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Macy’s Activist Investor Urges Retailer to Spin Off its E-commerce Business

Oct 6, 2021 · 1:32pm PDT
With the surge in online shopping, Macy's activist investor believes the firm could snag a higher valuation for its online business than its current total market valuation.
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Kelly Campbell Jumps From Hulu to Peacock

Oct 6, 2021 · 10:51am PDT
The move comes as Disney (which controls Hulu) and Comcast (which owns NBCUniversal and Peacock) are feuding over the valuation of Hulu.
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Mark Zuckerberg Breaks Silence Over Whistleblower Leaks

Oct 6, 2021 · 7:07am PDT
Facebook CEO says whistleblower’s claims “don’t make sense.”
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Apple Faces European Antitrust Charges Over Apple Pay

Oct 6, 2021 · 6:59am PDT
This will be the second antitrust shoe to drop for Apple in Europe, where the EC has been conducting a long running investigation into the App Store and Apple Pay.
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European Commission Moving to Charge Apple with Antitrust Violations Over Apple Pay

Oct 6, 2021 · 6:55am PDT
This will be the second antitrust shoe to drop for Apple, following the EC's long running investigation into how the company runs the App Store and Apple Pay.
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Offers Response to Whistleblower

Oct 6, 2021 · 12:22am PDT
The chances appear slim that the embattled founder’s lengthy post could change many minds after the wave of public criticism triggered by the whistleblower’s leaks.
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China Launches Plan to Make Algorithms Fair and Follow Party Ideology

Oct 5, 2021 · 10:42pm PDT
The plan was released last week and aims to set up a comprehensive system in three years.
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Amazon’s New CEO Discusses Antitrust Concerns, New HQ1 Location

Oct 5, 2021 · 1:58pm PDT
Andy Jassy gave his first on-stage interview as head of Amazon on Tuesday at the 2021 GeekWire Summit in downtown Seattle.
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Allbirds Downplays its Sustainable IPO Plans in Updated Filing

Oct 5, 2021 · 1:01pm PDT
A month after filing to go public, Allbirds toned down language about its sustainability offering and still has not included an IPO price in recent amendments.
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DeepMind Swings to Profit After Years of Losses

Oct 5, 2021 · 11:14am PDT
The Alphabet-owned AI unit provides research across its parent company
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Digital Education Company Udemy Files for IPO

Oct 5, 2021 · 10:31am PDT
The San Francisco-based company follows several other education technology companies like Duolingo and Coursera that have opted for public listings. 
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Seed Firm NFX Raises $450 Million

Oct 5, 2021 · 9:48am PDT
The news comes just two weeks after Greylock Partners raised $500 million in a heated, ongoing battle for seed deals.
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Instagram Launches New Video-Focused App Instagram TV

Oct 5, 2021 · 9:06am PDT
Instagram is redoubling its focus on video by combining two of its video features and launching a new video-focused app.
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Facebook Whistleblower Calls for Government Oversight of Facebook

Oct 5, 2021 · 7:40am PDT
Frances Haugen, a former project manager at Facebook, testified before a Senate hearing Tuesday.
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Tesla Ordered to Pay $137 Million Over Racial Taunts

Oct 5, 2021 · 12:07am PDT
A federal grand jury found Tesla failed to stop racism targeting a Black elevator operator in its Fremont, California auto plant.
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Facebook Apologizes for Outage, Blames Faulty Network Configuration

Oct 4, 2021 · 11:45pm PDT
The massive outage had a cascading effect, impacting businesses that relied on Facebook’s apps to conduct business.
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Rent the Runway Files to Go Public

Oct 4, 2021 · 3:50pm PDT
The fashion rental platform's public filing shows revenue shrinkage, deep net losses and mountains of debt.
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Facebook Again Seeks Dismissal of FTC’s Antitrust Case

Oct 4, 2021 · 11:50am PDT
Getting the case thrown out would give Facebook a much needed win.
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Hulu President Departs, Eyes Peacock Job

Oct 4, 2021 · 10:42am PDT
The company has yet to announce a permanent replacement for Kelly Campbell, who is leaving effective immediately.
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Global Outage Takes Down Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Oct 4, 2021 · 10:38am PDT
For the second time in seven months, Facebook is dealing with a major service outage that has rendered several services inaccessible for users around the world.