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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Face Senate Enquiry Over Algorithms: Bloomberg
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 3:08pm | 495Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), and Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube’s Tuesday Senate hearing focused on algorithms employed by the companies for user-generated information, Bloomberg reports....
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Fintech Focus For April 27, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 6:19pm | 1655Read More...Quote To Start The Day: A warrior is a guy that goes, ‘I’m here again today. I’ll be here again tomorrow and the next day.’ It’s a person who puts no limit on what’s possible. Source: David Goggins One Big Thing In Fintech: JPMorgan Chase is preparing to offer...
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Roku Threatens To Blackout YouTube TV Over Anticompetitive Dispute: Bloomberg
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 12:05pm | 339Read More...Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) has started intimating customers about losing access to Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube TV app, signifying the latest deadlock between the companies, Bloomberg reports. Roku has alleged Google’s biased and...
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Johnson & Johnson Looks To Offload Breast Implant Business, Once Again: Bloomberg
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 7:35am | 262Read More...Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is reportedly bringing back its plans to sell its breast implant unit, Mentor. Bloomberg reported that the company is working with an adviser on a sales process. The business is expected to draw interest from private equity firms, according to one...
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Alibaba's Ant To Offer Zero-Interest Loans To Some Staffers As It Looks Past Regulatory Troubles: Report
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 4:54am | 394Read More...Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)-backed Ant Group plans to offer no-interest loans to employees who own illiquid stock options as it looks to boost employee morale after the suspension of its mega-IPO last year, Bloomberg reported on Monday. What Happened: Ant told employees last...
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Google, Amazon Hike Lobbying Efforts Amid Growing Antitrust Probe: Bloomberg
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 11:50am | 429Read More...Technology firms including Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, and Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) spent $2.7 million and $4.8 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2021 following growing U.S. Congressional antitrust scrutiny, ...
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Mitsubishi To Cut Global Production By 16,000 Units For May To Counter Chip Crisis: Bloomberg
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 6:15am | 397Read More...The Japanese automaker, Mitsubishi Motors Corp (OTC: MMTOF) (OTC: MMTOY), will reduce global production by roughly 16,000 cars in May due to the semiconductor chip crisis, Bloomberg reports. In March, Mitsubishi aimed to reduce the domestic vehicle output by 4,000 to 5,000...
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Amazon Targets Automated Checkout In Regular Supermarkets: Bloomberg
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 3:21pm | 513Read More...Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is set to introduce automated checkout technology to standard supermarkets, Bloomberg reports. The planning documents for Brookfield, Connecticut, under construction store contain every hallmark of an Amazon Fresh grocery store. The plans also signify a...
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President Biden's Tax Proposal Targets Big Tech's $100B Overseas Profit: Bloomberg
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 11:20am | 673Read More...President Joe Biden’s tax boost proposals under his infrastructure bill have targeted technology giants like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), ...
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Bitcoin Could Fall As Low As $20,000, According To Guggenheim's CIO
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 3:06pm | 344Read More...Scott Minerd — the chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners, a financial services firm managing over $310 billion — believes that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could soon see a significant downwards movement. What Happened: Minerd explained on CNBC today that...
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Facebook To Roll Out Additional Instagram Features To Tackle Inappropriate Direct Messages
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 11:49am | 255Read More...Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) photo-sharing app, Instagram, will soon allow users to hide direct message requests containing inappropriate words, phrases, or emojis, Bloomberg reports. Every direct message request from a preset list will be filtered into a separately hidden...
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Taiwan's Export Surge From Global Semiconductor Chip Demand: Bloomberg
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 11:03am | 309Read More...The 5G and high-performance computing led global semiconductor demand spike, supported by the easing pandemic translated into Taiwan’s fifth consecutive double-digit monthly export order growth, Bloomberg reports. Taiwan’s export orders rose 33.3% to $53.7 billion in March,...
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Google, Apple To Testify At Senate's Antitrust Hearing With Spotify, Tile, Match As Witnesses
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 10:30am | 594Read More...A policy executive will represent Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ; GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google on Wednesday’s Senate app store antitrust hearing, Bloomberg reports. Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy Wilson White will represent Google. Chief Compliance...
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Amazon Targets Furniture Assembly Service To Take Wayfair Pie: Bloomberg
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 2:19pm | 490Read More...Amazon.Com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is testing a premium service that enables customers to assemble furniture or appliances on home arrival, intensifying war with the likes of Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W), Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD...
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Luxury Travel Startup Inspirato Aims SPAC Merger With Thayer Ventures In $1B Deal: Bloomberg
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 10:45am | 338Read More...Denver’s luxury travel startup, Inspirato, is planning a reverse special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: TVAC) (NASDAQ: TVACU) to go public at over $1 billion valuation, Bloomberg reports. Inspirato offers...















