Bitcoin spikes 20% after Elon Musk adds #bitcoin to his Twitter bio
The virtual currency climbed suddenly at around 3:30 a.m. ET, adding $5,000 in the space of an hour to trade at $37,299.
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Justice Department investigating Elon Musk's SpaceX following complaint of hiring discrimination
The DOJ is investigating Elon Musk's SpaceX over whether the company "engages in any pattern or practice of discrimination" in its hiring, court filings said.
Coinbase plans to go public through a direct listing, following Spotify, Slack and Palantir
Coinbase, founded in 2012, has grown to become the largest digital currency exchange in the U.S. and is now headed for the public market.
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith made $153 million in Qualtrics IPO a day after his NBA team snagged first place
Qualtrics co-founder Ryan Smith celebrated his company's debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday, just hours after his Utah Jazz won their 10th straight game.
Qualtrics closes up 51% after debut, valuing cloud software vendor at $27.3 billion
Qualtrics had priced its shares at $30 a piece, just above its expected target range of $27 to $29 per share.
Azure cloud will pass Office to become Microsoft's biggest business next year, says analyst
If the estimate is correct, then it will have taken Microsoft 12 years to build Azure into its highest-performing business.
Comcast reports record internet customers, 33 million Peacock sign-ups for NBCUniversal
Comcast reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines.
Lawmakers from AOC to Ted Cruz are bashing Robinhood over its GameStop trading freeze
AOC, Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers criticized Robinhood after it restricted trading in GameStop and other companies.
Not just a U.S. phenomenon — the Reddit investing frenzy has spread overseas
Overseas trading platforms are seeing similar spikes in usage and technical problems as their U.S. counterparts.
How the U.S. can build a carbon-free electric grid
The U.S. electric grid is outdated. Designed for a world that runs on fossil fuels, it needs some major upgrades to transition to an all-renewable system.
Apple reports blowout quarter, booking more than $100 billion in revenue for the first time
Apple reports a blowout first quarter, booking more than $100 billion in revenue for the first time.
Tesla Semi production on hold until company can make its own batteries
Elon Musk said Tesla won't mass manufacture its Semi, a heavy duty truck, until the company can produce high volumes of its own battery cells.
Walmart enlists The Trade Desk as it plots big growth for its ads business
Walmart is renaming its ads business and announcing a number of strategic moves, including a new offering through ad tech company The Trade Desk.
Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street
The flurry of Redditors taking on Wall Street appears to have resulted in a usage boom for share trading apps.
From No. 1 to No. 6, Huawei smartphone shipments plunge 41% as U.S. sanctions bite
U.S. sanctions have cut Huawei off from key software like Google Android and critical components like chips which have hurt its sales.
German mobile bank N26 is thinking of making its first acquisition
The fintech start-up, which has raised a total of $800 million to date, is looking at deploying its war chest of funds to buy another firm.
Apple had a record quarter in China with the highest ever number of iPhone upgrades
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the China had a "record number of (iPhone) upgraders during the quarter, the most we've ever seen in a quarter."
Apple says its big privacy change is coming in 'early spring' as conflict with Facebook heats up
The next beta version of its iPhone and iPad operating systems will force app developers to ask permission to access the phone's unique identifier, Apple says.
Welcome to the super cycle: Apple just had the best quarter in the history of the smartphone
Analysts saw this year's iPhone 12 models as a good candidate for a super-cycle because they sported a new design and added 5G.
Tesla shows off updated design for Model S
The new Model S starts at $79,990. Its Plaid version starts at $119,990.
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