Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings as well as its first-ever decline in users. The company’s market capitalization tanked—sliding from $898.5B to $668.4B.
Read MoreIn the coming months, Apple will let iPhones accept credit cards without additional hardware. By turning its smartphones into POS systems, Apple is placing itself in direct competition with platforms like Square.
Read MoreExpense-management giant Expensify announced the launch of a card exclusively for CPAs and accounting firms.
Read MoreYouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the video platform is looking into NFT features for its creators. The Google-owned company joins Twitter and Instagram in exploring services related to the crypto-based financial system.
Read MoreIn its earnings call on Friday, JPMorgan announced that it will spend $1B per month in 2022 to move its operations to the cloud.
Read MorePayment-processing platform Stripe announced a five-year contract with Ford Motor Company: an effort to revamp the automotive giant’s e-commerce strategy.
Read MoreOver the past year, more than 40 Microsoft employees working on augmented-reality technologies have been poached by Meta, which has poured billions into metaverse initiatives.
Read More“What is your customer acquisition strategy?” is a typical question for startups. And many of the 40 companies pitching in eight categories during the 13th annual SXSW Pitch Event showed they had a clear roadmap for attracting ideal customers to grow their businesses.
Read MoreDevon Sherman, Senior Managing Director of MassChallenge FinTech and HealthTech
Read MoreCloud-based bank operating system nCino, filed to go public on Monday and is seeking to raise $100 million, despite no indication of when it plans to be profitable.
Read MoreThe glitches that arose during the Iowa Caucus are another reminder that while technology has made our lives more convenient in many ways, it also is not perfect, and can sometimes be a hindrance rather than a boon.
Read MoreIn most industries, an employee actively working on their next venture while still on the payroll of their current employer is generally looked down upon by said employer. The outcome of a case involving Apple could have implications for virtually every tech firm that does business in California.
Read MoreAs the 2010s dawned on us, they also ushered in a new wave of job functions (data scientists, mobile app developers, chief innovation officers, and any number of ninjas). What will be the buzzworthy job titles of the next decade?
Read MoreWhen a start-up or independent company is acquired by a much larger firm, there’s always worry about the changes that may follow. While often adjustments do come, sometimes they do not. That’s been the case with LinkedIn.
Read MoreNetflix, which has undergone quite an evolution in its relatively short time in existence, was the top-performing stock of the decade.
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