Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has gaming ambitions. This is its strategy
China's JD.com is investing in its gaming business from partnering with companies to inform their device development to expanding its own e-sports team.
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Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are officially divorced following 27-year marriage
Bill and Melinda French Gates were one of the most prominent couples in business. A push for divorce came after reports of Bill Gates' ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Facebook to require all U.S. on-campus employees to wear masks
Facebook will begin requiring all of its employees to wear masks when on its campuses in the U.S., regardless of an employee's vaccination status.
Google will abandon Qualcomm and build its own smartphone processors this year
Google is ditching Qualcomm for its own Google Tensor chip that will power the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones this fall.
Amazon launches smart soap dispenser with timer to make sure you wash for 20 seconds
Amazon is now taking orders for a $54.99 smart soap dispenser that will be released on Aug. 4.
This 19-year-old earns $54,000 a year mining bitcoin as a full-time job — here's what it's like
Nick Sears became a bitcoin miner at age 17. He now sleeps at a mining farm in Washington state.
Square to buy Australia's Afterpay in $29 billion deal as 'buy now, pay later' trend takes off
Jack Dorsey's payment company announced a $29 billion, all-stock deal to buy Australia's Afterpay as the installment loan competition heats up.
Square posts $45 million in bitcoin-related impairments in second quarter
Square added it still saw "significant growth in bitcoin revenue year over year" this past quarter.
A huge movie studio is set to be built in the UK for the likes of Amazon and Netflix
A vast movie studio is set to be built just outside London as part of an effort to tempt the likes of Amazon and Netflix to make more blockbusters in the U.K.
This scheme lets you mine bitcoin tax-free inside an IRA but may not pass muster with the IRS
Choice and Compass Mining teamed up to offer tax-free bitcoin mining within an IRA, but not all accountants are sure the IRS will approve.
Disney, WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal wrestle with balancing the value of cable networks and streaming services
The largest traditional media companies are confusing consumers as they decide what programming should go toward streaming video.
Chinese augmented reality glasses maker Nreal looks to go public within 5 years, CEO says
Nreal's flagship product is a pair of mixed reality glasses called Nreal Light. The company hopes to free people from being tied to their small phone screens.
Early Google exec got Larry Page's backing to build a start-up factory focused on saving the planet
David Friedberg, an early Google exec, reunited with Larry Page to start The Production Board. He's now got $300 million from Alphabet and other investors.
Amazon plunge drags down eBay, Etsy and Wayfair as investors fret over slowing growth
Amazon's disappointing results on Thursday pushed down shares of top U.S. e-commerce companies.
Amazon shares slide after earnings disappoint
Investors acknowledged the slower growth could put Amazon's stock under pressure in the near term, but said they remain positive about the e-commerce market.
Amazon delivery companies routinely tell drivers to bypass safety inspections
Amazon urges drivers not to "operate any unsafe vehicles" but drivers say managers encourage them to ignore safety hazards during daily inspections.
Pinterest shares close down more than 18% after company reveals decline in users
Shares of Pinterest closed down 18.24% after the company's second-quarter results, published Thursday, revealed a decline in monthly active users.
Google founders have sold $1 billion in stock since May, the most since 2017
Larry Page and Sergey Brin last sold shares in 2017, when their last plan expired. Since then, the stock price has nearly tripled.
Tesla Megapack caught fire at Victorian Big Battery site in Australia
Neoen said a Tesla Megapack caught fire at their Victorian Big Battery site in Australia.
SoftBank-backed Gopuff snags another mega investment, boosting valuation to $15 billion
Delivery start-up Gopuff has raised new financing that values the company at $15 billion — nearly quadruple its valuation less than a year ago.
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