AT&T Merges Ad Tech Unit With WarnerMedia
The move raises questions about the future of the ad tech unit.
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Travel Firms Seek Refunds on Google Ads
The eight companies spent more than a combined $80 million on Google ads in the first quarter.
Comcast’s Video Subscriber Losses Accelerate in First Quarter
The cable giant anticipates an increase in declines in video subscribers due to the economic downturn.
Twitter Sees Record User Growth, Warns of Sustained Revenue Plunge
Twitter set a new record with 24% user growth last quarter. But a late-quarter plunge in ad revenue indicated that the worst is yet to come.
SoftBank Revises Forecast, Predicts Wider Loss on WeWork
Investors appear to have already priced in the pain before the revision, with shares of SoftBank ending a tad up for the day in Tokyo despite the news.
Microsoft: Covid-19 Having ‘Minimal’ Business Impact
Microsoft's cloud services and applications businesses saw significant growth during its fiscal third quarter, but Surface sales saw a surprising decline.
Lime Plans to Lay Off Up to 190 People
It would take Lime's total number of layoffs to about 300 people since January, representing about half the company.
Tesla’s Surprise First-Quarter Profit Boosts Shares
Tesla actually burned $900 million in cash in the quarter, but its sale of regulatory credits helped the carmaker book a net profit.
Facebook Reports Surge in New Users, ‘Steep’ Pullback in Ad Sales
The social media giant reported almost 3 billion users across its suite of apps, but warned that ad revenue growth has been flat this month.
Google to Make ‘Meet’ Video Tool Free for All
Earlier this month, Google’s videoconferencing tool changed its name to “Meet” and updated its layout to mimic its rival Zoom.
Former Warner Music CEO Bronfman Takes Reins at FuboTV
Bronfman's move is the latest twist for fuboTV, a sports-heavy streaming service that had struggled to attract subscribers and was acquired recently by a company called FaceBank.
Trump Administration Puts Amazon’s Foreign Sites on ‘Notorious Markets’ List
The Trump administration made good on a threat to add five of Amazon's foreign sales sites to a list of markets known for piracy.
Juul Plans to Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Employees
The layoffs, which haven’t been finalized, would be the second major round of cuts in the last six months for the San Francisco-based company.
Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Call for Merger Ban During Covid-19 Crisis
Progressive Democrats worry that big companies will increase their market power by swallowing struggling companies during the economic downturn.
Lyft to Lay Off 17% of Staff
Lyft's staff cuts come as Uber is discussing layoffs of a similar scale, as the pandemic has devastated the ride-hailing business.
Amazon Renews NFL Deal
The deal gives Amazon the rights to exclusively stream one Saturday nationally outside the local markets of the teams that are playing.
Spotify Sees Drop in Ad Revenue
The coronavirus pandemic has hit as Spotify has been making a big bet on growing ad revenue from podcasts.
Nasdaq-Listed Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Seeks Hong Kong Listing
JD.com follows in the footsteps of Alibaba in seeking to list its shares closer to home, where it could get higher valuations.
Samsung Chip Sales Rise as More People Work From Home
The increase in chip sales comes as more people work from home, which requires purchases of personal computers and servers to keep data centers running.
Facebook’s Boardroom Tensions Exposed
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has done a dramatic overhaul of the company's board in recent months after clashing with former directors.
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