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Facebook goes old school with a new feed that favors friends and family
Facebook is launching a new feature on Thursday that lets users see posts in reverse chronological order rather than content that’s been ranked by an algorithm. Called “Feeds,” the tool is a dedicated tab in the Facebook app that shows all the latest posts from users’ friends. The main news feed will now be known […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks mixed Futures were down on the Dow and the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq […]
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Microsoft eases up on hiring as economic concerns hit more of the tech industry
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said it will decelerate the pace of hiring new employees given current economic conditions, following similar announcements from its tech counterparts. “As […]
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Google will once again test augmented reality glasses in public
Google AR glasses prototype Google Google will test augmented reality prototypes in public settings, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Some prototypes will look like normal glasses and will be equipped with microphones and cameras as well as transparent displays. The new glasses aren’t a product yet and aren’t available to the […]
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Microsoft is adding video stories to Teams to liven up the chat app
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on May 24, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced Viva Engage, a new portal coming to the Teams communication app that will let co-workers share video stories documenting their activities. It might […]
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Amazon sues thousands of Facebook group administrators over fake reviews
Packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups that allegedly acted as fake review brokers. The lawsuit filed […]
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Microsoft president sees ‘new era’ of stagnating labor pool
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Cezaro De Luca | Europa Press | Getty Images U.S. companies are facing a “new era” in which fewer people are entering the workforce and pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent, Microsoft president […]
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Jim Cramer says investors should eye these 5 downtrodden stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that investors should search for buying opportunities among stocks being hammered by the turbulent stock market. “You could argue that for many groups, this bear market’s simply about working off the excesses of the past two years. … However, for some stocks, the sell-off has even been worse than […]
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How two college friends launched a company that has helped save 32 terawatt hours of energy and more than $3 billion in energy bills
The founders of Opower, Daniel Yates and Alex Laskey. Brooks Kraft | Corbis News | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Before Alex Laskey launched an energy efficiency company in 2007, he was primarily working on political campaigns, “almost […]
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Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report
Expectations were already low going into Meta’s latest quarterly results, which were a mixed back. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. […]
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