Text size George Whitesides, left, will become Virgin Galactic’s chief space officer. Michael Colglazier takes over as CEO. Courtesy of Virgin Galactic. Shares of Virgin Galactic, a pioneer of space tourism, shot up after the company named a new CEO. He comes from Disney and the former CEO stays. The …
Read More »Amazon begins evaluating warehouse workers for coronavirus symptoms
Amazon will begin evaluating some warehouse employees for Covid-19 symptoms as they report to work, marking the latest effort to increase coronavirus security measures at its facilities. The company notified warehouse workers in at least two states, Michigan and Virginia, Wednesday that they would be subject to a new symptom …
Read More »Wall Street is optimistic about Dell’s spin-off of its VMware stake
Text size Denis Doyle / Bloomberg Analysts at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are optimistic about the announcement by Dell Technologies that it is considering a spin-off of its valuable 81% stake in VMware., It is now worth more than all of Dell’s market value. Dell shares (ticker DELL) rose …
Read More »The court rejects the EU-EE data privacy pact. USA, leaving companies in the lurch
The highest court in Europe annulled the Privacy Shield agreement between the European Union and the United States, on which around 5,000 companies depend to transfer information across borders. The court kept other agreements in force that can be used between Europe and the rest of the world. So-called standard …
Read More »Salesforce CEO says masks are like seat belts. The government should step up and fine people who don’t use one
“We need a cultural revolution,” Benioff told CNN Business. He argued that countries with cultures that accept mask use more have been more successful in fighting the virus. “This whole controversy over masks reminds me of when people were first told they had to wear their seat belts and they …
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