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Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities
A worker unloads boxes from an Amazon delivery van in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is expanding its rapid delivery machine to more rural corners of the U.S. The company said Tuesday it plans to bring same- or next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller […]
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Meta is absent from SF Pride this year, as tech industry retreats from public support of LGBTQ+
Parade goers hold Pride flags during the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 29, 2024. Minh Connors | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is staying mum these days when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community. It wasn’t always that way. San Francisco Pride Executive […]
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Google could face changes to search in the UK as regulators crack down
Google could face changes to its online search services in the U.K. after regulators raised concerns over the tech giant’s dominance. The Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday said it is consulting on a proposal to give Google “strategic market status,” a designation under new competition rules for tech firms that hold entrenched power in […]
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Amazon to invest £40 billion in the UK over next three years
An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images LONDON — Amazon will invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the U.K. over the next three years, the e-commerce titan announced Tuesday. The company said it plans to spend the money on building four new fulfillment centers — large warehouses where it prepares orders […]
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Meta approached AI startup Runway about a takeover bid before Scale deal
Mustafa Hatipoglu | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta spoke with artificial intelligence startup Runway about a potential takeover ahead of its multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, CNBC confirmed on Monday. Runway is best known for its AI video generation tools and earned a spot on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list earlier this month. The deal talks […]
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U.S. House tells staffers not to use Meta’s WhatsApp
A woman walks past a logo of WhatsApp during a Meta event in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 20, 2023. Niharika Kulkarni | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta is pushing back against a ban on WhatsApp from government devices. The chief administrative officer, or CAO, of the U.S. House of Representatives told staffers on Monday that […]
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Amazon launches second batch of Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Elon Musk’s Starlink
An Atlas V rocket of United Launch Alliance (ULA) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 23, 2025. Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty Images Amazon‘s second batch of Kuiper internet satellites reached low Earth orbit on Monday, adding to its plans for a […]
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Meta approached Perplexity before massive Scale AI deal
Meta approached artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI about a potential takeover bid before ultimately investing $14.3 billion into Scale AI, CNBC confirmed on Friday. The two companies did not finalize a deal, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because of the confidential nature of the negotiations. One […]
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Meta, EssilorLuxottica unveil Oakley smart glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta and EssilorLuxottica on Friday unveiled a new line of Oakley smart glasses that include the social media company’s […]
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Scale AI not ‘winding down’ following Meta deal, interim CEO tells employees and customers
FILE PHOTO: Jason Droege speaks at the WSJTECH live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. October 22, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Scale AI’s Interim CEO Jason Droege said in a memo on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence startup is not changing course following Meta’s multibillion-dollar investment in the company last week. “Unlike some other […]
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