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Instacart names its current Chief Business Officer Chris Rogers as next CEO

Chris Rogers, Instacart’s current chief business officer, is taking over as the delivery giant’s next CEO, the company announced on Wednesday.

Rogers, who has worked at Instacart since 2019, will take the helm from Fidji Simo on August 15. Simo, who ushered the company through a successful market debut (stock prices are up 53% since its 2023 IPO) after taking the top spot in 2021, w

New Texas law says Apple and Google must now verify ages of app store users

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of their app stores, putting the second-most-populous U.S. state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by child

Welcome.US CEO Nazanin Ash on the value refugees bring to the economy—and corporate America

As the global migrant crisis continues to dominate our airwaves, Welcome.US has triggered a dramatic impact on U.S. immigration, resettling 800,000 refugees across all 50 states. The organization’s cofounder and CEO, Nazanin Ash, shares how her team developed an effective and efficient model, unlocking a nonpartisan community of 2 million volunteers supported by corporate partnerships with the likes of Meta, Google, and Uber. 

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Nvidia reports Q1 earnings this week: Here’s what to expect

Nvidia’s earnings have become some of the most closely watched numbers on Wall Street. The company makes up about 6.5% of the Nasdaq 100, and 5.5% of the S&P 500, so a good quarter can send the Nasdaq index soaring. A marginal or poor one can send it tumbling.

On Wednesday May 28, after the market close, the innovative chip giant will report its fiscal first quarter results for 2025 and e

After 15 years, you can finally use WhatsApp on your iPad: Here’s how to get the app on your Apple tablet

One of the most popular smartphone apps in the world has finally come to the iPad. Today, Meta has officially released WhatsApp for iPad. The release comes nearly sixteen years after WhatsApp debuted on the iPhone, and went on to become the de facto messaging app for most of the world.

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Trump Media to raise $2.5 billion to build a bitcoin reserve

President Donald Trump’s media company said Tuesday that institutional investors will buy $2.5 billion in the company’s stock with the proceeds going to build up a bitcoin reserve.

About 50 institutional investors will put up $1.5 billion in

Welcome.US CEO Nazarin Ash on the value refugees bring to the economy—and corporate America

As the global migrant crisis continues to dominate our airwaves, Welcome.US has triggered a dramatic impact on U.S. immigration, resettling 800,000 refugees across all 50 states. The organization’s co-founder and CEO, Nazanin Ash, shares how her team developed an effective and efficient model, unlocking a nonpartisan community of 2 million volunteers, supported by corporate partnerships with the likes of Meta, Google, and Uber. 

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Salesforce banks on AI in $8 billion merger with cloud platform Informatica

Salesforce is buying AI-powered cloud data management company Informatica in an approximately $8 billion deal.

Informatica’s shareholders will receive $25 per share,

Nissan bets on its hybrid EV to drive a comeback

Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.

A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both a

Google’s second swing at smart glasses seems a lot more sensible

Well over a decade on from its initial launch, it’s safe to say that Google Glass was not a success. While the product had some forward-thinking ideas, it’s generally not a good sign when your product leads to the coinage of a brand-new insult. The design was off-putting and the tec


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