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    NEWS BRIEF: Week of June 19, 2017
    • Jun 23, 2017
    • 3 min

    NEWS BRIEF: Week of June 19, 2017

    Catch up on current events with these news highlights from this past week. BUSINESS Inside Travis Kalanick’s Resignation as Uber’s C.E.O. During a trip to Chicago on Tuesday, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was paid a surprise visit by “two of Uber’s venture capitalists–Matt Cohler and Peter Fenton of the Silicon Valley firm Benchmark, which is one of Uber’s biggest shareholders–who presented Mr. Kalanick with a list of demands, including his resignation before the end of the day…Th
    NEWS BRIEF: Week of June 5, 2017
    • Jun 9, 2017
    • 2 min

    NEWS BRIEF: Week of June 5, 2017

    Catch up on current events with these news highlights from last week. BUSINESS Bitcoin’s price keeps breaking records. Here’s what’s driving its growth. Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and digital payment system, “reached a record high on Tuesday, climbing above $2,900 for the first time. That’s more than double the price at the beginning of May, and an incredible 500-fold increase over the past five years.” Experts attribute the currency’s recent growth to soaring d
    NEWS BRIEF: Week of May 29, 2017
    • May 30, 2017
    • 2 min

    NEWS BRIEF: Week of May 29, 2017

    Catch up on current events with these news highlights from last week. BUSINESS Computer meltdown may cost British Airways over $100 million British Airways canceled around 800 flights on Saturday from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. A power surge crippled BA’s flight, baggage, and communications systems, leaving 75,000 passengers stranded and costing BA more than $100 million in compensations, refunds, additional staffing, and lost revenue. “Delta and Southwest airlines
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