UnitedHealth to buy DaVita primary care unit for $4.9 billion (Pakistan Press Club – New York) – The largest U.S. health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc will buy DaVita Inc’s primary and urgent care services for $4.9 billion in its second acquisition this year to expand its fast-growing medical group, it said on Wednesday. Health insurers…
IFC to invest US$12.8 million in Discovery World Corporation Pakistan press club – New York World Bank’s private investment arm International Finance Corp (IFC) is investing up to 650 million pesos (about US$12.8 million) in Discovery World Corp, a listed company in the Philippines. DWC owns and operates popular hotels and resorts in the…
Three Uber security managers resign after CEO criticizes practices SAN FRANCISCO (Pakistan Press Club) – Three senior managers in Uber Technologies Inc’s security unit resigned on Friday, an Uber spokesperson said, days after the company’s new chief executive officer disclosed a massive data breach and criticized past security practices. Uber’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, who was…
Man who deleted Trump’s Twitter account reveals himself Pakistan Press Club – New York A 20-something German citizen tells TechCrunch the act was a mistake and he didn’t expect the account to be deactivated. The contractor who deactivated President Donald Trump’s Twitter account earlier this month has revealed himself and calls the move a mistake.…
The billionaire tech entrepreneur joins the competition to build a high-speed loop connecting O’Hare Airport to downtown Chicago. Pakistan Press Club – Chicago. Elon Musk wants to take his train to Chicago. The billionaire tech entrepreneur tweeted Wednesday that his Boring Company will compete to design, fund, build and operate a high-speed loop connecting O’Hare Airport with downtown…
Judge postpones Uber trade secret trial based on bombshell memo. Pakistan Press Club – California A memo details how the company allegedly used vanishing messages and other tricks to steal Waymo’s secrets regarding self-driving cars. A federal court judge in California delayed the start of a civil trial between ride-hailing giant Uber and Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit,…
Trump administration eyes easing student debt protections Pakistan Press Club –Washington. Thousands of students who ran up unpayable debts at for-profit schools are anxiously waiting to see if US President Donald Trump’s administration does away with anti-fraud protections put in place by his predecessor Barack Obama. Some 95,000 cases of former students seeking forgiveness of…
Top CFPB Official Sues Trump Administration As Showdown Over Agency Heats Up Pakistan Press Club – New York The deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the Trump administration on Sunday to block the president’s appointment of Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the agency. The deputy director of the Consumer Financial…
Trump Clashes With Agency The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump — who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day. Outgoing Director and Trump Clash Over Consumer Protection Bureau Successor (NEW YORK)…
U.S. Allows Washington PLO Office to Remain Open Pakistan Press Club (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has backtracked on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it would merely impose limitations on the office that it expected would be lifted after 90 days. Last week, U.S. officials said the…
