA’s Next Generation JPSS Satellite Will Scan for Storms Like Never Before
Prepping a satellite instrument for its journey into space can feel like getting ready to lift off yourself. The sensors on board are vulnerable to the slightest speck of contamination—so to get close, you have to suit up. Required clean room attire includes a hair net, face mask, paper suit, ...
Read More »Museums Are Ready for the Next Natural Disaster. Are You?
This story originally appeared on Slate and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Superstorm Sandy ripped through New York City in October 2012, it did not discriminate. At the construction site of the new Whitney Museum of American Art, chief operating officer John Stanley recalls “mechanical equipment bobbing like corks” in the ...
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