Technology
TikTok exec: We’re not a social network like Facebook, we’re an entertainment platform
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters TikTok is fully aware that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is retooling the Facebook and Instagram apps to be more like its own popular short video service. But TikTok has no interest in […]
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Remember Foursquare? The location tech used by Apple, Uber and Coca-Cola knows you
In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Even if you aren’t aware of it, you probably use Foursquare every single day — or at least its technology. With more than 125,000 developers worldwide embedding it in their own software, and with 14 […]
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SpaceX employees denounce CEO Musk as ‘distraction’ in letter
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) gestures as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony, in Berlin, on December 1, 2020. Britta Pedersen | AFP | Getty Images A group of SpaceX employees derided flamboyant billionaire CEO Elon Musk as a “distraction and embarrassment” in an internal letter […]
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Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better as EU gets tougher
Facebook and Twitter applications are seen on an Apple iPhone. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft agreed on Thursday to take a tougher line against disinformation under an updated EU code of practice that could hit them with hefty fines if they fail to do so. More than 30 signatories […]
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Tesla hikes U.S. prices across car models
Interior view of a Tesla showroom on April 26, 2022 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Tesla raised prices for all its car models in the United States, its latest price hike amid ongoing global supply-chain issues. The electric carmaker increased its Model Y long-range price to $65,990 from […]
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Amazon’s big Prime Day sale runs July 12 and 13
An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages during its annual Prime Day promotion in New York City, June 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amazon’s big annual sale, Prime Day, will return on July 12 and 13, the company announced on Thursday. The event is also a big revenue driver for […]
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Bitcoin sees slight rebound after nearly falling below $20,000, but it’s still at late 2020 levels
Bitcoin has been closely correlated with stock indexes, in particular the Nasdaq, which rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75 percentage point. That’s one reason why bitcoin rose slightly on Thursday. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin rose on Thursday following a similar jump in U.S. stocks, but […]
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WWE board investigates secret $3 million hush payment by CEO Vince McMahon, report says
Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Michael N. Todaro | Getty Images World Wrestling Entertainment’s board is investigating a $3 million hush-money settlement that CEO Vince McMahon paid a woman over an alleged affair, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing documents and […]
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Spotify is slowing hiring by 25%, CEO says
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Spotify is slowing hiring by 25%, CEO Daniel Ek said in an email to employees on Wednesday. It’s the latest signal that companies across tech, many of which grew significantly over the early stages of the pandemic, are cutting back on staff growth as economic uncertainty looms. While job growth […]
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Elon Musk files appeal to end SEC decree over Twitter posts
In this photo illustration, Twitter account of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone screen and Twitter logo in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Elon Musk on Wednesday appealed a judge’s refusal to end his 2018 agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring a Tesla lawyer to vet some […]
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