Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent an email to employees noting the Atlanta shooting’s effect on the company’s large Asian population. “I know the effects of the hateful violence
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In this article TSLA AMZN Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images A U.S. federal agency is considering as evidence a former Tesla employee’s complaint about how the company managed and communicated about fire risks and defects in its solar installations, CNBC has learned from documents received through a Freedom of Information Act request.
From left, Wiz employees Yaniv Shaked, Idan Gazit, Adi Leist Sharon, Guy Rozendorn, George Pisha, Eyal Wiener in Israel in March 2021. Wiz Public market investors have trimmed their stakes in technology stocks in recent weeks, but the start-up market remains hot. Wiz, a year-old cybersecurity company with just 65 employees, is now worth $1.7
When David Dudovitz ventured out of his New York apartment to get his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, it was only the fourth time he had left his apartment since the pandemic began Courtesy of David Dudovitz When David Dudovitz ventured out to get his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine last week, it
An employee arranges a display of Vizio Inc. high-definition televisions at a Best Buy Inc. store in Paramus, New Jersey. Mark Kauziarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vizio emerged as a top-selling TV company in the U.S. about 15 years ago by securing deals with big box stores like Costco and Best Buy and selling
Evan Alberto has made almost a million dollars from Snapchat Courtesy of Evan Alberto Evan Alberto says he’s on track to become a millionaire in just a few weeks thanks to his consistent Snapchat usage. Since late November, the company has maintained a $1 million daily pool which it pays out to the creators of
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Wall Street has long made New York the center of the banking universe. But the city’s tech scene is finally having its moment. After a smattering of IPOs over the last decade from companies like Etsy, MongoDB, Datadog and Peloton, there’s a whole
Bill Gates Adam Galica | CNBC Bill Gates wants to do his part to try to reduce impact of a warming planet. He just published a book about climate change. It turns out that he’s also been changing parts of his life to cut back on carbon emissions. In Gates’ latest Ask-Me-Anything session on Reddit
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 20: Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the grand reopening of Apple’s flagship Apple Fifth Avenue retail store on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Taylor Hill | WireImage | Getty Images The digital advertising world is scrambling to prepare for a seismic change when Apple updates
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass over Shaquil Barrett #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Patrick Smith | Getty Images The National Football League has finalized
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google says it plans to spend more than $7 billion on real estate across the U.S. in 2021 as it resumes spending in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, is urging lawmakers to pass immigration reform and thanked members of Congress for bringing a bill to the floor that would create a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants known as “Dreamers.” In an Instagram post on
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook on Wednesday announced it will no longer recommend civic and political pages or new groups to all users globally. The policy builds on a temporary halt in October to such recommendations
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp sharply criticized Wall Street on Tuesday, saying there’s too much emphasis on near-term gains at the expense of developing healthy, long-lasting companies. Karp made the comments in an interview with CNBC’s Wilfred Frost as part of an event hosted by The Executives’ Club of Chicago. The remarks were later aired
Nest Hub 2 with Sleep Sensing Google Google on Tuesday unveiled the second-generation Nest Hub, a smart display and speaker that can track your sleep using a built-in radar sensor. It launches on March 30 for $99 but customers can order it beginning Tuesday. This is the latest way Google is trying to make its
A driver rides hands-free in a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S vehicle equipped with Autopilot hardware and software in New York. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a “violent” crash that involved a Tesla sedan and a tractor trailer late last week in Detroit. Investigators