Ron Flatcher

Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has called himself a “free speech absolutist,” has resorted to firing company engineers who publicly criticise him on the social-media service. In one case, Musk announced the firing in a tweet. In another,…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took a stake of about $5 billion in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a sign the legendary investor thinks the world’s leading chipmaker has bottomed out after a selloff of more than $250…

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the world’s most valuable company will pump the brakes on hiring — as other tech titans slash away — ahead of an anticipated recession. Cook admitted the economic climate has forced him…

Vodacom Group’s half-year headline earnings fell 9.5% due to start-up losses in Ethiopia and higher finance costs, but it expects core profit to improve in the second half, it said on Monday. Vodacom is part of a consortium led by…

Vodacom Group plans to roll out financial-services products in its new market of Egypt, using the super app the wireless carrier is developing alongside China’s Alibaba Group. The Johannesburg-based company has received approvals to buy…

Twitter workers who survived the chopping block after Elon Musk overpaid for the social media site will soon have to pay for their own meals. The billionaire said he will scrap the free meals served at…

Caroline Ellison — the 28-year-old CEO of doomed crypto firm Alameda Research — is facing scrutiny not only over the firm’s multibillion-dollar meltdown, but also over rumors that she’s the ex-girlfriend of…

Amazon is planning to lay off some 10,000 employees in its corporate and technology sectors beginning this week, according to a report. The culling would be the largest number of job cuts undertaken at any…

The largest executive-pay package in US corporate history was born in a text message from Elon Musk. On April 8, 2017, the entrepreneur was asked by his friend Ira Ehrenpreis, a Tesla board member, about how to structure his future…

The Singles Day shopping festival: Not so crazy anymore after all these years – The China Project …