China’s leading AI start-ups hit by U.S. blacklisting
A U.S. move to blacklist four of China’s leading artificial intelligence start-ups has thrown a blockbuster Hong Kong listing into doubt and left billions of dollars of foreign investment caught in the cross fire. On Monday, the U.S. Commerce Department put eight companies on its “entity list,” accusing three of China’s leading facial recognition companies,…
Uber's stock market woes are bad news for PayPal
PayPal Holdings Inc. will report a $228-million loss on investments before taxes in the third quarter, driven in large part by a bad bet on Uber Technologies Inc. just before it went public. Click Here: Cheap Golf Drivers The San Jose-based payments company said the investment in Uber, for $500 million at the initial public…
Weakness in pot stocks scuttles MedMen’s acquisition of PharmaCann
A weakness in pot stocks has scuttled MedMen Enterprises Inc.’s planned acquisition of PharmaCann less than a month after it received antitrust approval. The Los Angeles-based cannabis company said Tuesday that it will terminate the all-share deal, which was valued at $682 million when it was announced last October and MedMen was trading at about…
Slow-braised fresh lima beans are ready when you are
As a pantry staple, you can’t beat dried beans. They’re cheap, store well for a long time, and are filling and hearty. But the thing is, I just don’t have the patience for them. I often get the hankering for beans as soon as I’m hungry, and well, there’s no time for that critical step…
Eddie Vedder, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow team up to bring laughs, music to Rock4EB! event
As if headliner Adam Sandler with special guests Eddie Vedder and Judd Apatow weren’t enough top-level entertainment for Sunday’s Rock4EB! fundraiser, during his nearly hourlong set Sandler brought his daughters Sunny, 10, and Sadie, 13, to the stage to sing Taylor Swift’s “Lover” as he accompanied them on the guitar. “I love you, guys,” he…
Rent the Runway reopens after supply-chain crisis
Rent the Runway says its business is working normally again after a cascade of delayed and canceled orders angered customers. Rent the Runway Chief Executive Jennifer Hyman said operations were back to normal as of Tuesday morning, “a few days ahead of schedule.” The company had previously said it was aiming for Oct. 15. Click…
Hong Kong leader says Chinese military could intervene in protests
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned Tuesday that the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms that has rocked the city for months “becomes so bad,” but said the government still hopes to resolve the crisis itself. Lam urged foreign critics to accept that the four months of protests…
U.K. says chances of Brexit deal slim; EU condemns 'blame game'
LONDON — Britain and the European Union traded ill-tempered barbs Tuesday as the U.K. said a Brexit deal might be impossible, with just over three weeks until its scheduled departure from the bloc. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said EU intransigence had led to a breakdown in negotiations, prompting a top European leader to warn…
Three people wanted in killing of witness in trial of former Dallas police officer
DALLAS — Dallas police say three men are suspected in the killing of a man who testified at the trial of a Dallas police officer who killed her upstairs neighbor. Assistant Chief Avery Moore said at a news conference Tuesday that the three men from Alexandria, La., will face capital murder charges in Friday’s killing of…
Alaska Natives and fishermen sue EPA for reversing Pebble Mine decision
SEATTLE — Trump administration officials broke the law when they reversed course and gave a green light to a proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay, mining opponents said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Alaska Native, commercial fishing and economic development organizations said the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision July 30 to step aside and…