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Apple’s new MacBook Air is a near-perfect update, but don’t rule out the older model
A new MacBook Air running M2 chip is seen displayed during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 6, 2022. Peter Dasilva | Reuters Apple’s new $1,199 MacBook Air, with its latest processor, the M2, launches in stores Friday. I’ve been testing it for a week, and I think it’s the MacBook […]
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Twitter is down
The logo and trading symbol for Twitter is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 11, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Twitter is down Thursday morning. While the website loads for people, users are unable to see timelines. It’s not clear how widespread […]
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Uber sued by more than 500 women over sexual assault claims
An iPhone displays the Uber ride-hailing app on 26 September 2017, in Hong Kong. studioEAST | Getty Images Uber is being sued by more than 500 women who claim they were assaulted by drivers on the platform. The complaint, filed Wednesday, claims that “women passengers in multiple states were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, […]
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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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IPO market stays dormant as Justworks and Fresh Market withdraw their filings
A person checks her phone at Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on May 27, 2022. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The IPO market has been frozen for most of 2022, and it shows no signs of reopening. On Wednesday, software vendor Justworks and food retailer Fresh […]
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Bill Gates donates $20 billion to personal foundation as it works to ramp up spending
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and Chair of the Gates Foundation, walks to a morning session during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 08, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Bill Gates announced Wednesday he’s donating $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month as […]
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Here are Twitter’s biggest accusations against Musk in its lawsuit
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) Theo Wargo | Wireimage | Getty Images Twitter has filed suit against Elon Musk to seek […]
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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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Twitter sues Elon Musk to enforce original merger agreement
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Twitter filed suit against Elon Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday after the billionaire said he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy the company. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. Source
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