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The Briefing
Salesforce Goes After Slack: The Information’s Tech Briefing
By The Information Staff · Nov. 25, 2020 5:01 PM PST
Salesforce Goes After Slack: The Information’s Tech Briefing
Just in time for the holidays, we have a possible big enterprise software merger. Salesforce’s interest in buying Slack, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. We even predicted Salesforce could be a bidder for the workplace messaging service last January, along with several other companies (which raises the possibility of other bidders...
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Europe’s Web Summit To Return As In-Person Event In 2021
By Mark Di Stefano · Nov. 26, 2020
Disney to Lay Off 32,000 Workers
By Shai Oster · Nov. 26, 2020
AWS Cloud Outage Affects Adobe, Twilio, Roku
By Kevin McLaughlin · Nov. 25, 2020
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Tech CEOs Are Saying Goodbye to San Francisco
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Tech CEOs Are Saying Goodbye to San Francisco
By Cory Weinberg, Kate Clark and Zoë Bernard
Splunk, Dropbox and Brex followed similar formulas as they grew from small startups to established companies.
Why Silicon Valley Loves Airbnb—for Now
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Why Silicon Valley Loves Airbnb—for Now
By Jessica E. Lessin
This week you saw something you don’t often see: goodwill for a tech company. Maybe it was a reaction to the endless years of lashing out against tech CEOs on Twitter, often coming from other tech CEOs themselves.
Microsoft’s New Weapon in Console Wars: a ‘Netflix for Games’
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Microsoft’s New Weapon in Console Wars: a ‘Netflix for Games’
By Nick Wingfield
Last week, Microsoft and Sony kicked off a new round of game console wars, releasing new machines likely to be among the most sought-after gifts this holiday season.
The Information’s Top 10 ‘Tech’ Gifts for 2020
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The Information’s Top 10 ‘Tech’ Gifts for 2020
By The Information Staff
Like many of our subscribers, the reporters and editors at The Information have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic over the past eight months.
Airbnb’s Chesky Takes Far Lower Salary Than Most Tech CEOs at IPO
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Airbnb’s Chesky Takes Far Lower Salary Than Most Tech CEOs at IPO
By Martin Peers
Airbnb has distinguished itself on a number of grounds, including the innovative nature of its business model and its ability to turn a profit, at least for a period of time.
Insider’s Parent Axel Springer Wants to Help Drive US Media Mergers
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Insider’s Parent Axel Springer Wants to Help Drive US Media Mergers
By Mark Di Stefano
Axel Springer, the German owner of Business Insider, is ready to take part in a second wave of consolidation in the U.S.