Facebook’s Head of Engineering to Depart
While Facebook still has a deep bench of senior, long serving leaders, it has seen a lot of turnover in the last few years as it became besieged by scandals.
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Match CEO Steps Down, COO to Take the Reins
The CEO gave mostly personal reasons for giving up the role, including a recent surgery and damage from a tornado to her home.
Apple Posts Strong Profit Growth, Thanks to iPhone and Wearables Growth
Apple's first fiscal quarter shows the iPhone maker is once again reporting profit growth, as gains in iPhone sales resumed after last year's slump.
Ex-Uber, AWS, Google Engineers Launch New AI Startup
Called RealityEngines, the startup is part of a wave of companies aiming to simplify AI for businesses.
BuzzFeed News Chief Departs
The departure of Ben Smith from BuzzFeed News raises questions about what the company will ultimately do with the news division.
Dish’s Sling TV Adds Free Channels
Sling TV's move is an effort to entice more people to sign up for the streaming cable service, which offers traditional cable at a relatively low price.
Facebook Restricts Travel to China as Virus Spreads
The decision, which could be a harbinger of steps by other companies, raises questions about the virus’s broader impact on the tech industry.
U.K. Grants Huawei Limited Access to 5G Network, Defying U.S.
The U.K. decision is likely to create tension with the Trump administration, which has been trying to block U.S. allies from using the Chinese equipment maker.
MGM Courts Netflix, Apple as Potential Buyers
MGM's challenge as it searches for a buyer is that even though the rise of streaming services has increased the need for content, there aren't many buyers.
G Suite Outage Temporarily Locks Out Users
The outage was relatively short, but the incident does not bode well for Google's attempts to attract more enterprise businesses to its cloud products.
Grubhub Faces Possible Lawsuit Over ‘Non-Partner’ Restaurant Deals
Grubhub's strategy of automatically adding new restaurants to its sites is facing a backlash from restaurants.
Casper Expects a Lower Public Markets Valuation
The potentially lower IPO valuation highlights anew a disconnect between private and public market views of direct-to-consumer companies.
New Digital Media Venture Targets Women and Politics
Leading philanthropists—including Kathryn Murdoch and Laurene Powell Jobs—lined up to support the venture.
Google to Shut Down Low-Code Platform, App Maker
The company cited “low usage” as the reason for its decision and said it would shut down in January 2021.
Amazon Employees Defy Company With Climate Post
Amazon's policy against employees criticizing the company in public didn't stop a climate group from speaking out in a new blog post.
State, Federal Officials to Meet in Google Antitrust Probe
A move by the DOJ, state attorneys general to share information would be a significant step forward in the investigation.
Vine Co-Founder Releases Successor App Called Byte
The app creator's pedigree—he founded short video company Vine—has raised Byte's profile in tech and influencer circles, but Byte is entering a crowded space.
Whitman Apologizes for Comparing Journalists to Sexual Predators
She said in an interview that the remarks in an all-hands meeting last week were not how she thinks and feels about the press.
Google Acknowledges Backlash to New Search Results Page Look
The search giant acknowledged that recent changes to the search results page on desktop had sparked a backlash and may need to be revisited.
Accenture Acknowledges Content Moderation Can Cause PTSD
Content moderations in YouTube’s Austin, Texas facilities have been asked to sign a form that declares their day-to-day work can damage their mental health.
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