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Google CEO Addresses Employee Questions about Cost-Cutting

Sep 23, 2022 · 10:35am PDT
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent Alphabet, highlighted the macroeconomic challenges tech companies are facing and indicated he wanted Google to return to its “scrappy” startup roots.
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TikTok Rolls Out Dislike Button Worldwide

Sep 23, 2022 · 8:57am PDT
TikTok is introducing a dislike button for comments worldwide.
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Apple to Sponsor Super Bowl Halftime Show

Sep 22, 2022 · 11:43pm PDT
Apple’s sponsorship might go a long way toward building goodwill for winning the rights to air NFL Sunday Ticket games.
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SoftBank Slashes its Valuation for Indian Hotel Startup Oyo

Sep 22, 2022 · 11:29pm PDT
The move by the Japanese investment giant, Oyo's largest shareholder, comes as the Indian startup is expected to go public early next year. 
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Coinbase Tested Controversial $100 Million Trade With Own Money

Sep 22, 2022 · 11:15pm PDT
The crypto exchange testified to Congress in 2021 that it did not trade cryptocurrencies on behalf of itself.
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Trump Could Return to Facebook: Meta’s Nick Clegg

Sep 22, 2022 · 4:21pm PDT
A decision to reinstate Trump on Facebook, where he had 35 million followers before his suspension, could play into Trump's possible 2024 reelection campaign.
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ByteDance’s Pico Unveils New Virtual Reality Headset

Sep 22, 2022 · 3:33pm PDT
The Pico 4 will be available in Europe and Asia.
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Microsoft Plans to Expand China Headcount to 10,000

Sep 22, 2022 · 3:01pm PDT
Separately, CEO Satya Nadella said he’s confident its planned $69 billion Activision Blizzard purchase will overcome an antitrust probe.
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Keith Rabois-Led OpenStore Raises $32 Million

Sep 22, 2022 · 1:40pm PDT
The financing increases OpenStore's valuation by 25%—a rare "up round" after a slow summer in the VC industry. 
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China Accuses U.S. of Hacking Telecom Network

Sep 22, 2022 · 3:28am PDT
China has been ramping up accusations that the U.S. is hacking its systems.
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Meta Accused of Circumventing Apple’s Privacy Rules

Sep 22, 2022 · 1:51am PDT
The claims involve code Meta injects into websites rendered by its in-app browsers.
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Jesse Powell Stepping Down as Kraken CEO

Sep 21, 2022 · 12:47pm PDT
Dave Ripley, Kraken’s current chief operating officer, will replace Powell, who will become chairman of the exchange’s board.
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Meta Reportedly Looking to Cut Costs By 10% in Coming Months

Sep 21, 2022 · 12:13pm PDT
The social media company has been taking a tougher stance around employee performance.
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TikTok Steps Up Political Policies Ahead of Midterm Elections

Sep 21, 2022 · 10:11am PDT
TikTok is cutting off advertising and money-making features for accounts belonging to politicians and political parties ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
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Warner Music Plans to Name YouTube’s Robert Kyncl as New CEO

Sep 21, 2022 · 7:10am PDT
YouTube executive Robert Kyncl is set to be announced as Warner Music's next CEO.
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Stitch Fix’s Revenue Drops 16%

Sep 21, 2022 · 6:01am PDT
The company also projected a 20%-22% drop in revenue for the current quarter, a sign that efforts to change the business model are facing deep challenges.
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Tencent Could Offload Some of its Massive Investment Portfolio

Sep 21, 2022 · 1:00am PDT
The sales would be a shift for Tencent, which takes stakes in startups that complement its existing businesses or deepen its insights into new technologies.
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Nasdaq Moves into Crypto with Custodying Services

Sep 20, 2022 · 10:03pm PDT
The new service, which is part of a new digital assets group at the exchange, puts Nasdaq in competition with some of the fastest growing crypto startups.
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Salesforce Overhauls Database Software for Real-Time Data Analysis

Sep 20, 2022 · 2:14pm PDT
In its first major database upgrade in years, Salesforce aims to let marketers track customer interactions with websites and chatbots and get immediate insights.
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Apple to Raise App Store Prices for Some Countries in Asia, Europe

Sep 20, 2022 · 11:20am PDT
The price hikes apply to both the price of apps and in-app purchases, of which Apple typically takes a 30% cut.