Groceries and sporting goods were big gainers in the Covid e-commerce boom of 2020
E-commerce claimed 14% of total retail sales in 2020, up from 11% in 2019.
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Roku CEO has sold $270 million of stock so far this year as the stock soars
That's more in the first seven weeks of the year than he sold in all of 2020.
'WandaVision' is so popular it caused Disney+ to crash in the middle of the night
Disney+ experienced a brief outage early Friday morning when the service premiered the latest episode of Marvel's "WandaVision."
UK plans to launch $1.1 billion ‘high-risk, high-reward’ science research agency
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will fund "high-risk, high-reward" scientific research in the hope of achieving "groundbreaking" discoveries.
Facebook knew ad metrics were inflated, but ignored the problem to make more money, lawsuit claims
Facebook brushed off an employee who proposed changing a Facebook ad metric to make it more accurate, since a change would impact revenue, according to a lawsuit.
Uber loses a major employment rights case as the UK's top court rules its drivers are workers
The U.K.'s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Uber's drivers should be classified as workers rather than independent contractors.
Uber awaits crucial UK Supreme Court ruling which could jeopardize its business model
Uber is awaiting a ruling from the U.K.'s Supreme Court on whether its drivers should be classified as workers rather than independent contractors.
Facebook's move to restrict Australian publishers was a 'nuclear option,' expert says
Facebook said Wednesday that Australian users will no longer be able to view or share news content.
Baidu finds CEO for its electric car company and aims to launch vehicle in 3 years
Baidu has tapped the co-founder of bike-sharing start-up Mobike to be the chief executive of its electric car venture with Chinese automaker Geely.
Twitter commits that 25% of its executives will be minorities or women by 2025
Twitter announced the new goal as part of the 25 x 25 pledge, an initiative by Silicon Valley Leadership Group to increase diversity.
Reddit CEO defends platform's role in GameStop surge
Testifying before Congress Thursday, Steve Huffman said financial advice from Reddit users may even be more reliable than since it's vetted by the community.
2020 was a ‘wake-up call’ for TV advertising, says The Trade Desk CEO
The company says its connected TV revenue doubled in the fourth quarter year-over-year.
NASA lands Perseverance rover on the Mars surface, carrying the first helicopter for another planet
NASA successfully landed its latest robotic rover on Mars on Thursday, with the U.S. space agency confirming that Perseverance touched down safely.
Dropbox slips to a loss after taking $400 million real estate hit due to remote work
In October Dropbox said all employees would mainly work remotely instead of in offices. That's coming at a cost.
Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs will make another appearance before Congress in March
The March hearing will mark Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fourth time testifying before Congress since July.
Amazon Alexa records you every time you ask it something — here's how to delete those recordings
There's a whole collection of voice recordings logged for every request or command you've given Amazon's smart voice assistant.
JD Power says Lexus is most dependable auto brand, ranks Tesla 30th out of 33
J.D. Power studies serve as an industry benchmark, and its results can drive sales and impact insurance premiums for owners.
Nvidia announces new chips designed for mining Ethereum as the cryptocurrency hits record highs
The company's new graphics card will be altered to mine ether more slowly.
Watch live Robinhood, Citadel and Reddit CEOs testify to the House on the GameStop mania
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee GameStop hearing kicks off at 12 p.m. ET. on Thursday.
Google Maps now lets you pay for parking without leaving the app
Google partnered with Passport and ParkMobile on the parking feature, which prompts you to pay after you arrive at your destination.
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