Bill and Melinda Gates to Divorce After 27 Years of Marriage
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates will continue to work together at the massive philanthropic foundation they built to improve global health, combat climate change, and bolster U.S. education. The pair's wealth could prove more complex to carve up than Jeff Bezos' Amazon.com Inc. stock, which was largely concentrated in Amazon stock.
GM’s installing software on Chevy Bolts to help prevent battery fires
General Motors has revealed its plan to fix the issue at the center of last year’s Chevy Bolt recall, which affected customers have to bring their Bolts to a dealer so the battery packs can be inspected, and GM says some of the modules that make up the pack may be replaced if any “anomalies” are found.
Amazon’s Thursday Night Football deal will start early
Amazon will be streaming NFL games sooner than expected, starting with the 2022 season. The NFL's previous announcement set the start of Amazon’s exclusivity in 2023, but now Amazon will get its exclusive rights even sooner and for even longer thanks to a new 11-year contract matching CBS, NBC, and Fox.
Apollo’s $5 Billion Bet on Yahoo Aims to Go Beyond Advertising
Apollo Global Management Inc.’s $5 billion deal for Verizon Communications Inc. will create a new entity dubbed Yahoo, getting AOL, TechCrunch, Ryot, Built By Girls and Flurry along with Verizon's 10% stake in the venture, hoping to take these primarily advertising-driven media brands and augment them with new products like subscription services and sports betting.
