Georgia elections, blue wave bad for Big Tech, analyst says
Should the Senate come under Democratic control, this would be viewed as a negative for the Big Tech companies, such as Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, one analyst believes.
Amazon buys 11 jets for 1st time to ship orders faster
Seattle-based Amazon has been working to deliver most of its packages itself and rely less on UPS, the U.S. Postal Service and other carriers.
GE won’t try to claw back Jeff Immelt’s pay
Mr. Immelt didn't receive any severance when he left GE in the middle of 2017, a year when his compensation totaled $8.1 million. He received $21.3 million in compensation in 2016, his last full year as chairman and CEO.
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s pay jumped in 2020 as remote work lifted profit
Executive’s cash bonus increased after Apple beat internal financial goals
Apple will modify executive bonuses based on environmental values in 2021
The iPhone maker did not specify how it would evaluate progress toward the company's publicly stated targets such as removing carbon from its supply chain
GM to upgrade hundreds of temp US employees to full-time jobs
General Motors will promote 650 hourly workers in the U.S. to full-time jobs this month, the company announced Monday.
Drones set to deliver packages 'everywhere' in country in near future
Several drone companies are embracing this disruptive delivery channel, enabling consumers to receive drone deliveries directly to their homes.
Southwest, JetBlue launch low-fare sales as COVID-19 continues to stifle air travel
The sales come on the heels of a travel surge during the holiday season.
Macy's closing 45 more stores
Macy's has notified employees at roughly 45 of its stores that the locations will soon shut down.
American Airlines to ban emotional support animals on flights
The agency said they were prompted to revise its rules partly because passengers carrying unusual animals on board “eroded the public trust in legitimate service animals.”
Disney World brings back 4-day discount ticket deal for Florida residents
Florida Resident Discover Ticket program returns with $199 four-day discount.
GM sales up 4.8% in fourth quarter as auto prices hit record highs
General Motors sales were down 12% in 2020, but up 4.8% in the fourth quarter.
Starbucks launches new honey almond milk cold brew coffee on winter menu
Starbucks' new winter menu features plant-based milk cold brew coffee.
Google workers form union with 226 card-carrying members: report
More than 200 Google workers have formed a union that aims to press the tech titan to live up to its former motto: “Don’t be evil.”
Silicon Valley companies top list of sources for Ossoff donors
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has received a boost from Silicon Valley during his campaign for Senate, with companies like Apple and Amazon topping a list of sources for his donations.
T-Mobile suffers another data breach, customer phone numbers, call records possibly accessed
T-Mobile recently experienced a data breach in which some of its customers had their information, including "call-related information," exposed to hackers.
Google, Alphabet employees to form union
Two Google software engineers announced they will form a union open to all employees of Alphabet, Google's parent company.
Steph and Ayesha Curry give Bay Area restaurant $25K New Year's surprise
According to a National Restaurant Association study, nearly 17% of all U.S. restaurants -- more than 110,000 businesses -- have closed long-term or permanently.
Delta CEO sees some recovery from travel slump later in 2021
Bastian wrote that there is uncertainty over what travel demand will look like once significant numbers of people are vaccinated
SolarWinds hackers viewed Microsoft's source code
Microsoft, one of the most high-profile targets of the SolarWinds hack, announced Thursday that hackers were able to access its source code, though they could not modify it.



















