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Amazon workers in Alabama reject union for second time, but challenged ballots remain
Union supporters at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, on Thursday appeared headed toward defeat for a second time. However, with hundreds of contested ballots at play, the election results are still too close to call. Of the 2,375 ballots cast, there were 993 votes opposing the union and 875 in favor. Approximately 6,153 workers at […]
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Pro-union side leads vote count at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse, based on early results
Workers stand in line to cast ballots for a union election at Amazon’s JFK8 distribution center, in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S. March 25, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island were leaning towards unionizing as of Thursday afternoon. According to preliminary results […]
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AMD falls 8% after Barclays downgrades stock, warns about PC, gaming markets
The road ahead for AMD may be a rocky one as some of the company’s key markets could see slowdowns, according to Barclays. Source
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Apple releases new device management software as part of subscription push
Tim Cook at WWDC21 on June 7th, 2021. Source: Apple Apple on Thursday released a new program for businesses to set up, manage and install software on worker iPhones, iPads and Macs. The product, called Business Essentials, ranges from $2.99 per month to $24.99 per month per worker. It allows a boss or a system […]
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Alexa will now tell you when items in your Amazon cart or wish list go on sale
Amazon’s redesigned Echo Dots Kids Edition Amanda Ringstad, Amazon Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant will soon tell users when items they’ve had an eye on are about to be on sale. The company announced on Thursday that Alexa will notify Prime customers up to 24 hours in advance of upcoming sales on items in their Amazon […]
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Tesla extends Shanghai plant suspension amid lockdown, internal notice says
A truck transports new Tesla cars at its factory in Shanghai, China May 13, 2021. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla has cancelled plans to resume production at its Shanghai factory on Friday and Saturday, an internal notice seen by Reuters showed, further delaying reopening of the manufacturing hub for its Model 3 and Model Y cars. […]
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first New Shepard space crew of 2022
The NS-20 crew, from left to right: Gary Lai, George Nield, Jim Kitchen, Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, and Marc Hagle. Blue Origin Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket for the first time this year on Thursday, as the company sends more passengers on short trips to space. Called NS-20, this New Shepard […]
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Machine-parts start-up Hadrian raises $90 million as it seeks to shake up the aerospace supply chain
The exterior of the company’s factory in Hawthorne, California. Hadrian Machine-parts start-up Hadrian Automation raised $90 million in a new round of funding led by venture firms Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, as the company works to build largely-automated factories to transform the aerospace supply chain. “We’ve launched Factory #1 and proven that we can […]
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UiPath shares dive 24% on weak outlook
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Shares of UiPath fell 24% on Thursday morning after the enterprise automation software company reported weak outlook for the fiscal first quarter of 2023. Here’s what UiPath reported Wednesday after the bell for its fiscal fourth quarter: Earnings: 5 […]
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How Atlassian’s dual-CEO structure has helped the Australian software company thrive
Atlassian’s founders and co-CEOs, Scott Farquhar, left, and Mike Cannon-Brookes. Atlassian In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. In early March, collaboration software maker Atlassian published a blog post titled, “Atlassian stands with Ukraine,” laying out the company’s plans to support employees […]
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