(Reuters) – A handful of American companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc. in support of a campaign that called on the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on their platforms. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop users are seen alongside an on-screen projection of a …
Read More »Verizon suspends advertising on Facebook and joins growing boycott
FILE PHOTO: The Verizon logo is seen on the side of a truck in New York City, USA, October 13, 2016. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc. after broad support for a campaign that called on the …
Read More »The actions of staying at home were suddenly back in fashion, says Jim Cramer
Stay-at-home stocks benefiting from the coronavirus pandemic pushed the stock market higher as investors continued to grapple with the surge in cases in dozens of states, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. “When the state of Texas was forced to pause its reopening plan due to record-breaking Covid infections … suddenly, …
Read More »Zoom Names Jason Lee Director of Information Security for Salesforce
As Zoom approaches the end of its self-imposed 90-day period to establish a comprehensive privacy and security policy, the company announced Wednesday that it has hired a Salesforce chief security officer. Jason Lee, who has spent almost three years as senior vice president of security operations at Salesforce, joins Zoom …
Read More »Awaken America’s trade has worsened
After witnessing a brutal Wall Street sell-off on Wednesday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer is still recommending investors to narrow their positions and wait for more attractive prices before putting more money on the market. “Awaken America’s trade has worsened,” he said. As coronavirus infections re-emerge in some parts of the country, …
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