By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon announced Thursday that it will let third-party merchants offer Prime membership benefits such as free and fast shipping directly to Prime customers through their own online stores rather than solely through the e-commerce giant’s platform. The option, called Buy with Prime, will initially be available by invitation only for
Continue ReadingCNN, CLARE DUFFY, SPECTRUM NEWS NY1, WFTS, WSB, KSTU By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon announced Thursday that it will let third-party merchants offer Prime membership benefits such as free and fast shipping directly to Prime customers through their own online stores rather than solely through the e-commerce giant’s platform. The option, called Buy with
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk on Thursday said he has lined up commitments worth $46.5 billion to finance a Twitter takeover deal, one week after he first made a public offer to buy the social media company. Musk said he has commitment letters to finance the deal, including two debt commitment letters from
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Scientists in Australia are testing printed solar panels to power a Tesla on a 15,100-km (9,400-mile) journey beginning in September, which they hope will get the public thinking about steps to help avert climate change. The Charge Around Australia project will power a Tesla electric car with 18 of the team’s printed
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Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Workers at an Apple Store in Atlanta filed for a union election on Wednesday in a bid to become the first group of retail employees at the tech giant to unionize. The Apple workers filed with the Atlanta office of the National Labor Relations Board, the agency confirmed to CNN
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business The European Union is warning Apple about possible antitrust violations after an investigation into the iPhone maker’s dominance in mobile retail payments. The European Commission said Monday that it believes Apple has unfairly blocked competitors from using the wireless communications technology behind Apple Pay’s tap-to-pay capabilities. According
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon said it will conduct an audit, led by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, to “evaluate any disparate racial impacts” of its policies on its US hourly employees. The move, which Amazon disclosed in a filing late last week, followed shareholder pressure to conduct a racial equity audit to address
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Face masks are now optional for Uber and Lyft riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing companies said Tuesday, shortly after several major airlines announced a similar change in policy. “The CDC order requiring masks while using rideshare platforms such as Uber is no longer in
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On March 24, weeks before he offered to buy Twitter, Elon Musk posted a poll on the social media platform: “Twitter algorithm should be open source,” he wrote, with options for users to vote “yes” or “no.” Some of Twitter’s technology is already open source, which means
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The first all-private mission to the International Space Station is slated to complete the final leg of its journey this week, capping off what will be about a 12-day, multimillion-dollar journey. The mission, called AX-1, was brokered by the Houston, Texas-based startup Axiom Space, which books rocket rides, provides all
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business On March 24, weeks before he offered to buy Twitter, Elon Musk posted a poll on the social media platform: “Twitter algorithm should be open source,” he wrote, with options for users to vote “yes” or “no.” Some of Twitter’s technology is already open source, which means it’s publicly available
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Face masks are now optional for Uber and Lyft riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing companies said Tuesday, shortly after several major airlines announced a similar change in policy. “The CDC order requiring masks while using rideshare platforms such as Uber is no longer in effect, and
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Face masks are now optional for Uber and Lyft riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing companies said Tuesday, shortly after several major airlines announced a similar change in policy. “The CDC order requiring masks while using rideshare platforms such as Uber is no longer in effect,
Continue ReadingStory by Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Video by John General, CNN Business Christopher James Dawley, known as CJ to his friends and family, was 14 years old when he signed up for Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Like many teenagers, he documented his life on those platforms. CJ worked as a busboy at Texas Roadhouse
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS Story by Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Video by John General, CNN Business Christopher James Dawley, known as CJ to his friends and family, was 14 years old when he signed up for Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Like many teenagers, he documented his life on those platforms. CJ worked as a busboy
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter has indicated that it’s not interested in being bought by the world’s richest man without a fight. The social network’s board made a defensive maneuver that could thwart Elon Musk’s takeover bid, but he still has a range of options that suggest this Silicon Valley showdown is likely
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter has indicated that it’s not interested in being bought by the world’s richest man without a fight. The social network’s board made a defensive maneuver that could thwart Elon Musk’s takeover bid, but he still has a range of options that suggest this Silicon Valley showdown is likely far
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Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has adopted a limited-term shareholder rights plan called a “poison pill” that could make it harder for Elon Musk to acquire the company. The “poison pill” provision, announced in a press release Friday, preserves the right for Twitter shareholders other than Musk to acquire more shares
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