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Based in London and founded in 2018, Beacon's investors already include executives from Uber, Google and Amazon, the firm says.

In a memo to employees on Sunday, Apple CEO Cook wrote "George Floyd's death is shocking and tragic proof that we must aim far higher than a 'normal' future, and build one that lives up to the highest ideals of equality and justice."

It comes as Trump continues to spar with social media companies over their content policies.

Patreon saw the number of new musicians on its site triple in April from March, with artists like Ben Folds turning there to engage with fans.

The social media war between President Trump and Twitter over free speech, hate speech and content moderation shows again that tech CEOs prefer to argue over fake news than real regulation.

Charlie Giancarlo knows what it feels like to get the coronavirus. He wants to ensure that the company's employees stay healthy as states reopen.

Venture-funded companies and mom and pop businesses in the short-term rental market are offloading properties after the coronavirus dramatically curtailed travel.

Nike released a video Friday night titled "For Once, Don't Do It," addressing racism and imploring consumers not to ignore the issue

Public health experts say the CDC's voice is desperately needed.

The design of the wheelchair, the primary solution mobility challenges, has not changed drastically in hundreds of years. Walking robots may be ready to disrupt the space.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said a post by President Donald Trump in which he says "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" does not violate the company's policies and will remain online.

Last month, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees hiring and investments would slow during the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

While signing an executive order cracking down on "censorship" by social media platforms, President Donald Trump said the government would reconsider spending "billions of dollars" on those platforms. But research suggests the government's ad spending on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter is far smaller.

The company on Thursday issued guidance for the full fiscal year that was softer than what analysts had expected.

"Sometimes it takes a decade to make a week of progress. Sometimes a week gives you a decade of progress," VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger told CNBC.

Sen. Ted Cruz called on the Treasury and Justice departments to start a criminal investigation into Twitter for alleged violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran. The call to investigate Twitter comes against the backdrop of an already tense week between the White House and Twitter.

Elon Musk runs both Tesla and SpaceX, and a new filing reveals that the companies are increasingly working together.

Microsoft's optional PowerToys gives users more power, while the company gets a way to test features that could later be added to Windows if people like them.

Twitter slapped a "public interest notice" on a tweet from President Trump, saying it violated its rules on glorifying violence.

The order came two days after Twitter, for the first time, added warning links to two of Trump's tweets, inviting readers to "get the facts."