[ad_1] Netflix hasn’t made many acquisitions to date, and doesn’t plan to go on a shopping spree now, CEO Reed Hastings said Tuesday. The company still has plenty of room to grow by just focusing on developing new shows and …
Read More »Intel is quitting the 5G smartphone modem business: 'There is no clear path to profitability and positive returns' (INTC, AAPL, QCOM)
[ad_1] Chipmaker Intel said on Tuesday that it is exiting the 5G modem business, effectively ceding the market for smartphones on the eve of what’s expected to be the biggest wireless market technology transition in years. The company …
Read More »Ashton Kutcher's nonprofit wants to abolish child sex abuse on the internet with backing from a $280 million TED-sponsored fund
[ad_1] Ashton Kutcher’s nonprofit company, Thorn, is one of eight organizations to receive money from the Audacious Project, a TED-backed fund giving away $280 million this year. Thorn’s technology helps companies and law enforcement agents defend children from online sexual …
Read More »Sony is reportedly changing its standards for sexual content in new PlayStation games in response to the #MeToo movement and livestreaming (SNE)
[ad_1] Sony has adopted new standards to cut down on the number of PlayStation games that feature sexually explicit depictions of women, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The PlayStation 4 is the most popular video …
Read More »Uber has dangled $100 million at Dara Khosrowshahi if he can convince investors, or a buyer, that the company is worth $120 billion
[ad_1] Dara Khosrowshahi has a huge potential payout riding on Uber’s IPO valuation hitting $120 billion and staying there for 90 consecutive days. He’d also get that payout for selling the company for $120 billion. A source tell us his …
Read More »Netflix now expects to burn through $3.5 billion in cash this year. That's about $500 million more than it previously forecast. (NFLX)
[ad_1] Netflix now expects its operations and investments to consume $3.5 billion in cash this year. It previously projected it would burn through about $3 billion in cash this year. The company’s operations and investments have consistently burned through cash …
Read More »The CEO of billion-dollar startup Airtable explains why its founders decided on a corporate culture before they even had a product
[ad_1] Howie Liu and his cofounders at Airtable intentionally took a different path in starting the company than many other entrepreneurs, he said. They started by trying to establish the values and principles of the company they wanted to build, …
Read More »Waymo CEO John Krafcik explains why a parking lot is one of the most difficult environments for a self-driving car (GOOGL)
[ad_1] Since John Krafcik became the CEO of Waymo in 2015, the company has launched the first commercial, autonomous ride-hailing service in the United States. As Waymo’s ambitions grow, it still has to reckon with the obsessive attention to detail …
Read More »The people transforming advertising and media, Verizon's DTC move, and ad tech's privacy play
[ad_1] Hello! Welcome to the Advertising and Media Insider newsletter. If you got this newsletter forwarded, sign up for your own here. If you have tips or feedback, email me at lmoses@businessinsider.com. This week we published our first list of …
Read More »Ring's smart video doorbells and home security kits are on sale for up to $70 off at Best Buy and Amazon
[ad_1] Insider Picks writes about products and services to help you navigate when shopping online. Insider Inc. receives a commission from our affiliate partners when you buy through our links, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. Ring …
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