Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bending spoons — without touching them, that is — is a pretty entertaining parlour trick. It’s also the name of ...

Bending Spoons, a company that buys and revitalizes stagnating tech companies, has agreed to purchase Eventbrite for about $500 million, a far cry from the $1.76 billion the company was worth when it ...

Eventbrite announced today it has entered a $500 million deal to be acquired by technology conglomerate Bending Spoons. The agreement is dependent on closing conditions and approvals, including from ...

Like John Beam, Lou Richie, left, and Chris Kyriacou, right, are fixtures in the Oakland athletic scene. Courtesy of Lou Richie He is credited with mentoring dozens and dozens of teenagers and young ...

Former Laney College football coach John Beam died of gunshot wounds in what police say was a ‘targeted’ shooting. Suspect Cedric Irving, Jr., 27, was arrested in connection with Beam's death. Beam ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U" that showcased the connections he made with players others wouldn't gamble on, has ...

John Beam died after being shot at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., where he was athletic director. A man was charged in connection with the shooting. By Rylee Kirk Neil Vigdor and Soumya Karlamangla ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - John Beam, Laney College’s athletic director and former head football coach, was fatally shot on the Oakland campus Thursday, authorities confirmed. "I'd like to begin by taking a ...

Abstract: We present for the first time ever, a piezoelectric beam actuator that can be directly driven in pure torsion. The beam actuator is designed with interdigitated electrodes (IDEs), on both ...

Bending Spoon's Luca Ferrari and his three cofounders started to acquire apps back in 2014. Fresh from signing a deal to buy AOL, a new funding round values their startup at over $11 billion. Luca ...

The Italian software company says it won’t be the next company to sell AOL. The Italian software company says it won’t be the next company to sell AOL. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, ...

Italian tech company Bending Spoons agreed to acquire AOL, the web portal and email provider, from Yahoo, which is owned by private equity firm Apollo Global (APO). “AOL is an iconic, beloved business ...