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Google memo on end of Roe v. Wade says employees may apply to relocate ‘without justification’
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Google sent a companywide email Friday about the historic Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, explaining employees in affected […]
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Apple responds to Roe v. Wade rollback, company benefits cover out-of-state travel for reproductive care
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 can use their company benefits to travel out-of-state to receive medical care, the company confirmed on Friday. The benefit has been available to employees for over 10 years, […]
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Tech the new value stocks? Here are the 10 cheapest names in the tech space
Value investors are likely seeing some surprising names pop up in their search for cheap names these days. Instead of consumer staples and energy stocks, names such as Netflix and Meta are likely catching the eye of these types of investors. After bearing the brunt of the bear market, many once high-flying technology shares are […]
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Roe v. Wade overturned: Here’s how tech companies and internet users can protect privacy
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2022. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to roll back the […]
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Instagram testing new ways for teens to verify they’re 18 years old, including video selfies
A person using Instagram. Lorenzo Di Cola | NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram announced Thursday that it’s testing new options in the U.S. to verify that users are 18 years old. To address the concerns of lawmakers and parents, Instagram is requiring users who attempt to edit their age from under 18 to 18 or […]
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Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday that the metaverse could be a considerable part of the social-network operator’s business in the second half of the decade. “We hope to basically get to around a billion people in the metaverse doing hundreds of dollars of commerce, each buying digital goods, digital […]
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Cliff Asness says value stocks are still crazy cheap relative to growth. Here are his top picks
Cliff Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management, believes value stocks are still a lot more attractive than their growth counterparts, even after a big market correction. “We’re sticking with it [value] because we always like some value in the portfolio. And we do like more when it looks very, very cheap,” Asness said on CNBC’s […]
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Tim Cook gives clearest hint yet that Apple’s building a headset
Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a portrait next to a line of new MacBook Airs as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on June 6, 2022 . Chris Tuite | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook recently […]
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DOJ settles lawsuit with Facebook over allegedly discriminatory housing advertising
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee during An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Department of Justice reached a settlement with Facebook owner Meta over […]
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Mark Zuckerberg showed these prototype headsets to build support for his $10 billion metaverse bet
The company formerly known as Facebook is going to spend $10 billion this year on research and development on virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, including computerized glasses or headsets. On Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off how much progress the social media company has made towards that goal by revealing many of the […]
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