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Google workers demand equal abortion benefits as state bans go into effect
Bambi Okugawa is a data center technician in one of Google’s data centers in a U.S. state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation: Tennessee. The state will ban abortions as early as six weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest, on Aug. 25 due to a “trigger law.” If needed, […]
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Cisco tops estimates on revenue and profit and gives optimistic annual sales forecast
Cisco issued fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that topped analysts’ projections and provided a better-than-expected forecast for the coming year. The stock rose 2.5% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 83 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 82 cents per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $13.10 billion, vs. $12.79 […]
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Crypto broker Genesis slashes 20% of workforce and announces CEO exit after loans soured
Michael Moro, chief executive officer of Genesis, pauses as he speaks during the Bitcoin Conference 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida, April 6, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters Digital asset brokerage Genesis said on Wednesday that CEO Michael Moro is stepping down and the company is slashing 20% of its workforce, the latest casualties as the […]
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Apple and Meta headsets could face a big challenge: Sticker shock
Apple and Facebook parent Meta are expected to release mixed reality headsets in the coming year that could finally fulfill the industry’s promise to turn head-worn devices into the next big shift in personal computing. But there’s one major potential snag: sticker shock. The best-selling virtual reality headset, the Meta Quest 2, retails for $400 […]
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Democratic lawmaker accuses Google of failing to police deceptive ads
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks to reporters during a break from a Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations joint briefing on the U.S. policy on Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 2, 2022. Al Drago | Reuters Google has failed to take down scam ads that violate its policies, according to Sen. Richard […]
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Amazon is raising seller fees for the holidays to manage through surging inflation
Amazon.com Inc. packages sit in front of a FedEx Corp. delivery truck in New York. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images In its latest effort to contend with soaring inflation, Amazon is planning to raise fulfillment fees during the holiday season, passing off some of its increased costs to the millions of merchants who […]
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Amazon accuses FTC of harassing Bezos and Jassy in Prime investigation
Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 21, 2021. Saul Loeb | Pool | Reuters Amazon accused the Federal Trade Commission of harassing executive chairman Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy by […]
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Apple tells employees to work at the office three times per week starting in September
An aerial view of Apple Park is seen in Cupertino, California, United States on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple employees who work in Santa Clara County near the company’s California headquarters have been called back to the office starting in September, where they are expected to work three […]
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Voyager customer lost $1 million saved over 24 years and is one of many now desperate to recoup funds
Voyager said it has roughly $1.3 billion of crypto on its platform and holds over $350 million in cash on behalf of customers at New York’s Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images During a five-hour Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing earlier this month for crypto firm Voyager Digital, a customer named Magnolia was the […]
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Elon Musk says Tesla has made over 3 million cars
17 May 2021, Brandenburg, Grünheide: Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands on the construction site of the Tesla factory and greets with his hard hat. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tesla has made over three million cars, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday. Of that total, Tesla’s Shanghai factory has made one million […]
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