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Members of the Boston Red Sox look on during a team workout ahead of the 2021 Opening Day game on March 31, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Billie Weiss | Boston Red Sox | Getty Images The local cable network that airs Boston’s Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games is launching

A person walks down the sidewalk near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., February 16, 2022. Jon Cherry | Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a controversial Texas social media law from taking effect, after the tech industry and other opponents warned it could allow for hateful content to run rampant online.

Apple iOS 15 Spotlight search Apple Apple is reportedly bringing a slew of new updates to iPhones and iPads with its upcoming software releases, iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, which the company is expected to announce during its WWDC 2022 developer keynote on June 6. The changes to the iPhone include updates to notifications, messages

In this article UST.CM= LUNA.CM= Cryptocurrency markets have seen a steep sell-off after the collapse of controversial blockchain project Terra. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images A new version of the collapsed luna cryptocurrency is already live on major exchanges — and it’s gotten off to a bad start. Last week, supporters of the Terra blockchain

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards BeReal | Jessica Bursztynsky Popular social media apps come and go with frequency, as developers try to find the next big that will go viral with Gen Z users. Most flame out long before reaching the status of an Instagram or Snapchat. Among the newbies gaining steam and aiming to

Bob Iger poses with Mickey Mouse attends Mickey’s 90th Spectacular at The Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018 in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has acquired a stake in Australian design company Canva and agreed to be an advisor to the closely held company. “We’re incredibly

In this article NFLX Reed Hastings, Co-CEO, Netflix speaks at the 2021 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. October 18, 2021. David Swanson | Reuters The media and entertainment industry prides itself on its mastery of classical storytelling’s three acts: the setup, the conflict and the resolution. It’s safe to declare the

Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty Images Slow your hiring! Cut back on marketing! Extend your runway! The venture capital missives are back, and they’re coming in hot. With tech stocks cratering through the first five months of 2022 and the Nasdaq on pace for its second-worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis, start-up investors

Shoppers walk past an Apple Store at Franklin Park Mall during Black Friday. Shoppers go to stores to take advantage of Black Friday sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephen Zenner | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images A union vote at an Apple store at the Cumberland Mall location in Atlanta is in question

Tether previously claimed its stablecoin was backed 1-to-1 by U.S. dollars. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images This week, backers of the failed cryptocurrency project Terra voted to revive the initiative, with a new luna blockchain and token – and without its controversial algorithmic stablecoin, TerraUSD. The founders had been seeking the next step

In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Disruptive companies have shaped the ever-growing consumer packaged goods industry in recent years, from the rise in plant-based products from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods to an increased focus on personal care products

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is gearing up to pursue a more conservative approach to hiring in a part of the business that includes some of its

In this article TWTR Elon Musk, during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Bloomberg /Getty A new filing reveals that Elon Musk plans to front $33.5 billion in his bid to take over Twitter. Musk is in talks with Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey and

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at The MGM during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations for sales and earnings, but the stock dropped more than 10% in extended trading at one

Matt Mawson | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Time-critical logistics start-up Airspace, which originally broke into the market handling shipments for emergency situations including organ transplants and life-saving medications, has nearly doubled its funding in a new round of venture capital led by DBL Partners, an impact investing firm that was an early investor in

In this article GOOGL Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images News | Getty Images A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers urged Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a letter Tuesday to stop collecting and keeping unnecessary or non-aggregated location data that could be used to identify people seeking abortions. The letter comes ahead

In this article PUBM MGNI TTD TWTR GOOGL PINS FB SNAP ROKU Evan Spiegel, co-founder and chief executive officer of Snap Inc., speaks during the virtual Google Pixel Fall Launch event in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snap shares plunged 38% on Tuesday, putting the company

In this screengrab, CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel takes the stage at the virtual Snap Partner Summit 2021 on May 20, 2021 in Los Angeles. Snap Partner Summit 2021 – Snap Inc | Getty Images Snap will miss its own targets for revenue and adjusted earnings in the current quarter, CEO Evan Speigel warned

The European Central Bank is exploring whether to issue its own digital alternative to cash. Olivier Matthys | AFP | Getty Images European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde thinks cryptocurrencies aren’t worth a dime. “My very humble assessment is that it is worth nothing,” Lagarde said of crypto in an interview with Dutch talk show

In this article .FKRX300 Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hyundai Motor said on Sunday it plans to invest $5 billion in the U.S. by 2025 to further develop mobility technologies in areas like autonomous driving, robotics, and A.I. The investment comes alongside the automaker’s recent announcement of a plan to spend $5.54 billion