On Monday, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that Hugh Johnston, the long-serving Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo, will join the company as its new CFO and Senior Executive Vice President effective December 4. This appointment comes as the entertainment giant deals with a declining share price and losses...

PIL (Pacific International Lines) has officially announced the retirement of Klaus Ku, who has served as the Managing Director of PIL China. Taking over his position is Anderson Luo, who has a previous work history with Maersk. Effective November 3, 2023, Klaus Ku has taken on the role of Advisor...

Dish Network announced that its CEO, Erik Carlson, will resign on November 12, just ahead of the company's merger with EchoStar, its sister company specializing in providing broadband services via satellites. This decision came following a significant decline in satellite TV customers. In its earnings report released on November 6,...

Italian classification society RINA has announced the appointment of Carlo Luzzatto as its new CEO, succeeding the long-time chief, Ugo Salerno. Luzzatto will assume the role of CEO at RINA by the end of 2023, coinciding with Fondo Italiano d'Investimento's acquisition of a minority stake, up to 33%, in the...

The founder and CEO of the dating app Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd, will step down from her position early next year. Bumble is known for its approach that requires women to initiate conversations with potential dating matches. Wolfe Herd established the company in 2014 with the goal of creating a...

The newly announced leadership change at Bed Bath & Beyond was confirmed on Monday when CEO Jonathan Johnson stepped down from his role. This decision came just days after activist hedge fund JAT Capital, which owns a 9.6% stake in the company, publicly called for Johnson's removal. In a letter...

Jakob Angele, who served as Foodpanda's CEO for an extended period, resigned from his position in mid-October. He has been succeeded by John Fang, who previously held the position of chief international officer at the food delivery company. Delivery Hero, the parent company of Foodpanda, has not made any public...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in a growing and significant number of sectors. It is precisely for this reason that I often wonder about areas where AI will not play an important role. Although I have a few hypotheses, I believe that the final answer will...

Consciousness is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Right up there with climate.   With AI taking off, tech experts are worried that intelligent machines will gain consciousness — within the next few years! Meanwhile, we experience life basically in our conscious minds, yet we have only the...