Nvidia surpasses Microsoft to become the world's most valuable public company, with a $3.34T market cap; NVDA is up over 9x since January 2023
It's the most profitable chip brand, too Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : Nvidia surges past Microsoft as world's most valuable company Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : Nvidia surges past Microsoft, no...
At its annual meeting, Amazon shareholders approve Andy Jassy's $212M+ payout and vote down 15 proposals on unionization, climate goals, pay rates, and more
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The Washington State Department of Licensing says over 250,000 licensed professionals may have had personal data exposed, including SSNs, in a database breach
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Bill Gates has stepped down from the Microsoft's Board of Directors, will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella
Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CNBC : Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board Paul Morris / Redmond Pie : Bill Gates Has Announced He's Stepping Down From The Microsoft Board Louis Casiano / Fox ...
Amazon says it plans to expand its headcount in Bellevue, WA to more than 15,000, an increase of more than 7x over the 2,000 Amazon staff in the city today
Job creation and investment … Benjamin Romano / The Seattle Times : Amazon's big Bellevue ambition: 15,000 employees within a few years Tyler Sonnemaker / Business Insider : Amazon plans to create 15,...
8chan struggles to stay up after Cloudflare quit servicing it; 8chan appears to have switched domain registrars to Epik, now hobbled by one of its own vendors
"It's DNS. It's always DNS." Matt Binder / Mashable : Inside the fight to keep 8chan offline Oscar Gonzalez / CNET : 8chan owner says El Paso shooter didn't post manifesto Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :...
Amazon announces 5.5-inch Echo Show 5 that's shipping in July for $89.99, launches new Alexa commands to delete what you just said or everything you said today
Compact Design, Rich Sound, and Built-In Camera Shutter—Just $89.99 Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo : Amazon Attempts to Improve Alexa Privacy, Hilariously Fails Jay Greene / Washington Post : Amazon adds ...
Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling back acquisitions at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, as part of her 2020 bid
Silicon Valley is unimpressed VentureBeat : Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google John Koetsier / Forbes : Why Apple Got Spared As Elizabeth Warren Targets Amazon, Facebook, G...
As part of its deal with Apple, Amazon will only allow authorized resellers on its site, kicking independent Apple device refurbishers off its platform
Except for the One It Wants to Beat Eric Abent / SlashGear : Apple devices are about to invade Amazon Eli Blumenthal / USA Today : Apple, Amazon make peace before the holidays as latest iPhones, iPads...
Seattle passes legislation that includes a $250K annual fee for dockless bike-share companies and allows for up to four companies to operate in the city
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