How COVID-19 could change workplace technology
Among the possible changes: innovation in video communications that will allow people to use avatars to have one-on-one conversations during group calls; the increased use of artificial intelligence, which could both help and hurt employee engagement; and technological improvements that can help organizations enhance workplace safety.
Tech titan flees San Francisco for Florida, says city is poorly managed
Tech titan Keith Rabois announced this week he is leaving California's Silicon Valley and moving to the Floridian metropolis of Miami.
Tech entrepreneur flees California for Texas
Palantir co-founder and 8VC founder Joe Lonsdale explained on Wednesday why he moved his venture capital firm from California to Texas.
Uber Eats business now trumps Uber's rideshare revenue
Uber’s food delivery business is the tech giant’s bread and butter in the age of the coronavirus.
Walmart abandons shelf-scanning robots, lets humans do work
The retailer said Monday it has ended its relationship with startup Bossa Nova Robotics
Nearly 1 in 10 businesses still planning layoffs for 2020
Nonprofit think tank The Conference Board found that almost one in 10 American businesses are planning for further layoffs during the 2020 calendar year.
Apple faces French antitrust complaint over iPhone privacy changes
Advertising companies and publishers have filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with France’s competition authority, arguing that privacy changes the smartphone maker plans to roll out are anticompetitive.
Twitter enacts multiple changes around retweets and tweet recommendations ahead of US elections
Twitter on Tuesday enacted previously announced changes to the platform ahead of the upcoming November election, which included alterations to user options with regard to retweeting.
Sen. Cotton warns Big Tech over censorship: 'Winter is coming'
The big tech oligarchs have "declared war on the Republican Party and conservatives," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told "Mornings with Maria" Thursday.
Amazon reinstates policy that penalizes workers for taking too many breaks, lawsuit alleges
Amazon brought back a suspended productivity tracking policy, employees at a Staten Island warehouse claim.
July is new target for reopening offices after COVID-19
According to a recent study by Wakefield Research commissioned by Envoy, a workplace technology company, 73% of workers say they fear going back to work will put them at increased risk of contracting COVID-19.
Kroger launches ghost kitchen delivery in Midwest
Food delivery demand during coronavirus inspires more retailers like Kroger to consider ghost kitchens.
Elon Musk memo hints at Tesla's production potential
Tesla Inc. has a chance at producing 500,000 cars this year, CEO Elon Musk told employees in an internal email.
Instacart announces Senior Support Service to help older customers do their grocery shopping online
Grocery delivery service Instacart is helping seniors aged 60 and up order food more seamlessly
Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook fight Democratic campaign to break up Big Tech
Findings from top Democrats called for an overhaul in anti-trust laws as well as the breakup of the top four tech companies.
U.S. Supreme Court hears Google bid to end Oracle copyright suit
A jury cleared Google in 2016, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned that decision in 2018, finding that Google's inclusion of Oracle's software code in Android was not permissible under U.S. copyright law.
Democrat-led House panel to seek breakup of big tech, GOP lawmaker says
A Democrat-led House antitrust subcommittee will propose to break up Silicon Valley’s tech giants after a yearlong investigation into competition in the technology sector, a Republican member of the subcommittee said.
Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang takes lead in California data privacy measure
Andrew Yang is chairing the advisory board for Proposition 24, which he and other supporters see as a model for other states as the U.S. tries to catch up with protections that already exist in Europe.
Sephora launches one-hour delivery with Instacart
Instacart expands grocery delivery platform to delivering makeup, skincare and beauty products with Sephora.
Amazon Prime Day has a date
Amazon Prime Day blows away all other shopping days in terms of revenue raked in.