OpenWeb, a New York startup whose tools help publishers engage users, has a unique problem. Its co-founding CEO reportedly won’t leave, even though it announced a new CEO. According to CTech, on Tuesday, OpenWeb’s chairman, Tim Harvey, sent an email to employees, saying he’s becoming CEO and thanking longtime CEO Nadav Shoval for his “incredible […]
Verizon bets on fiber’s staying power as it acquires Frontier for $20B
Some major consolidation is afoot in the world of internet communications — and it will have implications for competition and consumer internet access in U.S. On Thursday, Verizon announced that it would gobble up Frontier Communications for $ 20 billion — more than double Frontier’s market cap at the close of trading the night before. […]
Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed, astronauts staying on ISS until February
Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty. After months of data analysis and internal deliberation, NASA leadership announced today that Starliner will be coming back to Earth in September, without a crew. Meanwhile, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain on-board the International Space Station until February, when they will return […]
Why is Erik ten Hag staying at Manchester United? FA Cup final win, injuries and transfer policy inform INEOS' big call
Erik ten Hag’s future has been a source of constant speculation since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group took charge of Manchester United’s football operations in February 2024. Diminishing returns on the field and a persistent injury crisis contributed to an eighth-place finish — United’s lowest in the Premier League era — in the 2023/24 season. […]