Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a cryptocurrency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Gemini Space Station, the crypto company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, priced its […]
Opendoor stock jumps 20% after company taps ex-Shopify COO as new CEO
Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures attends Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 at San Francisco Design Center on September 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | Getty Images Opendoor, the online real estate platform that’s seen a surge of retail investor interest in recent months, said Wednesday that it’s tapped former Shopify […]
‘We’re all kind of in shock.’ Oracle projections analysts slackjawed
Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images John DiFucci from Guggenheim Securities said he was “blown away.” TD Cowen’s Derrick Wood called it a “momentous quarter.” And Brad Zelnick of Deutsche Bank […]
Ex-Meta employee whistleblower suit alleged security flaws WhatsApp
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images An ex-Meta employee sued the social media company on Monday over allegations that its WhatsApp messaging service contained “systemic cybersecurity failures” that potentially compromise user privacy. Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp’s former head of security, alleged that Meta retaliated against him after he notified leaders, including CEO […]
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle authors’ copyright lawsuit
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit with a group of authors, who claimed the artificial intelligence startup had illegally accessed their books. The company will pay roughly $3,000 per book plus interest, and agreed to destroy the datasets containing the allegedly pirated material, according to a […]
AppLovin and Robinhood added to S&P 500
Shares of advertising technology company AppLovin and stock trading app Robinhood Markets each jumped about 7% in extended trading on Friday after S&P Global said the two will join the S&P 500 index. The changes will go into effect before the beginning of trading on Sept. 22, S&P Global announced in a statement. AppLovin will […]
Roblox announces short-video, AI features amid child safety concerns
Thiago Prudêncio | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Roblox on Friday announced new short-video and AI features that come amid increasing lawmaker scrutiny into how the company protects children on its platform. With Roblox Moments, users 13 and older will be able to create and share video clips of their gameplay with others […]
What the ChatGPT maker is doing in the country
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI is rapidly expanding its presence in India — one of the key markets for its flagship ChatGPT product. India is an appealing destination for U.S. tech […]
Salesforce (CRM) Q2 earnings report 2026
Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, sits for an interview in San Francisco on April 25, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce issued disappointing guidance on Wednesday, even as earnings and revenue topped estimates for the fiscal second quarter. The stock dropped 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the company […]
Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads’ with AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce has cut 4,000 of its customer support roles, CEO Marc Benioff recently said while discussing how artificial intelligence has helped reduce the company headcount. Benioff revealed the […]