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Twitter shares soar more than 25% after Elon Musk takes 9% stake in social media company
Elon Musk speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a big stake in social media company Twitter, a regulatory filing released Monday showed. Musk owns 73,486,938 shares of Twitter, […]
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Tesla is unable to restart Shanghai production on Monday
A truck transports new Tesla cars at its factory in Shanghai, China May 13, 2021. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla has notified workers and suppliers that production at its Shanghai factory will not resume on Monday as it had hoped, according to an internal notice shared with Reuters. Reuters reported earlier on Sunday that the […]
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Tech companies cautiously bring people back while contending with hesitant employees
Atsuko Bolinguit, with tech startup company Fast, works in the office at her desk on March 24, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Starting Monday, Google is bringing most employees back to assigned physical offices three days a week. The company has said since the beginning of the pandemic that it […]
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Tesla delivers 310,048 electric vehicles in the first quarter
Customers experience new energy electric vehicles at a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, On December 4, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Tesla just reported first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for 2022. Here’s how they did. Electric vehicle deliveries (total): 310,048 Electric vehicle production (total): 305,407 Over the same period last year, Tesla […]
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DC attorney general says fighting big tech is like David versus Goliath
Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine speaks after a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court September 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong In his battles with Big Tech, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine sees his office as something of an underdog. “In a real way, when you take on […]
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Amazon workers just voted to join a union — here’s what happens next
A demonstrator during the vote count to unionize Amazon workers outside the National Labor Relations Board offices in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 1, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon workers on New York’s Staten Island just made history, becoming the first group to vote in favor of unionizing at a […]
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Meta says employees no longer need Covid boosters to come to U.S. offices
Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta Platforms will stop insisting that employees have Covid booster shots in order to come to its facilities in the U.S., a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Friday. Technology companies have begun the process of luring their workers back to their corporate campuses. Meta, as well as Microsoft, […]
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Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company’s first unionized warehouse in U.S.
Jason Anthony, a member of Amazon Labor Union, speaks to members of the media during the vote count to unionize Amazon workers outside the National Labor Relations Board offices in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 1, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted Friday […]
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Amazon workers in Alabama reject union for second time, but challenged ballots remain
Union supporters at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, on Thursday appeared headed toward defeat for a second time. However, with hundreds of contested ballots at play, the election results are still too close to call. Of the 2,375 ballots cast, there were 993 votes opposing the union and 875 in favor. Approximately 6,153 workers at […]
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Apple releases new device management software as part of subscription push
Tim Cook at WWDC21 on June 7th, 2021. Source: Apple Apple on Thursday released a new program for businesses to set up, manage and install software on worker iPhones, iPads and Macs. The product, called Business Essentials, ranges from $2.99 per month to $24.99 per month per worker. It allows a boss or a system […]
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