Verizon recalls 2.5 million hotspot devices due to fire hazard
The recall comes at a time when more consumers have relied on hotspots to get by during stay-at-home orders resulting from the pandemic.
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Amazon to open its first grocery stores on the East Coast
Amazon plans to open a grocery store in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., as well as in Franconia, Virginia, near its second headquarters.
Netflix strikes deal for streaming rights to Sony films, including upcoming 'Spider-Man' movies
Starting next year, all movies released by Sony Pictures will stream exclusively on Netflix after their theatrical and home entertainment releases.
WWE is fully converted to Peacock, now it wants to make more content
The WWE will host its WrestleMania 37 event exclusively on Peacock as part of a $1 billion rights agreement.
Apple and Epic just laid out how they're going to fight about Apple's control of the App Store
Apple and Epic Games laid out in separate dueling legal filings what they consider to be the key facts and main legal issues ahead of an antitrust trial that's scheduled to start in May.
Bitcoin exchange Kraken considers going public after record trading volumes in the first quarter
Kraken is is the fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and has over 6 million clients.
AB InBev, Werner Enterprises to test Embark driverless truck technology
AB InBev, Werner Enterprises to test Embark driverless truck technology
British fintech start-up TrueLayer raises $70 million to take on Visa and Mastercard
TrueLayer lets fintech apps like Revolut and Freetrade connect with customers' bank accounts using technology known as APIs.
Amazon union drive in Alabama sees 55% voter turnout
More than 3,200 Amazon employees cast ballots in the Alabama union drive, the union said Wednesday.
Peter Thiel criticizes Google and Apple for being too close to China
"Apple is probably the one that's structurally a real problem, because the whole iPhone supply chain gets made from China," Thiel said.
Tesla refunds customers for duplicate charges after outcry
Tesla customers who were double-billed for their new cars said they appreciate the refund and apology, but some said it was too little, too late.
AmEx's purchase of online lender Kabbage left desperate PPP borrowers in the cold
When American Express bought "substantially all" of Kabbage last year, the loan business it left behind was drained of the resources needed for the PPP program.
Apple will let you use your iPhone to find other lost products
Apple's Find My service has been dogged by scrutiny from lawmakers and complaints from Tile, a company that sells a competing product.
Amazon's Twitch will punish users for certain harmful offline behavior like engaging in deadly violence
Twitch, the Amazon-owned video streaming platform used by gamers, said it will take action against users who display certain harmful behaviors entirely offline.
YouTube is social media's big winner during the pandemic
YouTube saw the most significant growth of any social media app among American users during the pandemic, according to the Pew Research Center.
Digital ad spend grew 12% in 2020 despite hit from pandemic
Digital advertising spending grew 12.2% year over year, according to a new report commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and conducted by PwC.
Budweiser and other brands are urging people to get the Covid vaccine so we can return to normal
Budweiser, Google, Walgreens and other companies have launched ad campaigns to encourage consumers to get the vaccine.
Plaid valuation tops $13 billion in first funding after a scrapped $5.3 billion merger with Visa
Plaid raised a new round of capital that nearly triples its valuation after a deal to be bought by Visa fell apart.
Deliveroo shares push higher as retail investors start trading the stock
Shares of Amazon-backed food delivery firm Deliveroo climbed by around 3% on Wednesday morning as retail investors started trading the company's stock.
Fox files lawsuit against Flutter over FanDuel ownership stake as IPO looms
Fox has filed a lawsuit against Flutter, the owner of FanDuel, about how to properly value an option Fox says it owns to buy an 18.6% stake in FanDuel.
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