Here's everything Google announced on Wednesday
Google announced a handful of new gadgets ahead of the holiday shopping season, including a new Pixel phone, Chromecast and Nest smart speaker.
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Facebook will ban ads that seek to delegitimize US election
Facebook on Wednesday announced that it will not allow any ads on its service that seek to delegitimize the outcome of an election, including the upcoming U.S. election on Nov. 3.
Palantir insiders struggled to sell shares at debut because they couldn't access trading platform
Morgan Stanley's trading platform Shareworks was creating problems for Palantir employees and alumni who were trying to sell shares on opening day.
Biden and Trump agreed on at least one thing in debate: Support for electric vehicles
Joe Biden said he plans to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. Trump said he supports electric vehicles, too.
Palantir closes below first trade after NYSE debut
Palantir held its public market debut on Wednesday, 17 years after its founding, in a highly anticipated direct listing.
Citigroup's Ray McGuire turns to tech exec Charles Phillips as advisor for likely NYC mayoral campaign
Citigroup executive Ray McGuire is turning to former Infor CEO Charles Phillips as an advisor for what appears to be a likely run for mayor of New York.
Coinbase CEO discourages politics at work, offers generous severance to employees who want to quit
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told staff in an email that the company would offer four-to-six-month severance packages for anyone "who doesn't feel comfortable with this new direction."
Intermittent fasting doesn't help you lose weight, UCSF study suggests
A new UCSF study has found that time-restricted eating, a health fad with many adherents in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, doesn't seem to help people lose weight.
Facebook takes its first step toward Zuckerberg's 'privacy-focused' internet
Facebook announced Wednesday it's integrating its Messenger chat with Instagram direct messages, pushing it toward its goal of a unified messaging system.
Facebook's billions are backing two tech direct listings on Wednesday: Palantir and Asana
Palantir and Asana were co-founded and financed by billionaires who made fortunes from their early involvement in Facebook.
Google's smaller rivals say it's not playing fair after record EU antitrust fine
Google's latest Android "choice screen" auction results show Microsoft's Bing was the main winner across most major European markets.
Disney to lay off 28,000 employees as coronavirus slams its theme park business
Prolonged closures of Disney's California theme parks and limited attendance at its open parks have led the company to lay off 28,000 employees across its parks, experiences and consumer products segment.
British billionaire Jim Mellon plans to take his life extension start-up public in six to 12 months
British billionaire Jim Mellon is planning to take his life extension company coupublic in the next six to 12 months.
Nokia wins 5G deal with BT after Huawei was banned from UK networks
Nokia has signed a major 5G equipment deal with BT after the U.K. said it would ban Huawei equipment from its 5G network rollout.
Baidu's voice assistant and smart device business is valued at $2.9 billion after cash injection
Baidu's voice assistant and smart devices division is seen as key to its long-term growth as it faces stiff competition in its core business.
Video games are about to get more expensive as the console wars return
Major publishers are expected to bump up the standard price of AAA games to $70 for the new consoles.
Alibaba expects cloud business to turn profitable for the first time within the next few months
Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang called cloud computing a "growth engine" but said the world is in a "nascent stage of the global cloud era."
Apple CEO Tim Cook receives first major stock grant since 2011, could earn more than 1 million shares by 2025
The stock grant suggests that Cook's performance over the past decade is viewed highly by Apple's board, which wants to make sure that he will be paid competitively through 2025 if he continues to be the CEO of Apple.
Ad exec Martin Sorrell says Facebook and Google shouldn't be broken up, calls boycotts pointless
Famed advertising executive Martin Sorrell told CNBC that Google and Facebook have been exercising more responsibility and shouldn't be broken up by regulators.
Amazon downplayed rising injury rates at its warehouses, investigation finds
Amazon's injury rates were higher at warehouses with heavy automation, despite the company's claims that such technology would improve safety, Reveal found.
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