Tuesday, August 27

What you missed today

Author

Max
August 27, 2024

Good evening!

What do you think of when you think of corporate innovation? Is it a pizza box that turns into a table? Well…

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  🇨🇳 IBM is Retreating from China

IBM is cutting more than 1,000 jobs in China, according to multiple state media reports. The retreat from the world’s second-largest economy comes at a time when geopolitical tensions between China and the U.S. are tight – partly due to national security concerns.

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3. 🏈 NFL Let In New Private Equity Firms

That’s one successful fantasy draft. NFL owners voted in favor of having select private equity firms – including Ares Management, Sixth Street Partners, and Arctos Partners – buy up to a 10% stake of a team for up to six teams. The firms collectively have $2 trillion in assets and intend to commit $12 billion of capital to be raised over time.

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5. 🍼 Care is Refunding $8.5M to Customers

After being found by the Federal Trade Commission for using inflated job numbers, baseless earnings claims, and deceptive design practices to trap consumers, caregiving job site Care has agreed to a proposed $8.5 million settlement to job seekers and job posters.

6.  🚭 Stop & Shop Will Stop Selling Tobacco

Following many other major chains, Stop & Shop will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products this month. The supermarket chain, with 360 stores primarily in the northeast U.S., will end sales of all products on Saturday, August 31.

7.  🍕 Pizza Hut Wants To Be The Official Move-In Meal

You know when you move into a new place, and you barely have furniture to sit on? Well, Pizza Hut has a new product to help with that. The pizza chain is offering a special pizza box that turns into a miniature table with an order of a large pizza in Dallas, Charlotte, and Orlando (the country’s top moving destinations according to Penske Truck rentals).

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