Zoom, ServiceNow Form Subscription Software Pact
The two subscription software providers, whose businesses have continued to grow amid the pandemic, are now using each other's products.
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Facebook Fails to Temper Ad Boycott Organizers
"Company’s leaders delivered the same old talking points to try to placate us without meeting our demands," said one of the boycott organizers.
Walmart Set to Launch Rival to Amazon Prime This Month
Walmart is preparing to launch Walmart+, its alternative to the Amazon Prime membership service, later this month.
Uber Launches Grocery Delivery, Completes Partial Acquisition of ‘Cornershop'
Cornershop is a Latin American version of Instacart that recently expanded to the U.S., where it is facing resistance from grocers.
Alphabet’s Loon Launches First Commercial Service in Kenya
Loon’s 35 high-altitude balloons will be able to beam a 4G LTE network connection across a nearly 31,000-square-mile area, including Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Magic Leap Names Microsoft Executive as New CEO
Magic Leap named Peggy Johnson, a prominent Microsoft executive, as its new CEO, as the struggling augmented reality startup plots a new business direction.
Seattle Council Passes New Tax Aimed at Amazon
Seattle's city council on Monday passed a new law to fund affordable housing that is aimed at the city's biggest employers, including Amazon.
Palantir Files for IPO
Palantir, co-founded by the Peter Thiel, didn't reveal any financial details or disclose what valuation it is seeking in its filing for a public stock offering.
TikTok Pulls Out of Hong Kong as Pompeo Says U.S. Might Ban the Video-Sharing App
The Chinese-owned app's decision to pull back from Hong Kong comes as Facebook and WhatsApp said they would suspend user data requests in the Chinese territory.
Big Tech’s Antitrust Hearing Set for July 27
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will testify before a House panel amid inquiries into how the companies use their market power.
Clearview AI Stops Selling Facial Recognition in Canada
Clearview, which has provided its facial recognition software to more than 600 law enforcement agencies in the U.S., pulls out of the Canadian market.
Tech Startups, VC Firms on List of PPP Recipients; a16z, Bird Deny Applying
The list included venture firms Index Ventures and Foundation Capital, which both say they should not have been included on the list.
Disney Plus Downloads Spike After Hamilton Release
The app was downloaded more than 250,000 times in the U.S., according to an analytics company.
Quibi’s Test Arrives as Free Trials Expire
The service could face major subscriber churn in the coming days
Facebook, WhatsApp Suspend User Data Requests in Hong Kong
The decision comes after China passed a national security law for Hong Kong that broadened the powers of mainland Chinese authorities in the city-state.
China’s Homegrown Rival to Intel Seeks to Raise $7.5 Billion From Domestic IPO
SMIC is benefitting from the U.S.-China tech rivalry and its domestic IPO will be the biggest in a decade.
Indian Startups Boom After Government Bans TikTok and Dozens of Other Chinese Apps
TikTok was among 59 Chinese apps banned by the Indian government after deadly border skirmishes with China.
Uber to Acquire Postmates for About $2.6 Billion
But Postmates wasn't Uber's first choice, and DoorDash is still No. 1
European Regulator Plans Big New Push Against Tech Firms
The latest European regulatory push would be a multipronged bill that would, among other things, deal with tech companies' liability for content on their platforms.
Intel Buys Stake in Ambani’s Jio Platforms
Intel joins a roster of big tech and private equity firms investing billions into India's largest wireless carrier.
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