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Facebook is opening its first showroom to sell VR headsets
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is opening its first retail location in an effort to sell people its Oculus virtual reality headsets and its idea of the “metaverse,” the company announced Monday. But it’s not a huge step into retail. Unlike Apple and other tech companies that have stores in heavy foot-traffic areas like shopping […]
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Twitter may want to finalize Musk deal before reporting disappointing quarter, analysts speculate
SpaceX founder Elon Musk reacts at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Twitter may want to finalize […]
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Satellite imagery specialist Capella raises nearly $100 million to expand its network
The deployed reflector of the Capella-3 satellite in orbit. Capella Space San Francisco-based satellite imagery specialist Capella Space on Monday announced the close of nearly $100 million in financing, as the company looks to expand its line of analytics and data products. Capella raised $97 million through a mix of equity and debt in a round […]
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Twitter shares jump 5% on reports it could accept Elon Musk’s bid as early as Monday
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Twitter shares jumped more than 5% in the premarket on reports the company is nearing a deal with Elon Musk that could be announced as soon as Monday. Musk earlier this month offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, or about $43 billion. The social media company […]
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Twitter is reportedly taking another look at Musk takeover bid
Entrepreneur and business magnate Elon Musk gestures during a visit at the Tesla Gigafactory plant under construction, on August 13, 2021 in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern Germany. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Twitter could be becoming more receptive to a takeover bid from Elon Musk after the billionaire disclosed he has secured $46.5 […]
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What doomed CNN+? How rival strategies and executive intrigue fueled the streaming service’s rapid demise
Executive producer Chris Licht of the television show Our Cartoon President speaks onstage during the CBS/Showtime portion of the 2018 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 6, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Frederick M. Brown | Getty Images Chris Licht wasn’t supposed to start his new job as CNN’s […]
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A members-only club for female executives is coming to San Francisco with the help of Google’s cash
Chief co-founders Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan Photos courtesy of Chief As companies see a record number of women leaving their jobs in “the Great Resignation,” Google parent Alphabet is putting money behind an initiative that could help them stay. Launched in 2019, Chief is a membership-based company for female executives that’s designed to provide […]
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EU agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content
European Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The European Union agreed on new digital regulations Saturday that will force tech giants like Google and Meta to police illegal content on their platforms more aggressively, or else risk potential multibillion-dollar fines. The European Parliament and EU member states reached a […]
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Jack Dorsey’s new title: Block Head
Jack Dorsey, CEO, Twitter testifies at Congressional hearing, March 25, 2021. CNBC Jack Dorsey is no longer the CEO of Block. He no longer has the title, at least. In a filing with the SEC on Friday, the company formerly known as Square said Dorsey has changed his title to Block Head. Block updated its […]
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Netflix and Facebook have given up most of the last few years’ gains since tech’s November peak
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Meta and Netflix five-year performance CNBC Two members of the FAANG group have been defanged. In the five months since the Nasdaq’s peak late last year, Netflix and Facebook (now Meta) have gotten crushed, giving up most of the gains they’d accumulated over the prior half-decade. Netflix is down nearly […]
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