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Insight
Top Leadership Tips for New Managers
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They say everyone has a desire to be a leader. No matter how confident a person is about their leadership and management skills, sometimes it becomes difficult to handle a team, especially when you've just taken charge of an organization or a team. There...
Silicon Valley
Why tech companies like Tesla and Oracle moving their HQs to Texas?
Oracle and Tesla have announced they will be moving their headquarters to Texas from the Silicon Valley area in California in light of recent events. HPE, the subsidiary of a world-renowned and one of the oldest companies in Silicon Valley, HP, looks like another big...
Business
Successful IPOs of 2020 – Airbnb and DoorDash witnesses a kickstart
Sheher B -
Airbnb's IPO took off for the first time on Thursday, December 10, and it has been a massive kickstart! This is the start of their trading journey, and the famous home-rental company managed to close the shares at $145, with a $100 billion...
Business
Salesforce is acquiring Slack for $27.7 billion, set to take on Microsoft
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Salesforce Inc is all set to acquire the workplace messaging software Slack, the CRM famed company announced on Tuesday. The step would merge both companies into a single tech giant ready to compete with Microsoft. According to the official press release, Salesforce will pay $26.79...
Business
BuzzFeed acquires HuffPost from Verizon Media
HuffPost and BuzzFeed have stuck a stock deal. Under the arrangement, the American news aggregator - HuffPost, owned by Verizon Media - will now become part of BuzzFeed, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. As part of this acquisition, Verizon Media, in return, will become...
Ridesharing
Lyft’s business is gradually recovering from the effects of Covid-19
Lyft released its financial results for the third quarter of 2020 on Tuesday, beating analyst's expectations. Recovery has been observed in the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company's sales from pre-pandemic days, but the revenue is still half of what it was last year. The ridesharing company has reported $499.7...
Apple
Apple suspends business with Pegatron due to labor violations
Apple freezes new business for Pegatron - the second-largest iPhone manufacturer based in China - after discovering the labor law's violation concerning the student worker's program. As announced by Apple Inc. on Monday, the Pegatron Co. falsified paperwork to disguise about the...
Social Media
TikTok and Sony Music sign the most awaited licensing deal
TikTok has signed a licensing deal with the world's second-largest music company Sony Music Entertainment. The deal's requisites include that Sony Music will grant the TikTok community access to the catalog of its current hits, favorites, all-time classics, and new releases. This agreement...
Cryptocurrency
PayPal and Venmo to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
PayPal announces that it has been granted a conditional Bitlicense, the first of its kind, by the New York State Department of Financial Services. The new license will allow PayPal users to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies using the PayPal digital wallet. Initially,...
Startups
VSPN Esports raised $100 million in funding lead by Tencent
VSPN, Versus Programming Network, a Chinese eSports startup company, announces that it has raised $100m in its series B funding round. The funding round was led by Tencent Holdings, followed by other investors Tiantu Capital, SIG (Susquehanna International Group), and Kuaishou, with Lighthouse...
Latest News
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If you're looking for a stylish and powerful Windows device, you likely have mixed feelings about the Microsoft Surface Pro and the Surface Laptop. Both are...



