Why political campaigns are flooding Facebook with ad dollars
Ads from politicians and campaigns accounted for at least 3% of Facebook's estimated third-quarter revenue in the U.S., according to publicly available data.
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Microsoft will let employees work from home half the time
Microsoft employees have the option to work remotely full time with manager approval.
Richard Branson, John Chambers bringing Hyperloop, and millions, into Appalachia's poverty-stricken region
Richard Branson is moving the Virgin Hyperloop testing site to West Virginia. John Chambers is investing $25 million in West Virginia University. Tech titans are helping transform the coal economy.
Jay Z-backed Devialet launches $300 Apple AirPods Pro rival
France's Devialet has debuted a pair of wireless earbuds called Gemini, its first new product in two years.
Netflix is reportedly set to triple London office space with new headquarters
Netflix is planning to take over a lease on an 87,000-square-foot building from outsourcing giant Capita, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Nasdaq-listed Chinese video platform Bilibili to do a secondary listing in Hong Kong, raise up to $1.5 billion
Bilibili's secondary listing would make it the latest in a long line of U.S.-listed Chinese firms to raise money in Hong Kong, including Alibaba, JD.com and NetEase.
Internal Talkspace memo illustrates challenge of delivering virtual mental health services in 50 states
Talkspace, an online therapy provider, is seeing unprecedented demand for its service as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.
Apple will extend free Apple TV+ trials through February
When Apple TV+ launched last fall, Apple bundled a free one-year subscription with the purchase of an Apple product, immediately boosting the number of people who could watch the streaming service.
IBM shares rise on plans to spin off its IT infrastructure unit and focus on the cloud business
IBM said on Thursday it would spin off its IT infrastructure unit to focus more on cloud computing, a high-margin business that has seen a boost as companies increasingly ramp up their digital shift.
Here's a first look at Google's plans for its massive San Jose campus
Google's renderings show nearly half of the space will be open to the public and it's designed with climate change in mind.
Max Levchin's lending start-up Affirm confidentially files to go public
Founded in 2013 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Affirm has become one of the fastest-growing "buy now pay later" start-ups.
Google's Android voice assistant just got a lot more powerful, now lets you open and search apps
That means you can now do all sorts of things with Google Assistant that you couldn't do before, like ask it to open Walmart and search for fishing poles to buy, to send a message on Snapchat or to order food from Postmates.
Lyft teams up with Epic to let hospitals schedule rides for patients from medical records system
Patients won't need the Lyft app to get to the hospital and back.
Amazon debuts electric delivery vans created with Rivian
The company hopes to have 10,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2022.
Instacart's valuation has more than doubled in 2020 to $17.7 billion following new funding round
Instacart is now one of the most valuable private companies.
Performance tech company Hyperice attracts slew of star athlete-investors, valued at $700 million
Hyperice CEO Jim Huether told CNBC the firm raised $48 million in its latest round, adding star athletes, including Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis and tennis star Naomi Osaka.
Fintech app Revolut tries to tempt U.S. savers with a market-beating 5% rate — but there's a catch
Revolut announced a new 4.5% "bonus" on top of its base annual interest rates for American savers.
Tesla owner says he butt-dialed a $4,280 Autopilot upgrade — and is still waiting on a refund
For Tesla customers, accidental "butt-dial" purchases have been at least an occasional problem since January 2020.
Europe's answer to Twilio is now valued at $3 billion, as pandemic fuels cloud boom
Amsterdam-based MessageBird has raised $200 million in a mega-round of funding that values the company at $3 billion.
Nvidia and Huawei face an uncertain future in Britain's high-tech capital
Home to some of the most talented technologists in the world, Cambridge is seen as a vital hub for firms like Nvidia and Huawei.
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