Tech

Data-analytics company cites pandemic-related government contracts

Cisco Systems Inc reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter revenue as more people working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic drove demand for its teleconferencing tools, networking equipment and cybersecurity products.

The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against Google on Oct. 20

Bitcoin on Thursday reached a record valuation of $16,118, its highest level since 2018. The cryptocurrency is up 123% year-over-year and 50% this quarter, according to data from the California-based digital currency exchange Coinbase.

General Electric Aviation is rolling out a new app that allows airport visitors to see how and when certain objects were cleaned using a QR code on their phones to avoid touching certain surfaces while traveling.

Scammers impersonating the Internal Revenue Service are perfecting the art of fraud, according to a new report.

The plan, which is still being ironed out, will utilize three separate components, including the California-based company’s digital ticketing app.

Foxconn booked July-September net profit of T$30.8 billion ($1.08 billion)

Sony has made launch sales online only to maintain social distancing

In September, 1.1 million people used their SNAP benefits to buy food online -- with most of those people shopping from Amazon and Walmart.

The organizer of a March for Trump event in Washington scheduled for this weekend claims that popular platform Eventbrite delisted and sent emails to attendees saying that it had been canceled, when it is still scheduled to take place.

A new tech startup called Vouch4Vets.org helps veterans in need of work find jobs free of charge.

Palantir co-founder and 8VC founder Joe Lonsdale explained on Wednesday why he moved his venture capital firm from California to Texas.

Chipotle is opening its first-ever digital-only restaurant, the Chipotle Digital Kitchen. 

Video-sharing social media app TikTok is expected to reach 1.2 billion monthly active users in 2021, new research shows.

China’s Alibaba said orders on its e-commerce platforms during the Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza had exceeded $56 billion by Wednesday morning.

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has filed a petition Tuesday evening with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging an Aug. 14 order from the Trump administration requiring the video-sharing app to be divested by Thursday.

The Container Store is capitalizing on stay-at-home, pandemic lifestyles with its most recent streaming service partnerships. 

NASA has announced partnerships with 17 U.S. companies to advance a range of commercial space technologies.

Stock investors piled into cyclical names and out of growth