Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon’s global consumer company, will retire in the first quarter of 2021, the company announced in a statement filed Friday. Dave Clark, who is senior vice president of retail companies, will succeed Wilke after he retires, Amazon said. In a memo to staff, titled “Hanging the …
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A traveler checks his phone next to an Uber sign, August 20, 2020 at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images An appeals court in California has extended the length of time Uber and Lyft must comply with an assignment that requires …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week of a federal trade commissioner in connection with the federal agency’s anti-trust investigation into the tech company, the company confirmed Thursday to CNBC. “We intend to cooperate with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry and answer any questions the Agency may have,” Facebook …
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A driver wears his face mask as Uber and Lyft drivers with Rideshare Drivers United and the Transport Workers Union of America carry out a ‘caravan protest’ outside the California Department of Labor’s office amid the April 16 coronavirus pandemic 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama / …
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As fires blaze across California, local and federal officials see hope in providing more real-time information. Google announced Thursday that it is updating Maps and Search for detailed information on the size, boundaries and locations of US fires. “We’ve seen a bad uptick in fires,” said Google’s Ruha Devanesan. On …
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