How Facebook went from a Silicon Valley startup to an advertising juggernaut
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Stock futures rise, Netflix shares slide after guidance disappoints
Stock futures rose Friday morning, with the three major indices on track to end the week higher. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq ended Thursday’s session lower, and the Dow ended a four-day winning streak, after new data showed a greater than expected…
Germans can get a Renault Zoe for free, thanks to beefy EV subsidies
Electric vehicle subsidies in Germany are now so good that some cars are as cheap as a mobile contract, in some cases they’re even free. At the start of July, the German government doubled its subsidy contribution to new EV buyers. Along with…
Sound sacrificed for battery life
My admiration for the OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2 is no secret — I wrote a bloody love letter to it. So, when rumors of a new OnePlus neck bud started earlier this year, I was excited to see improvements the company might’ve brought. Alas, the Chinese…
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, tech giants still profit from anti-vaccination movement
The campaign against vaccines is sometimes called a movement, but with the help of tech giants it has become a billion-dollar industry, in which ideologues, hucksters and tech companies benefit from each other. That is the central finding of our new…
Daimler Must Wish It Had Kept That Tesla Stake
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Tesla Inc.’s march to a $275 billion market capitalization has been pretty galling for Germany, the birthplace of the automobile. But the pain is felt most acutely at Daimler AG, which used to be a large Tesla shareholder. Had…
What we know so far
As uncertainty around COVID-19 transmission continues, experts say it’s unlikely you’ll be infected by your smartphone — but you should probably sanitize it anyway. Although there haven’t been any documented cases of transmission…
Netflix’s Cursed Season 1 Recap
With her new series Cursed, about the Lady of the Lake, Katherine Langford is back on Netflix, but this time she’s facing some very different battles that would never see the light of day at Liberty High. Cursed explores the Arthurian legend of the Lady…
Former employees for ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ reveal details of toxic work environment, according to a new report
DeGeneres has increased her weekly output of shows from four to five while recording remotely, but only four of her core 30 crew members are working on the home-recorded shows. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former employees for “The Ellen DeGeneres…
FTSE 100 edges higher as traders eye EU summit and Netflix impact on tech stocks
The Arisen’s Main Pawn in the show, Hannah: Netflix/Capcom The FTSE-100 Index was set to rise modestly today as investors juggle with a mixed picture on the global economy and a sharp decline in Netflix shares. The US tech giant warned that the…