China’s R&D Spending Reached Record in 2020
The record spending comes as China moves to become more self-sufficient in areas such as chip development amid a trade war with the U.S.
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Roblox Pitches the Metaverse Ahead of Public Listing
“Our vision is that billions of people from around the world will come to Roblox to do stuff together,” CEO David Baszucki said.
Disney Reportedly Reaches Agreement for NFL Renewal
The new deal would be 30% more expensive than the last deal Disney signed with the league.
Ex-Amazon Studios Executive Claims He Was Fired for Upgrading Airline Ticket
Amazon's frugal policy around travel runs in the face of an industry practice of giving executives nice perks.
Facebook Ends Australia News Blackout After Striking Deal With Local News Publishers
Facebook lifted the week-old news ban a week after Australia made changes to a law that allowed the social network more time to negotiate with news outlets for content deals.
ByteDance OKs $92 Million Settlement of Lawsuit Claiming It Violated Teen Users’ Privacy
A judge has yet to sign off on the agreement, which would close the class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of minors as young as 8 years old.
Former Kuaishou Executive Arrested for Alleged Corruption
The news comes after the Chinese video app's hugely successful Hong Kong IPO earlier this month.
Startup Otter.ai Raises $50 Million, Hires Chief Marketing Officer
With work meetings now happening online, Otter.ai has emerged as a popular way for people to document important details.
VC Firm Bessemer Hires Amazon Veteran Jeff Blackburn
Blackburn first joined Amazon in 1998.
Salesforce Revenue Grows 20%, Benioff Says Online Sales Paying Off
Revenue growth this quarter was the same as last quarter, illustrating why the subscription sales model has become popular with investors.
DoorDash Reports Strong Growth But Cash Burn in Q4
The results showed that DoorDash's marketing costs continued to tick up, raising questions about how the company will fare once the pandemic ends.
U.S. Travel Helps Airbnb Beats Expectations in First Quarterly Earnings
The company's full-year results demonstrate how the year didn't turn as dire for its business as Airbnb feared during the early days of the pandemic.
AT&T Confirms Sale of 30% of DirecTV to TPG
The deal is the first step toward AT&T disentangling itself from the disastrous DirecTV purchase, made in 2015.
House Lawmakers Renew Antitrust Pressure on Big Tech
Bipartisan agreement could overcome Congressional gridlock.
Stripe Hires Former Google PR Exec as Comms Chief
Peter Barron started his career on British news channels ITV and BBC.
Cisco Taps Former AWS Exec to Lead Webex Sales
Cisco's collaboration leadership has been in flux for the past couple of years, but a recent sales hire could bring stability.
Twitter Aims to Double Revenue by 2023
“We agree we haven’t been innovative,” CEO Jack Dorsey said, adding that the company has been “working ourselves out of a significant deficit for years."
Coinbase Files to Go Public
Coinbase's filing revealed its revenue more than doubled to nearly $1.3 billion last year, and the company made a significant profit.
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts After Coup
The move comes as Facebook increasingly moderates content that could lead to violence after previously taking a more hands-off attitude.
Hong Kong Tycoon Li Ka-Shing Plans to Launch SPAC
The SPAC boom is spreading to Asia, where the richest tycoons and influential dealmakers are launching blank-check companies for U.S. listings.
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