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Match Group names Bernard Kim as CEO, replacing Shar Dubey
The Match dating application is displayed on an Apple iPhone in an arranged photograph. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Match Group CEO Shar Dubey is stepping down as chief of the dating app giant, effective May 31. Bernard Kim, president of Zynga, will take over the helm, the company said Tuesday. Dubey will […]
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AMD sales jump 71%, shrugging off concerns about PC slowdown
Lisa Su, CEO, AMD Scott Mlyn | CNBC AMD reported first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates for earnings and revenue, sending the stock up over 3% in extended trading. Here’s how the chipmaker did versus Refinitiv consensus estimates in the quarter ending March: EPS: $1.13, adjusted, versus $0.91 expected, up 117% […]
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NASA chief says competition is making space exploration cheaper, in dramatic shift on contracts
The Artemis 1 mission Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Frank Michaux / NASA The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday discussed a dramatic shift in how the agency plans to issue contracts for its space exploration programs, citing success with cost-saving competitive bids. NASA administrator Bill Nelson, testifying before a Senate […]
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First Apple store union vote set to start June 2 in Atlanta
An employee arranges Apple iPhones as customer shop at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue shortly after new products went on sale in Manhattan, in New York City, March 18, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Apple store employees in Atlanta will vote to potentially form the first unionized Apple retail location starting on June 2nd, […]
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Expedia stock falls 13% after analysts cut price targets on mixed earnings
Visitors browse at the display of Expedia during the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin. Fabrizio Bensch | Retuers Shares of Expedia plunged more than 13% on Tuesday after reporting mixed financials in what’s been a tough earnings season. The company reported first-quarter financials after the bell on Monday. Expedia lost 47 cents per share […]
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Apple Store workers in Maryland begin union drive
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Workers at an Apple store in Maryland are taking steps to unionize, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. It’s the third store to effort a campaign, setting up a potential labor battle with Apple. Organizers at […]
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Rocket Lab helicopter catches but drops rocket booster in first reuse attempt
The Electron booster comes into view of the company’s helicopter for the catch. Rocket Lab Space company Rocket Lab briefly caught its Electron rocket using a helicopter after a launch for the first time on Monday, but released the booster and dropped it into the ocean before recovering it. “After the catch the helicopter pilot […]
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Atlassian co-CEO invests in Australian energy company to force it to go greener
Atlassian Co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes poses for a photo with Utah Jazz co-owners, Dwyane Wade and Ryan Smith during Round 1 Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs on April 21, 2022 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Melissa Majchrzak | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Atlassian Co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has taken an 11% […]
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Amazon workers at second Staten Island warehouse reject union
Amazon Labor Union organizers hold signs outside of the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center on April 25, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Employees at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island overwhelmingly rejected a unionization effort on Monday, a significant victory for the e-retailer a month after a nearby fulfillment center […]
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About 150,000 people are using SpaceX’s Starlink internet service daily in Ukraine, government official says
A shipment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite antennas, also known as terminals, arriving in Ukraine. Fedorov Mykhailo on Twitter Elon Musk’s SpaceX continues to expand its Starlink satellite internet network in besieged Ukraine, with a government official saying that about 150,000 people use the service in the country each day. Ukraine digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote […]
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