Enterprise
Microsoft is selling the metaverse now — and it’s helping make everything from robots to ketchup
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2. Andrew Evers | CNBC You may not be ready to jump into the metaverse for fun, but it could be coming to work sooner than you think. Microsoft announced Tuesday that Kawasaki is a new customer for the tech giant’s so-called “industrial metaverse” — a fancy way of saying factory floor workers […]
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Palo Alto Networks stock jumps after company lifts full-year forecast
Nikesh Arora of the United States on the first hole during the third round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 02, 2021, in St Andrews, Scotland. David Cannon | Getty Images Palo Alto Networks shares rose 12% in extended trading on Thursday after the network security hardware maker announced […]
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Cisco stock plunges 17% as company forecasts surprising revenue decline
Cisco shares plunged by as much as 17% in extended trading on Wednesday after the networking company said it generated lower quarterly revenue than analysts predicted and called for an unexpected sales decline in the current period. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 87 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 86 cents per share as expected […]
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Mastercard launches tech that lets you pay with your face or hand
Mastercard’s biometric checkout technology lets users pay by scanning their face or palm. Mastercard Mastercard is piloting new technology that lets shoppers make payments with just their face or hand. The company on Tuesday launched a program for retailers to offer biometric payment methods, like facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. At checkout, users will be […]
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells employees that pay increases are on the way
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting at the Meydenbauer Center on November 28, 2018 in Bellevue, Washington. Microsoft recently surpassed Apple, Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told staffers on Monday that the […]
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China has been quietly building a blockchain platform. Here’s what we know
China has made blockchain technology a strategic priority. Blockchain-based Service Network, or BSN, is part of its efforts to boost its capabilities in the sector. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that his country needs to “seize the opportunities” presented by blockchain technology. In a speech in 2019, […]
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Salesforce dumped rest of its Snowflake shares during first-quarter market plunge
Marc Benioff, chairman and co-chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., speaks at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2019. Salesforce’s annual software conference, where it introduces new products and discusses its commitment to social causes, was interrupted for the second year in a row by protests against the company’s work with the […]
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Salesforce tells employees worried about abortion access that it will help them relocate
CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and private sector CEOs in the State Dining Room of the White House on January 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Salesforce told employees in a Slack message on Thursday that the company will help them relocate if […]
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on inflation, investing in growth, and free speech on the internet
CNBC: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google being interviewed by Deirdre Bosa. CNBC Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that while consumers are putting the Covid pandemic in the rearview mirror, the economy is clearly a growing concern for the company and the broader market. “We definitely see uncertainty ahead, like everyone else,” Pichai told […]
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Roblox shares sink on disappointing revenue and wider-than-expected loss
David Baszucki, Co-Founder and CEO, Roblox, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Roblox shares fell about 10% in extended trading on Tuesday after the kids’ video game company issued first-quarter results that trailed analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the […]
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