Nokia's mobile brand launches $415 smartphone with 5G as it struggles to take on Samsung and Apple
The company behind the Nokia mobile brand refreshed its smartphone lineup on Thursday with a slew of new budget models.
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Amazon lead widens in union vote at Alabama warehouse
The first day of counting ended on a downcast note for the union, with RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum calling for the NLRB to probe Amazon's conduct.
Peter Thiel-backed firm takes majority stake in a brain computer interface start-up
ATAI Life Sciences, a Peter Thiel-backed company developing psychedelic drugs to treat mental health, has taken a majority stake in U.S. firm Psyber.
China's bitcoin mining is threatening its climate change targets, study says
China could end up exceeding its emissions reduction targets as a result of carbon-intensive bitcoin mining, according to a study published this week.
The U.S. is facing a lithium-ion battery shortage as electric vehicle production ramps up
U.S. automakers are finally making big commitments to go electric, but in the short term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.
Box stock plunges after agreement to take $500 million investment from KKR
Box said on Thursday that KKR is investing $500 million in company stock and that CEO Aaron Levie is giving up the position of chairman.
Verizon recalls 2.5 million hotspot devices due to fire hazard
The recall comes at a time when more consumers have relied on hotspots to get by during stay-at-home orders resulting from the pandemic.
Amazon to open its first grocery stores on the East Coast
Amazon plans to open a grocery store in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., as well as in Franconia, Virginia, near its second headquarters.
Netflix strikes deal for streaming rights to Sony films, including upcoming 'Spider-Man' movies
Starting next year, all movies released by Sony Pictures will stream exclusively on Netflix after their theatrical and home entertainment releases.
WWE is fully converted to Peacock, now it wants to make more content
The WWE will host its WrestleMania 37 event exclusively on Peacock as part of a $1 billion rights agreement.
Apple and Epic just laid out how they're going to fight about Apple's control of the App Store
Apple and Epic Games laid out in separate dueling legal filings what they consider to be the key facts and main legal issues ahead of an antitrust trial that's scheduled to start in May.
Bitcoin exchange Kraken considers going public after record trading volumes in the first quarter
Kraken is is the fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and has over 6 million clients.
AB InBev, Werner Enterprises to test Embark driverless truck technology
AB InBev, Werner Enterprises to test Embark driverless truck technology
British fintech start-up TrueLayer raises $70 million to take on Visa and Mastercard
TrueLayer lets fintech apps like Revolut and Freetrade connect with customers' bank accounts using technology known as APIs.
Amazon union drive in Alabama sees 55% voter turnout
More than 3,200 Amazon employees cast ballots in the Alabama union drive, the union said Wednesday.
Peter Thiel criticizes Google and Apple for being too close to China
"Apple is probably the one that's structurally a real problem, because the whole iPhone supply chain gets made from China," Thiel said.
Tesla refunds customers for duplicate charges after outcry
Tesla customers who were double-billed for their new cars said they appreciate the refund and apology, but some said it was too little, too late.
AmEx's purchase of online lender Kabbage left desperate PPP borrowers in the cold
When American Express bought "substantially all" of Kabbage last year, the loan business it left behind was drained of the resources needed for the PPP program.
Apple will let you use your iPhone to find other lost products
Apple's Find My service has been dogged by scrutiny from lawmakers and complaints from Tile, a company that sells a competing product.
Amazon's Twitch will punish users for certain harmful offline behavior like engaging in deadly violence
Twitch, the Amazon-owned video streaming platform used by gamers, said it will take action against users who display certain harmful behaviors entirely offline.
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