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In this article GOOGL Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images Google‘s recently promoted Search boss Prabhakar Raghavan made $55.25 million last year, according to the company’s annual proxy filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That amount takes into account his 2020 fiscal year salary of $655,000, stock awards amounting to $54.58 million

Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Johannessen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on May 8, the long-running sketch comedy show announced over

In this article VIAC CMCSA NFLX GTN TGNA SBGI SSP NXST EW Scripps CEO Adam Symson Source: EW Scripps The technology behind the distribution of television has evolved with time, from the antenna to cable to satellite, and most recently to streaming. Now, according to EW Scripps Chief Executive Officer Adam Symson, the time has

The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is quietly rolling out a way for some brands on its site to engage with shoppers, in a move that represents a departure from its historically tight controls over customer data. Last week, Amazon began

A visual representation of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin on November 21, 2020 in London, England. Jordan Mansfield | Getty Images LONDON — A Turkish cryptocurrency exchange is offline and its CEO has reportedly gone missing, leaving thousands of investors worried that their funds have been stolen. Thodex, a crypto firm based in Turkey, said its platform

In this article ANTM An employee walks through the campus of the Ant Group Co. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg via Getty Images Months after the sudden suspension of Ant Group’s highly-anticipated dual listing, China’s financial technology companies are facing difficulties trying to go public in the

In this article TSLA The new Tesla Model Y is introduced. Tesla has expanded its model range to include an SUV based on the current Model 3. Hannes Breustedt | picture alliance | Getty Images Consumer Reports took a 2020 Tesla Model Y on a closed test track to see if the electric vehicle could

In this article AAPL Apple Airtag Source: Apple Inc. On Tuesday, Apple announced a long-awaited gadget called AirTag. Users can attach the $29 coin-sized device to valuables like keys or a backpack, then locate it on a live map inside Apple’s built-in Find My software. AirTag competes with a number of other products on the

Co-founder and CEO of UiPath Daniel Dines speaks on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019 at Arena Berlin on December 12, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Noam Galai | Getty Images UiPath rose 17% in the company’s stock market debut on Wednesday after the software vendor and its investors reeled in $1.34 billion in the company’s

In this article NFLX (L-R) Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos attend the “Marseille” Netflix TV Serie World Premiere At Palais Du Pharo In Marseille, on May 4, 2016 in Marseille, France. Stephane Cardinale | Corbis | Getty Images Netflix is set to report earnings for the first quarter of 2021 after the bell on Tuesday.

In this article MSFT Prasit photo | Getty Images If you are among the workers who live in fear of the stacked blocks in your Microsoft Outlook calendar detailing back-to-back meetings, this new discovery won’t surprise you, but we still need science to confirm what we all abundantly, anecdotally knew. Microsoft brain wave activity researchers

In this article PYPL The PayPal application on an Apple iPhone.  Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images BOAO, China — PayPal plans to set up a local wallet in China focused on cross-border payments. In January, the U.S. fintech company became the first foreign firm with 100% ownership of a payments platform in China.

Apple CEO Tim Cook takes a selfie with an attendee during a special event on September 10, 2019 in the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple’s Cupertino, California campus. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple will hold its first product launch event of the year on Tuesday. On deck: New iPads Pro are expected to be

In this article CNY= BOAO, China — China is trying to make it possible for foreign athletes and visitors to use its digital currency during the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, a top central bank official said on Sunday. It could be the first test for China’s digital currency with international users. Li Bo, deputy

In this article AMZN Still from “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” New Line Cinema Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” television show is shaping up to be a costly endeavor for the tech company. On Friday, New Zealand’s minister for economic development and tourism revealed that the fantasy drama will be one

Peloton Co-Founder and CEO John Foley speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 6, 2018 in San Francisco. Kimberly White | Getty Images The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Saturday said consumers should stop using the Tread+ treadmill from exercise equipment maker Peloton if small children or pets are

In this article DOGE.CM= A visual representation of dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Dogecoin started out as a joke. Now it’s a top-10 digital currency worth $34 billion. The cryptocurrency is based on the “Doge” meme, which rose to popularity in late 2013. The meme portrays a Shiba Inu dog alongside

In this article AMZN People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers, in Los Angeles, California, March 22, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Amazon last week soundly defeated a union drive at one of its Alabama warehouses, a major win for the e-commerce giant which has long fought unionization attempts

In this article ABNB The Airbnb logo is displayed on the Nasdaq digital billboard in Times Square in New York on December 10, 2020. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Airbnb is going to need millions of new hosts to meet incoming demand as travel picks up again, CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC. “To

In this article GOOGL Google Earth Google Google Earth received its first big update since 2017 on Thursday. The highlight is a new Timelapse feature that lets you see how much the earth has changed in the past 37 years, and it’s pretty stunning what you can find. With Google Earth Timelapse you can search