SoftBank’s Son Directing Daily Tech Stock Trades
SoftBank has raised tens of billions in asset sales in recent months, avoiding a financial crisis. Now the question is whether the company will make another big, risky investment.
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Alibaba Stock Falls Nearly 10% Despite Biggest Annual Shopping Event
Investors continue to sell Chinese tech stocks due to concerns about the impact of China's new antitrust rules.
TikTok Asks to Delay Forced U.S. Sale as Government Talks Stall
ByteDance said Tuesday that the government has yet to respond to the details of its proposal with Oracle and Walmart to restructure TikTok's U.S. operations.
Facebook Says Just 6% of Content is Political
Facebook publishing this data now is meant to refute other public data from its own analytics tool, which executives believe has been misconstrued in the media.
Datadog Sales Jump 61% in Q3, Stock Drops 10%
Datadog, one of the top companies in the fast-growing part of the cloud market known as application monitoring, is being closely watched by investors.
Lyft Reports Sharp Drop in Revenue But Smaller Cash Burn
Lyft shows why having one line of business can be bad.
AI-Powered ‘Deep Fakes’ May Shake up Music Business
AI-manipulated image and video files are already blurring the lines between fact and fiction, and now AI-generated music services could add new challenges.
Apple Announces First Macs Based on New In-House Chip
Apple announced first in-house chip for Macs, the M1, and a trio of new computers that will be the first to use it.
Biden Aide Blasts Facebook for Undermining Democracy
A Biden press advisor lashed out at Facebook for failing to quash calls for violence and claims that question the results of the presidential election.
Nielsen to Measure Addressable TV Advertising
For the first time, the ratings agency will be able to advertising targeted TV ads on a nationwide scale.
Hopin, Virtual Event Startup, Valued At More Than $2 Billion
Hopin's valuation reflects its growth during the pandemic, as virtual events have taken over the event industry.
Europe Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon
The Commission also announced it would open another competition investigation which would focus on Amazon’s Prime program.
Trials of Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine in Brazil Halted After Serious Side Effects
Details of why the study was stopped were not released, but the vaccine had already been administered to thousands of people in China.
Shares of Alibaba, Tencent Fall After China Unveils Draft Antitrust Rules
Among the behaviors targeted is sharing of consumer data, anti-competitive alliances, and subsidizing services to drive out rivals.
German E-Scooter Startup Grabs Funding from SoftBank
The funding raises Tier's valuation to just under $1 billion.
Adobe to Buy Workfront in $1.5 Billion Deal
The deal will value Workfront at almost four times its last private market valuation.
Self-Driving Bot Developer Nuro Raises $500 Million
The money gap between the haves and have-nots in autonomous vehicle R&D continues to grow.
Ex-Disney Executive Kevin Mayer Joins Len Blavatnik’s Investment Firm
He'll be overseeing its media investment strategy
Downloads Surge for Right-Wing Social Network Parler
The app was created to be “the solution to problems that have surfaced in recent years due to changes in Big Tech policy.
SoftBank in Discussions to Sell Robot Maker Boston Dynamics
SoftBank is discussing a plan to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics to Hyundai Motor in a deal that could be worth around $1 billion.
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