(Reuters) – The general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team apologized on Monday for a tweet in support of Hong Kong protests, saying he did not intend to offend fans of the NBA team in China. “I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpre... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has laughed off comments by a Japanese comedy duo who said she was “too sunburned” and “needed some bleach”, turning the tables with a plug for Japanese cosmetic giant Shiseido that is one of her sponsors. T... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – GOLDOC chairman Peter Beattie has apologized for a “stuff-up” at the closing ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after athletes were marginalized from the television broadcast and a string of officials hogged the spotlight with ... More »
Co-Founders of VICE Shane Smith (L) and Suroosh Alvi (R) pose as they arrive for the 20th Annual Webby Awards in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar (Reuters) – Vice Media co-founders issued an apology on Saturday, saying the Millennial... More »
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick gestures as he delivers an address to employees and drivers marking the company’s five year anniversary in San Francisco, California June 3, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick on Tuesda... More »
SAN FRANCISCO Reddit Chief Executive Ellen Pao on Monday issued an apology to users of the popular social news platform over the way the company handled the dismissal of a well-liked employee last week, a move that drew widespread outrage from users. The site’... More »
