Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday it laid off 400 people globally from its marketing team. As of December 31, Uber had 22,263 employees, with 1,951 employees in sales and marketing team, according to the company’s filing bit.ly/2Z5Lafi. Uber debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10 at an IPO price… Read More Uber lays off 400 employees from marketing team
A California teenager was identified by police on Monday as the gunman who killed three people, including two children, at a food festival south of San Francisco. Santino William Legan, 19, cut through a fence at the festival on Sunday evening and shot at people with a ‘AK-47-style’ assault rifle at the Gilroy Garlic Festival,… Read More Three dead, twelve injured following shooting at food festival in California
T-Mobile US Inc won U.S. antitrust approval for its $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint Corp, the Justice Department said Friday, clearing a major hurdle to a deal that merges the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers. The companies have agreed to divest Sprint’s prepaid businesses, including Boost Mobile, to satellite television firm Dish… Read More T-Mobile, Sprint wins U.S. approval for merger
Nigeria’s government has banned a Shi’ite Muslim group whose followers have been holding protests to demand the release of their detained leader, accusing the group of inciting violence. At least 20 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria have been killed over the past week during a series of protests that have shown little sign… Read More Nigeria bans local Shi’ite group following violent protests
