Technology
‘Amazon here we come’: Biden boosts warehouse unionization efforts
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the March jobs report, during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed support for efforts to unionize Amazon workers, after one of the company’s warehouses voted to join […]
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LinkedIn says Amazon is the top U.S. company to work for if you want career growth
Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images LinkedIn on Wednesday named Amazon the top U.S. company to work for if you’re seeking career growth. It’s the second year Amazon has topped the list. LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Companies list tracks seven pillars focused […]
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We’re trimming tech stocks and an automaker because it never pays to fight the Fed
We’re making several more trims, targeting tech and an economically sensitive automaker due to our concerns about an aggressively hawkish Fed. Source
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This crypto fund has outperformed bitcoin for the last five years. Here’s how
A visual representation of Bitcoin. Edward Smith | Getty Images In a space filled with venture investors and traders, a blockchain fund run by value managers thinks it can give investors greater returns than bitcoin itself. Bitcoin has been called the best performing asset of the decade by some. Off the Chain Capital, a fund […]
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Elon Musk spent $2.64 billion on Twitter shares so far this year, new filing shows
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been buying Twitter shares on almost a daily basis since the end of January, spending $2.64 billion for […]
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Twitter confirms it is testing edit button after Elon Musk polls followers
Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter is testing an edit button, the company said on Tuesday. The feature has been one of the most requested changes to the social networking service for over a decade. Currently, in order to fix a typo in a tweet, users have to delete it and […]
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Elon Musk’s Twitter board seat raises questions about his plans for the company
BRITTA PEDERSEN | AFP | Getty Images Twitter said on Tuesday that Elon Musk is joining its board. A day earlier, Tesla’s CEO and the world’s richest person disclosed that he’s the social media company’s biggest shareholder. Beyond becoming the latest Silicon Valley drama, investors are trying to figure out what it all means. Twitter’s […]
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Fintech stocks Toast, Affirm drop on analyst concerns about ‘longer-term growth trajectories’
The Toast, Inc. IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, on September 22, 2021. Source: NYSE Shares of Toast and Affirm dropped on Tuesday after analysts at MoffettNathanson said “longer-term growth trajectories are likely to disappoint” at the two fintech companies. Toast, a point-of-sale software provider for restaurants, was down 11% as of Tuesday afternoon […]
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Apple just announced its big annual conference starts June 6, new iPhone software expected
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Apple said Tuesday that its annual developers conference, WWDC, will begin on June 6. The company will hold a launch event on the first day of the […]
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There’s a new way to quickly send U.S. dollars around the world with bitcoin
A visual representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Edward Smith | Getty Images There’s a new and low-cost way to quickly send U.S. digital dollars around the world without a bank. And it’s built on bitcoin. Blockchain start-up Lightning Labs announced Tuesday that it’s launching the Taro protocol, a technology that will route fiat-pegged stablecoins and other […]
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