Technology
What comes after the easy money era ends for cash-burning tech companies in Silicon Valley
Male in a suit holding burning cash and bank card. isolated on grey background. FXQuadro | iStock | Getty Images It started with word spreading through Silicon Valley last fall into winter about the term sheets for start-up funding getting pulled. Now, a less frothy Silicon Valley is the assumption in beginning to understand the […]
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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger invests in $15 billion delivery start-up Gopuff
A bag of groceries with the logo of American on-demand delivery start-up Gopuff. Gopuff Delivery start-up Gopuff announced Wednesday that it’s bringing on former Disney CEO Bob Iger as an investor and advisor to the $15 billion company. “It’s been exciting to spend time with Gopuff leadership learning about the company, the founders, and their […]
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Amazon accused of discrimination against pregnant and disabled workers in New York
Staff make their way around the aisles collecting items before sending them to the on-site dispatch hall to be packaged inside one of Britain’s largest Amazon warehouses in Dunfermline, Fife. Jane Barlow | PA Images | Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint […]
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Amazon just announced a new $60 tablet
Amazon Fire 7 tablet Source: Amazon Amazon announced the latest version of its Fire 7 tablet on Wednesday. At $59.99, the tablet is slightly more expensive than its predecessor, but the company is promising longer battery life. Amazon’s Fire tablets have served as a cheaper alternative to Apple’s iPad, but it isn’t a huge business […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures fall as inflation claims another retailer Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 17, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures dropped Wednesday as rising inflation slammed another retailer. Target sank 24% in the premarket, […]
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Facebook’s IPO 10 years later — new name, same CEO and a familiar problem
A decade ago, Facebook told the public markets that it was pouring money into smartphone apps because mobile usage was key to the company’s growth, even though it did “not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue” at the time. That was in the prospectus for its Nasdaq debut, which took place ten years ago Wednesday […]
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Bitcoin production has roared back in China thanks to an underground mining scene
By September 2021, China made up just over 22% of the total bitcoin mining market, according to Cambridge University research. Paul Ratje | The Washington Post | Getty Images Bitcoin miners aren’t giving up in China despite Beijing’s ban on the practice. China was once the world’s biggest crypto mining hub, accounting for between 65% […]
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Shares of Shopee-owner Sea surge 14% after stronger-than-expected revenue
Singapore, Singapore – 2021: A large Shopee logo at the entrance to the e-commerce platform’s headquarters at Science Park. (Exact photography date unknown due to incorrect camera settings) Kokkai | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Shares of Southeast Asia’s e-commerce and gaming firm Sea Group popped after its first-quarter revenue beat analysts’ expectations on Tuesday. […]
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China Vice Premier Liu soothes tech firms, supports overseas listings
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He speaks at a national video teleconference on May 7, 2022. He made soothing comments to tech executives on Tuesday, saying the government supported the development of the sector and public listings for technology companies in further signs a crackdown on the sector is easing. Ding Lin | Xinhua News Agency […]
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China has signaled easing of its tech crackdown — but don’t expect a policy U-turn
China has shown signs of easing its crackdown on the technology sector which has wiped billions of dollars of value from its most prominent companies. But analysts said Beijing’s recent positive rhetoric should not be mistaken for a reversal of policy. “I think the big tech companies will have a grace period for maybe the […]
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