Julia Angwin, the editor in chief of technology news site The Markup, writes about why it does not allow company spokesmen to speak on background for stories. Angwin writes, “We, at The Markup, did...
Technology reporter Alex Kantrowitz talked with Bloomberg’s Eric Newcomer, the Financial Times’ Hannah Murphy, and OneZero’s Brian Merchant about the issues facing technology coverage. Here is an excerpt: The pushback on that would be that the...
Amazon reported that close to 20,000 of its workers in the United States have contracted COVID-19 so far this year. Jeffrey Dastin reported the news for Reuters: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said more than...
United and American Airlines have started a furlough plan that will affect 32,000 employees as federal aid is close to running out and more does not seem to be coming yet. David Koenig reported...
Disney will lay off 28,000 people from its theme park workforce as the business division all but collapsed amid the pandemic. Lisa Richwine reported the news for Reuters: Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday...
LVMH has filed a countersuit against Tiffany, disputing the jeweler’s claims LVMH was to blame for the breakdown of their $16-billion merger talks. Matt Clinch reported the news for CNBC: LVMH said Tuesday it...
Elon Musk says Tesla is working on a model that will cost just $25,000. Roberto Baldwin from Car and Driver reported: Elon Musk and Tesla powertrain and energy engineering leader Drew Baglino held the...
Quibi is exploring strategic options, including a sale less than six months after its launch. The short-form video startup founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman is working with advisors on several options, including...
Microsoft has acquired video games company Bethesda in a $7.5-billion deal. Reese Oxner reported the news for NPR: In what is set to be one of the largest ever acquisitions in the video game...
Swedish Ericsson will buy U.S. wireless networking services provider CradlePoint for $1.1 billion to advance its 5G capabilities. Helena Soderpalm and Supantha Mukherjee reported the news for Reuters: Ericsson ERICb.ST has agreed to buy...
