2015-05-13T19:18:00Z Uber just snagged a long-time Googler and SVP of communications and policy, Rachel Whetstone, Re/code's Kara Swisher reports.
Whetstone will be joining Uber in the same role, replacing David Plouffe, who was hired less than a year ago and will become the company's "chief advisor."
Whetstone first joined Google in 2005, and had become a close advisor to CEO Larry Page, as well as the person responsible for handling the company's biggest policy issues, like the recent anti-trust charges in Europe. Read More...
2016-02-18T15:29:16Z By Isla Binnie, Francesca Landini and Giulio Piovaccari
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - When Parmesan prices proved too volatile for Italy's strained banks a dairy cooperative near Bologna came up with a novel solution to its funding needs, bonds backed by wheels of cheese.
But 4 Madonne Caseificio dell'Emilia remains an exception among small businesses struggling to get long-term funds in Italy, where a credit crunch risks holding back a fragile economic recovery after more than a decade of stagnation. Read More...
Bassist most famous for his work with the popular alt-metal band Disturbed as well the supergroups Adrenaline Mob and Art of Anarchy. He first joined Disturbed as a session musician during the recording of 2003's Ten Thousand Fists but later became a full-time member of the band.
Before Fame He grew up in El Paso, Texas and got his start playing bass with the bands Soak and The Union Underground. Read More...
