Technology leaders are getting personal when it comes to defending “dreamers.” Thuan Pham has been the chief technical officer at Uber for the past four and a half years. He was previously a vice president at the Silicon Valley computer software company VMware for eight years. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in […]
Read moreMicrosoft on Thursday announced a strengthened partnership with Adobe, building on the deal the two companies announced last year. Microsoft Azure is becoming the “preferred” public cloud for the Adobe Sign e-signature tool, and Adobe Sign will become the “preferred” e-signature tool for various Microsoft applications. Additionally, Adobe is bringing Sign and its other cloud […]
Read moreOne Wall Street firm predicts Amazon will be worth significantly more than $1 trillion in the coming decade. MKM Partners reiterated its buy rating for the internet giant, saying Amazon will continue to dominate the e-commerce and cloud computing markets. We think Amazon “should continue deploying all available capital until reinvestment opportunities become more limited […]
Read moreThe euro saw a volatile afternoon of trade on Thursday as currency traders reacted to comments from Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB). The single currency was trading at 1.1970 against the U.S. dollar before the economist started his speech at a press conference at 1:30 p.m. London time, but jumped […]
Read moreFacebook is blocked in China, but it is feeling comfortable enough there to look for its own place. The social media giant in recent months has quietly scouted for office space in Shanghai, according to two people with knowledge of its efforts there. Those offices would house employees working on Facebook’s effort to make hardware […]
Read morePhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s son on Thursday told a Senate inquiry he had no links to a seized shipment of $125 million worth of narcotics from China, dismissing as “baseless” the allegations of his involvement in the drugs trade. Opponents of the president, who has instigated a fierce crackdown on a trade he says is […]
Read moreThe European Central Bank (ECB) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Thursday and gave no clarity on the anticipated wind-down of its stimulus program. The central bank held interest rates at 0.0 percent and kept the door open for even more stimulus, saying that it stands poised to increase its asset purchase program if needed. […]
Read moreGoPro said Thursday that revenue and gross margin for the third quarter are expected to be at the high end of their previously announced ranges. The struggling action camera maker sees Q3 revenue of $290 million to $310 million and gross margins at 36 to 38 percent. GoPro also forecasts a profitable third quarter on […]
Read moreFormer Salesforce executive Linda Crawford thought her 20-plus-year career in Silicon Valley was over. But with reports about gender bias plaguing the industry, Crawford decided she wasn’t doing enough to advance the representation of women in tech. Crawford announced Thursday she’s coming out of retirement to become CEO of Helpshift, a technology company that helps […]
Read moreAmazon on Thursday said it plans to open a second company headquarters in North America, and it is soliciting pitches from cities and states for what it calls HQ2. The online retailer expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs. Amazon […]
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