Let’s all assume Google CEO Sundar Pichai has a really hard day ahead of him. That’s because at 4 pm PT, the tech giant will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the firing of James Damore and the controversial internal memo he wrote about women and their biological weaknesses related to tech that got him […]
Read moreA number of high-level executives at large media companies have expressed frustration and anger with Disney CEO Bob Iger’s decision to create two direct-to-consumer offerings, according to conversations these executives have had with CNBC. The common refrain of these executives was that the cost of sports programming led by Disney’s ESPN has made the cable […]
Read moreOne of Uber’s original employees — and one of former CEO Travis Kalanick’s top boosters — is stepping down from his leadership role at Uber. Ryan Graves — one of the company’s first employees, the first full-time CEO, and one of its biggest shareholders — said he will transition out of his operating role and […]
Read moreDiane does not look like someone who would drug your venison chili. She sits on a San Francisco patio, her dewy blue eyes lucid, her blonde, subtly asymmetrical hair recently trimmed, her white jeans spotless. It is noon. I imagine she has enjoyed several fruitful meetings. Now, she will probably advise me on the meditation […]
Read moreCurrently, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is worth almost $90 billion and is the richest man in the world, according to Forbes. But everybody starts somewhere. A glimpse of his resume from 1974, when he was 18, reveals that during his first year at Harvard, Gates was already making $15,000. In today’s dollars, that’s almost $75,000, […]
Read moreIs Blue Apron a tech start-up or a food company? Your answer may depend on which coast you live on. On the east coast, people tend think of it as a food company. When I lived in New York City I ordered Blue Apron because I wanted to cook something but also didn’t walk to […]
Read moreBlue Apron has had a rough quarter — but in an interview with CNBC Thursday, the company’s CEO said he remains optimistic. The company’s stock slumped more than 11 percent mid-morning after the business posted mixed financial results. It’s another blow for the newly public company, which has languished below its $10 IPO price amid […]
Read moreYou will get chipped. It’s just a matter of time. In the aftermath of a Wisconsin firm embedding microchips in employees last week to ditch company badges and corporate logons, the Internet has entered into full-throated debate. Religious activists are so appalled, they’ve been penning nasty 1-star reviews of the company, Three Square Market, on […]
Read moreSnapchat parent Snap reports earnings Thursday, and for all the investor hype and media attention surrounding it, it’s important to note one thing: Snap is one of the most extremely over-analyzed stocks relative to its overall value. In fact, the social media company has more analysts covering it than it has billions of dollars in […]
Read moreThe Google employee who was fired by the tech giant earlier this week over a viral memo has said that the company’s products have been hurt by a “lack of ideological diversity”. James Damore, the 28-year-old former Google engineer who claimed to have been fired by the corporation for “perpetuating gender stereotypes” made the claim […]
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