Mark Cuban hasn’t profited from his ‘Shark Tank’ investments
Overall, he says he's "gotten beat" from his televised business deals.
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Lawmakers ask Facebook and Instagram to explain why they removed abortion posts
In a letter to Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren expressed alarm that...
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Roe reversal weighs heavily on emerging tech cities in red states
The recent increase in conservative legislation and political division could affect the tech landscape, deterring workers from migrating to these...
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U.S CFTC charges South African company over $1.7 billion bitcoin ponzi scheme
Cornelius Johannes Steynberg, as the CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited, accepted 29,421 bitcoin worth $1.7 billion, CFTC said.
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US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will speak at TC Sessions: Climate
It’s hard to believe that, despite a scientific consensus and mountains of verified evidence, climate change has become a global political...
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Apple issues friendly reminder that it’s employees’ right not to unionize
As a handful of Apple retail locations begin the process of unionizing, the trillion-dollar company’s vice president of people and retail...
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Despite regulatory hurdles, these 4 US cannabis investors are planting seeds for tomorrow
Bear markets and high interest rates often cause investors to turn away from anything resembling a risky investment. Yet, now is a good time to take...
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Democrats urge Google to limit location tracking to protect people seeking abortions
The majority of police demands for Google-stored location data came from state and local authorities.
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A group of Activision Blizzard workers vote to unionize
After months of organizing, the quality assurance testers at Raven Software, a division of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, have voted to unionize....
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Musk talks Tesla demand, EV startups, and scooters in expansive interview
Elon Musk weighed in on Tesla, SpaceX and his multitude of other companies — including that social media business he’s trying to purchase —...
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3 Predictions for Ford’s Q1 earnings
Ford’s onslaught of electric truck news this week seems calculated to lay claim to the profitable segment – and overshadow a new General Motors...
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Circa wants to make first-of-the-month rent payments obsolete
Renters can choose their payment method, split up payments and schedule payments, all while having flexibility should income become a problem.
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NLRB rules Activision Blizzard’s first union at Raven Software can vote for recognition
When the Game Workers Alliance filed for an election, Activision Blizzard tried to block the election by claiming that any union must include all 230...
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An Apple Store in Atlanta is the first to file for a union election
Apple retail workers in Atlanta became the first US Apple store workers to reach a crucial step in the formal unionization process: filing for a...
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Creative Juice launches a $50M fund to invest in creators
YouTubers and other social media stars stars can apply for upfront cash to grow their businesses in exchange for a temporary cut of their revenue.
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GM to pitch perks of Bolt EV to baseball fans on Opening Day
After recalling 14,000 Bolts due to a fire risk, GM wants U.S. customers to know that Chevrolet is back in business. Chevy is announcing the return...
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Activision Blizzard flip flops on vaccination policies as employees walk out
At least 117 employees staged a walkout demanding that the company make work from home an open, equitable option for employees.
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Ford splits EV and combustion units in major restructuring
Ford today announced a significant restructuring to better focus on the different challenges and opportunities with electric vehicles and internal...
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Proxi is making digital maps cooler
Depending on your age, getting from point A to point B might have involved paper maps — what we called an “atlas,” the giant book that lived in...
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Activision Blizzard won’t voluntarily recognize the historic Raven Software QA union
Last week, quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard division Raven Software formed the first union at a major U.S. gaming company, comprising...
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Raven Software testers at Activision Blizzard form the first union at a major US gaming company
Today, Raven Software’s quality assurance (QA) department — which mostly works on “Call of Duty” as part of Activision...
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Snapchat says it’s getting better at finding illicit drug dealers before users do
Snapchat has faced increasing criticism in recent years as the opioid crisis plays out on social media, often with tragic results. In October, an NBC...
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Amazon expands its Sidewalk IoT network with an enterprise-grade bridge
Back in 2019, Amazon first announced its Sidewalk network, a new low-bandwidth, long-distance wireless protocol and network for connecting smart...
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Steering innovation toward the public good
When it comes to transportation innovation, perhaps the hardest thing to predict is the timing of how and when these developments will impact our...
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ZeroFox goes public in $1.4B SPAC deal
The combined company will be listed under the ticker ZFOX.
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Melbourne-based edtech startup Vivi raises $20M to accelerate overseas expansion in race to reach 1M classrooms
Australian edtech startup Vivi has raised $20 million from education investor Quad Partners, funds that it intends to use to improve its platform,...
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Big Cartel staff are voluntarily recognized as the latest tech workers union
Yesterday, e-commerce company Big Cartel’s co-founders Matt Wigham and Eric Turner voluntarily recognized the Big Cartel Workers Union. After...
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