Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong September 26, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The digital media company has raised eyebrows for its claims about its audience size for years. Then came the strange voice on the phone. +
U.S. Debt-Limit Brinksmanship Has Become a Political Game September 26, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Republicans and Democrats have long sparred over raising the debt ceiling. But this time the odds are growing that the U.S. could default. +
U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei's Meng Wanzhou September 26, 2021 a notable resolution in a relationship that has been spiraling downward. China reciprocated within hours freeing two Canadians IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
How China Plans to Avert an Evergrande Financial Crisis September 26, 2021 Control of the banking system gives Beijing the tools to stop a broader collapse IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes officials believe while censorship and police powers can stifle protests. +
New story in Business from TIME: Making Meals From Mealworms Is ‘Part of the Answer’ to the Climate Crisis, the CEO of Ynsect Says September 26, 2021 Business IFTTT news TIME +
New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash September 26, 2021 China has a complex relationship with video games. New government rules for minors have made it even more so. IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
Covid Rapid Test Prices: How a Law Allows Labs to Charge Any Price September 26, 2021 but a law left an opening for some labs to charge any price they wished. IFTTT Insurers say it’s price-gouging NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
The Week in Business: A Debt Deadline Looms September 26, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The Fed indicated it was planning to slow down its purchases of government bonds as soon as November. And food delivery workers in New York gained protections. +
This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind? September 26, 2021 but a law left an opening for some labs to charge any price they wished. IFTTT Insurers say it’s price-gouging NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
‘Everyday Is Doomsday’: New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash September 26, 2021 China has a complex relationship with video games. New government rules for minors have made it even more so. IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes in China Led to Drownings on a Subway September 25, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The deluge in the city of Zhengzhou revealed how China’s years of go-go construction had left its cities vulnerable to climate change. +
Robinhood Hits College Campuses, Where Credit Card Companies Fear to Tread September 25, 2021 Congress got involved. IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The company plans to hit up college coffee shops to spread the word about its services. When credit card companies did it a generation ago +
Productivity Tips: Forget About Being Productive. September 25, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes People and industries measure how productive they are in similar ways. This extended period of remote work for many has revealed how flawed that can be. +