Krithi Krithivasan is the kind of person one might look to when the need is to calm things down and put things back on track. An apocryphal story — it could be true — says that during the leadership transition at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) this year, someone who truly […]

Shares of Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KPRX) are up 13% on Wednesday after the company was issued U.S. and European Patents for local ocular delivery of the KIO-100 family of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory small molecules. KPRX trades on the Nasdaq at $0.57, up 13.31% or $0.06 per share. It has traded between […]

The ongoing writers strike is taking center stage in the WGA East’s officer and Council elections. In their official candidate statements, released today, they all pledged their support for the strike, vowing to remain on the picket line until a fair contract is achieved. The strike, which began May 2 […]

The budget request for the Department of Defense in 2024 came to $842 billion, equal to the previous year’s massive budget. This level of expenditure ensures the United States’ dominant position as the world’s leading defense spender. Recent data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reveals that American military […]

A new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) released this week showed that global investment in renewable energy rose 22% year over year to $358 billion in the first six months of 2023. That is an all-time high for any six-month period. The bulk of the investment, $335 billion, was invested in […]

Elon Musk says that he plans to make another move that will complicate news media outlets effort to draw traffic to their content on Twitter/X. He confirmed a report in Fortune that the platform will strip out the headline from story links so that the links are only from the […]

The Bank of Russia raised its benchmark rate sharply by 350 basis points at an emergency meeting on Tuesday to contain the depreciation of the ruble and thereby limit the inflationary pressures. The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia lifted the key rate to 12.00 percent from 8.50 […]

Crewmembers on the Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America have gone on strike, seeking a union contract and representation by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The cooking competition show, which stars Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro, debuted in 2010 and is in its 26th cycle. “The crew is […]

‘Our expectations are that we will be able to double our market share from 14-15 per cent currently to around 30 per cent by the end of the financial year.’ Ather Energy is taking on its rivals, both in ICE (internal combustion engine) and electric, with its entry level 450S […]

Los Angeles Unified School District has announced school closures for Monday, August 21 following Tropical Storm Hilary. “Tomorrow there will be no schools,” Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said during a press conference on Sunday afternoon. Schools are expected to open and resume normal activities on Tuesday, August 22. “Los Angeles […]