Business

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Emmie @Emmie - over 5 years ago

Bain Capital is raising a $1 billion tech fund for buyouts and late-stage investments

Stephen Pagliuca, Bain CapitalBain Capital, the 35-year-old private equity firm known for takeovers of companies like Varsity Brands and the now bankrupt Toys R Us, is raising $1 billion for a new technology fund that will be used for buyouts and late-stage minority inves...continued

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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 4 years ago

Docker regroups as cloud-native developer tool company

Docker had an existential crisis last year when, in a matter of months, CEO Steve Singh stepped down, the company sold its enterprise business to Mirantis and long-time executive Scott Johnston took over as CEO. It was a lot to process.The organization that remained decid...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - 8 months ago

9 AI hacks that Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and other business leaders use

Some of the world's most influential business leaders have been incorporating AI into their lives. Here's how CEOs from Meta and Google use the tech.

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Immanuel @Immanuel - about 1 year ago

Meta's AR/VR Business Lost $7.7 Billion in the Past 6 Months - CNET

Meta's next VR headset, the Quest 3, comes out this year.

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Maureen @Maureen - 10 months ago

How a woman landed a role at Google with the help of her viral job application video

Mariana Kobayashi also sent recruiters documents that highlighted her "red flags" as well as her strengths, she told Business Insider.

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Gregoria @Gregoria - 9 months ago

Russia's economy appears resilient, but companies are going bankrupt by the hundreds

Russian corporate bankruptcies have risen sharply, reflecting business difficulties even amid rosy official economic data.

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Ericka @Ericka - about 1 month ago

DOJ Reveals Its Plan for Breaking Up Google’s Search Monopoly

The agency said in a court filing that it is considering remedies ranging from forcing Google to split off parts of its business to requiring the company to share key data and details about its search algorithms with competitors.

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Juliet @Juliet - over 3 years ago

Uber Freight acquires Transpace for $2.25B

Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, has acquired Transplace for about $2.25 billion from private equity group TPG Capital. The deal announced Thursday will involve $750 million in Uber stock with the remainder in cash. The acquisiti…

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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 4 years ago

Uber appoints Pradeep Parameswaran as new head of its Asia Pacific business

Uber has appointed Pradeep Parameswaran, who oversaw the ride-hailing giant’s business in India and South Asia for two years, as the regional general manager of its Asia Pacific region operations.Parameswaran, who starts his new role next week, will be tasked to improve U...continued

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Marlon @Marlon - over 5 years ago

The stock market would be much lower if it weren't for companies buying back their own shares

A trader takes an order in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 25, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBuybacks have ...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - over 3 years ago

Volvo, Daimler, Traton invest $593 million to build electric truck charging network

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Volkswagon’s AG heavy-truck business the Traton Group announced on Monday a non-binding agreement to build a network of high-performance public charging stations for electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and buses around Europe. …

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Giles @Giles - about 1 year ago

Amouranth’s Latest Business Venture Will Drive Her Haters To Drink

More often than she plays the part of lewd Twitch and Kick streamer Amouranth, 29-year-old Kaitlyn Siragusa is a businesswoman. But she’s primarily in the business of her body, hawking “made-to-order” water from her hot tub (sold out), a few strands of hair a…

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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 2 years ago

Meta exec pitches metaverse business to advertisers - Reuters

The metaverse will open up more ways for businesses to make money, an executive from Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) told an advertising conference on Monday, in a presentation com…

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Elody @Elody - over 3 years ago

India’s Paytm turns Android smartphones into POS machines in merchants push

Paytm said on Tuesday it is turning NFC-enabled Android smartphones into point-of-sale machines, as it looks to win more merchants in one of the world’s largest mobile payments markets. A Paytm merchant partner will now be able to enable card acceptance featu…

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Kristina @Kristina - over 4 years ago

Tencent takes minority stake in French casual games maker Voodoo

Tencent just added another portfolio member to its expanding global gaming empire to up its game in mobile casual plays.Voodoo, the French company that has amassed 300 million monthly active users from its suite of mobile games, announced Monday that Tencent has become a ...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - over 5 years ago

Raytheon and United Technologies are in late-stage talks to merge in an all-stock deal

United Technologies President and CEO Gregory HayesRichard Drew | APRaytheon is in late-stage talks to combine with United Technologies' aerospace unit in an all-stock deal to create a new company worth more than $100 billion, a tie-up that would consolidate the aviation ...continued

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Jany @Jany - 10 months ago

Google to shut down Business Profile websites starting in March

Tech giant is making some significant changes to its business profiles that could impact the way they function

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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - 24 days ago

Here’s Wassup With That Scary Movie Reboot

After a tease earlier this year, it's official: the Wayans Brothers are back in the horror parody business.

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Americo @Americo - over 5 years ago

JP Morgan slashes second-quarter GDP forecast to just 1%

A truck hauls a shipping container at Yusen Terminals (YTI) on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMike Blake | ReutersJ.P. Morgan economists said they now see much slower second-quarter growth of just 1%, down from their prior forecast of...continued

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Jany @Jany - over 2 years ago

HP's latest business Chromebooks leverage both AMD and Intel chips

HP has announced two new Enterprise Chromebooks powered by the latest AMD and Intel chips, while finally providing more details about the Elite Dragonfly Chromebook.

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Torey @Torey - over 3 years ago

Insight Partners leads $30M round into Metabase, developing enterprise business intelligence tools

Metabase spun out of venture studio Expa as an easy way for people to interact with datasets.

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Dayton @Dayton - over 2 years ago

Japan's Kirin exits Myanmar business with military-linked partner - Reuters.com

Japanese drinks company Kirin Holdings (2503.T) will sell its Myanmar business to its military-linked local partner, it said on Thursday, exiting the Southeast Asian country more than a ye…

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Jany @Jany - over 2 years ago

Verstappen has unfinished business in Baku - Reuters.com

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen has unfinished business to take care of at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix while also looking to reassert himself as Red Bull's lead driver.

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Juliet @Juliet - about 1 month ago

Microsoft Office 2024 is Available Now, And Here’s How to Save 20% on it With a Late Prime Day Deal

Microsoft Office 2024 is now available, and you can take advantage of a fantastic late Prime Day deal to save 20% on your purchase.

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Elian @Elian - over 4 years ago

Grubhub Reportedly Demanding Alimony in Prenup With Uber

Photo : GettyIn Uber’s apparent Hail Mary bid to buy Grubhub as a measure meant to help its beleaguered business, talks have reportedly stalled over Grubhub’s demand for a breakup fee should the deal fall through.AdvertisementCiting sources familiar with the matter, Bloom...continued

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