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Tech giants lost more than $1 trillion in value in the last three trading days
The world’s largest technology companies have shed over $1 trillion in value in just three trading sessions. Stocks at large have sold off since the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, but technology has endured more pain than other sectors of the economy. Investors now have less interest in what drove business […]
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New Peloton CEO will be under harsh scrutiny when the company reports earnings this week
A woman walks in front of a Peloton store in Manhattan on May 05, 2021 in New York. John Smith | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Analysts and investors are eager to get to know Peloton Chief Executive Officer Barry McCarthy and have him articulate his vision for the company’s future. He […]
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Microsoft launches cybersecurity services to help clients fight off ransomware and other attacks
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft CNBC Microsoft’s security business is growing faster than any of its main products, and now the company is adding heft to its offerings with three new services designed to help organizations spot and respond to cybersecurity incidents. Microsoft is among the leaders in cloud software and infrastructure, which means its […]
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Energy secretary explains why feds are spending $2.5 billion on carbon capture
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm takes questions during a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Thursday it was taking its first steps to disburse more than $2.3 billion for carbon capture technology included in Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the […]
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Employees everywhere are organizing. Here’s why it’s happening now
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, left, speaks next to Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), during an ALU rally in the Staten Island borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of declining influence, unions are having a […]
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Carbon capture challenges are not deterring investor at Bill Gates’ firm
06 January 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wismar: Smoke rises from chimneys of wood-processing industrial plants at the seaport of Wismar. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Eric Toone is a technical lead investor for Bill Gates’ climate tech investment firm, Breakthrough Energy Ventures. […]
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Google says it’s raising employee pay through performance review revamp
Sundar Pichai, Google CEO David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is overhauling its performance evaluation process, implementing changes that will result in increased salaries, as the company tries to ease tension between employees and leadership on the issue of compensation. Starting this week, Google is using a new process for performance reviews […]
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Starbucks criticizes Biden’s visit with union leaders, requests White House meeting
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday May 4, 2022. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Starbucks is asking the White House for a meeting after President Joe Biden met with an organizer who is helping its coffee shops unionize. […]
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Google’s cloud group forms Web3 team to capitalize on booming popularity of crypto
Thomas Kurian, chief executive officer of cloud services at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google’s cloud unit is forming a team to build services for developers running blockchain applications as the company tries to capitalize on the […]
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Tech companies racked up over $17 billion in losses on equity investments in the first quarter
An electric Amazon delivery van from Rivian cruises down the street with the Hollywood sign in the background. Amazon The tech sell-off of 2022 accelerated in the past couple weeks, with first-quarter earnings reports highlighting challenges like inflation, supply chain shortages and the war in Ukraine. For some tech leaders, the market swoon has created […]
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