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Buffett bought more Apple last quarter and says he would have added more if the stock didn’t rebound
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, April 30, 2022. CNBC Warren Buffett bought the dip in his No. 1 stock Apple during the tech giant’s sell-off in the first quarter. Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and CEO told CNBC’s Becky Quick that he scooped up $600 million worth of Apple shares following a […]
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EU regulator accuses Apple of restricting rivals’ access to payment tech
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Europe’s antitrust regulator accused Apple of restricting rivals’ access to its payment technology, […]
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Chip supply issues are still giving some of world’s biggest companies a major headache
Apple CEO Tim Cook Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters An ongoing shortage of chips and other basic materials is forcing some of the world’s biggest tech and automotive companies to scale back their targets this year. Apple CEO Tim Cook warned Thursday that the company was “not immune” to supply chain challenges, noting that the […]
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Netflix cancels Meghan Markle series ‘Pearl’ amid cutbacks
Netflix is expanding its push into mobile gaming. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix has canceled development on “Pearl,” an animated series created by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, marking the latest cost-saving moves after the company reported a disappointing first quarter. The cancellation is part of strategic decisions Netflix is making around animated […]
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Amazon has bold ambitions to take on SpaceX in the satellite internet business
Amazon has a plan to deliver internet from space using 3,236 small satellites in low Earth orbit. It’s called Project Kuiper. In April, the company signed a multibillion-dollar contract — the largest rocket deal in the history of the commercial space industry — for launches of its Kuiper satellites with three different entities: Jeff Bezos’s […]
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New Comcast-Charter streaming joint venture suggests the next chapter of the streaming wars is coming
Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast (L), and Tom Rutledge, chief executive officer of Charter Communications Drew Angerer | Getty Images It’s easy to shrug off last week’s announcement that Comcast and Charter have started a joint venture to gain market share nationwide in streaming-video distribution. But the two largest U.S. cable companies may be playing […]
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Amazon workers won’t get paid for Covid leave anymore
A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Watchara Phomicinda | MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images Amazon is cutting paid time off for front-line U.S. workers who test positive for Covid-19, effective Monday. All U.S.-based Amazon workers who […]
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Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Oklahoma abortion law
Lyft President John Zimmer (R) and CEO Logan Green speak as Lyft lists on the Nasdaq at an IPO event in Los Angeles March 29, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Lyft and Uber said this week they will fully cover legal fees for their respective drivers who are sued under Oklahoma’s anticipated restrictive abortion law. […]
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Google employees get private Lizzo concert as they return to the office
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Google hires Lizzo to perform for return-to-office “celebration” among thousands of employees Emma Wong @_emwong_ For years, Google lured people to its sprawling Silicon Valley campus with the promise of amazing perks, like gourmet meals from top chefs and massages. Now, there’s Lizzo. Earlier this month, as Google officially started […]
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Disney executive Geoff Morrell, who helped craft response to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, leaves company after three months
Disney employee Nicholas Maldonado holds a sign while protesting outside of Walt Disney World on March 22, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Employees are staging a company-wide walkout today to protest Walt Disney Co.’s response to controversial legislation passed in Florida known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Octavio Jones | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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