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Pinterest shares soar after report that Elliott Management has acquired a 9% stake
The Pinterest application on a Apple MacBook Air. Guillaume Payen | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Pinterest shares jumped over 20% in extended trading on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that Elliott Management has accumulated a stake of over 9% in the company. Elliott, known for its activist investments, has been […]
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How two college friends launched a company that has helped save 32 terawatt hours of energy and more than $3 billion in energy bills
The founders of Opower, Daniel Yates and Alex Laskey. Brooks Kraft | Corbis News | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Before Alex Laskey launched an energy efficiency company in 2007, he was primarily working on political campaigns, “almost […]
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Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan
The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Netflix has named Microsoft as its partner for its ad-supported service, the companies announced Wednesday. “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our needs as we together build a new ad supported offering. […]
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LGBTQ harassment, slurs abound on social media, per GLAAD report
Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report issued Wednesday from advocacy group GLAAD found. Those are some of the internet’s most vulnerable users, with a majority of LGBTQ people saying they’ve faced menacing posts or comments when they’re scrolling through social media. But it’s unclear how […]
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Peloton competitor Tonal cuts 35% of workforce as it prepares for possible recession, IPO
Tonal in-home fitness. Source: Tonal Tonal, the connected fitness equipment maker that counts tennis superstar Serena Williams and Amazon’s Alexa fund as backers, is cutting 35% of its workforce, affecting all levels of its business, CNBC has learned. The company employs about 750 people today, compared with a little more than 110 before the Covid-19 […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 12, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell in morning trading as investors continue to worry about inflation and other global issues. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Here are the most important news items that investors need […]
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Google CEO Pichai says company will slow hiring through 2023 in memo to employees
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 09: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The CEO Summit entered its second day of events with a formal signing for the “International Coalition to Connect […]
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Facebook cuts hundreds of custodial jobs after ending contract with facility management vendor
Facebook parent Meta has cancelled a contract with custodial workers at its Silicon Valley headquarters, resulting in hundreds of job cuts later this month. Meta informed facilities management vendor ABM Industries of the cancellation in mid-June, and the cuts will go into effect on July 25, according to documents filed with the state of California’s […]
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Goldman Sachs hires Alphabet tech incubator CEO Jared Cohen for new innovation group
Jared Cohen Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has hired another senior executive from the technology sector. The investment bank is adding Alphabet’s Jared Cohen, a protege of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and founder of Jigsaw, an incubator at the tech giant, to help start a new innovation group, Solomon said […]
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U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps
A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nathan Howard | Getty Images The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month raised […]
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