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- Hillhouse-backed Ascentium buys fellow business services firm Dezan Shira, as the platform tries to ride Chinaâs surge in outbound investment
by Nicholas Gordon on 21 April 2026 at 02:00Ascentium, founded in 2024, is pursuing an aggressive roll-up strategy to quickly build its geographic footprint across Asia.
- Trump insists thereâs no pressure to end the war in Iran that he started, but âit will all happen, relatively quickly!â
by Aamer Madhani, Munir Ahmed, Russ Bynum, The Associated Press on 21 April 2026 at 01:13âI am under no pressure whatsoever,â Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
- This Apple doesnât fall far from the tree: Tim Cook is leaving at a peak and John Ternus is exactly the right CEO for the AI era
by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian on 21 April 2026 at 01:05The market’s muted reaction to Apple’s leadership handoff is shortsighted. Cook’s deliberate, Steve Jobsâapproved succession puts Apple ahead of AI rivals.
- Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves Trumpâs Cabinet after allegations of having an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job
by Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on 20 April 2026 at 23:17Chavez-DeRemer is the third Cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Jeff Bezosâ Blue Origin grounds New Glenn rocket after a bad engine put a satellite in the wrong orbit
by Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press on 20 April 2026 at 23:04NASA is counting on New Glenn to launch Blue Moon lunar landers for the Artemis moon program.
- Nikeâs âWalkers Toleratedâ sign at the Boston Marathon was meant to fire up runners. Instead, it insulted them
by Phil Wahba on 20 April 2026 at 22:25The sign sparked a backlash that reveals deeper problems for the brand.
- Struggling AI power startup Fermi loses its CEO and CFO for â2.0â reset
by Jordan Blum on 20 April 2026 at 21:50Fermi touts âacceleration in customer conversationsâ since the leadership changes.
- âTethered to a galaxy far, far awayâ: Former diplomats doubt Trumpâs Iran talks can deliver in final 48 hours
by Eva Roytburg on 20 April 2026 at 21:37Oil is already climbing again after the ceasefire started withering this weekend.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, and hardware boss John Ternus will be the new CEO
by Alexei Oreskovic on 20 April 2026 at 21:04The CEO change ends an extraordinary run by Cook, who succeeded Appleâs legendary cofounder Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011, stepping into perhaps the biggest shoes to fill in business history.
- Billionaire Connie Ballmer just donated $80 million to support NPR after Trump cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting
by Jacqueline Munis on 20 April 2026 at 16:21Ballmer and an anonymous donor gifted the network more than $110 million to support digital transformation and local stations.