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Google will let Android developers use rival payments systems in Europe
An Android statue is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus on January 31, 2022 in Mountain View, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Google will let nongaming app developers use rival payments systems on its Android […]
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Apple agrees to pay up to $395 to MacBook owners who replaced ‘butterfly’ keyboards
The keys on the keyboard take some getting adjusted to. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple agreed to a $50 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit on Monday night over the company’s “butterfly keyboard,” which was installed on MacBook laptops between 2015 and 2019. The settlement will likely lead to payouts to customers in seven U.S. […]
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Twitter-Musk trial on $44 billion deal set to begin in October after Musk loses effort to delay
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Twitter won its motion for an expedited trial in its lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday. Delaware Court of Chancery chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ruled in favor of an expedited 5-day trial, to take place in October, after a hearing conducted […]
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Microsoft is adding video stories to Teams to liven up the chat app
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on May 24, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced Viva Engage, a new portal coming to the Teams communication app that will let co-workers share video stories documenting their activities. It might […]
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IBM second-quarter results beat on top and bottom lines
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images IBM issued second-quarter results on Monday that were better than expected. However, the stock dropped in extended trading after the company trimmed its forecast for cash flow. […]
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Elon Musk asks court to reject Twitter’s request for speedy trial
“The past two years have been an absolutely nightmare of supply chain disruptions, one thing after another, and we are not out of it yet,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. Patrick T. Fallon | Reuters Elon Musk wants time to prepare for a trial over his contentious withdrawal from an agreement to buy Twitter for […]
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Twitter board urges shareholders to approve sale to Elon Musk
The Twitter logo and trading information is displayed as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Twitter’s board of directors unanimously recommended that its shareholders vote to approve Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the company. Twitter […]
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San Francisco Mayor Breed says city faces remote work challenge as tech workers leave town or stay home
San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks outside City Hall in San Francisco. Eric Risberg | AP San Francisco Mayor London Breed said her technology-heavy city will have to adjust to the new reality that many workers aren’t coming back to the office. In an interview airing Friday evening on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith,” […]
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Musk says Tesla can lower car prices if inflation ‘calms down’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet Friday that the electric car company could lower prices if inflation “calms down.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a higher-than-expected inflation rate this week with the consumer price index rising 9.1% from a year ago. Tesa increased the prices of all of its car models in […]
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Private investment in space companies dropped during Q2 despite monster SpaceX round, report finds
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit on April 29, 2022. SpaceX Private investment in space companies dwindled in the second quarter — weighed down by broader economic and market headwinds — but was salvaged in part by a funding round at Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to a report Thursday […]
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