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☆ Twitter is rebranding to X. Here are 5 more tech companies that controversially changed their names or faced backlash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here are five more tech companies which changed their names — some controversially, and others leading to success. From The Facebook to Facebook, then MetaMark Zuckerberg at Harvard University, three months after The Facebook was created. But the business plan was first written for a company called Cadabra, as in a magician's "Abracadabra." Before Twitter became X, X.com became PayPalPeter Thiel, left, and Elon Musk, right, hold VISA credit cards branded with the X.com company logo on October 20, 2000. Paul Sakuma/APElon Musk cofounded the online payment company X.com in 1999 before it merged with Peter Thiel's Confinity a year later.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Rick Friedman, Sean Parker, Justin Timberlake, Zuckerberg, that's, Frances Haugen, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Martin Magunia, Brin, Sundar Pichai, Mike Krieger, Kevin Systrom, Stephen Chernin Instagram, Andreessen Horowitz, Krieger, Systrom, Instagram, Jeff Bezos, Evan Agostini, —, Bezos, Mackenzie Scott, X.com, PayPal Peter Thiel, Paul Sakuma, AP Elon Musk, Peter Thiel's Confinity, Jimmy Soni's, Thiel, Walter Isaacson Organizations: Twitter, PayPal, Morning, Facebook, Harvard University, Meta, VR, Reality Labs, Google, Getty, Stanford, Microsoft, REUTERS, Baseline Ventures, Stanford University, Inc, Amazon, AP Elon, eBay Locations: Burbn

How cash management accounts workCash management accounts are multifunctional accounts that combine checking and savings account features. Where to find cash management accountsBelow, you'll find fintech companies we've reviewed that have cash management accounts. Wealthfront Cash Account: Wealthfront is an investing platform with a cash management account. Cash management account FAQsWhat is the purpose of a cash management account? Betterment Cash Reserve, Wealthfront Cash Account, and Fidelity Cash Management are all popular examples of cash management accounts.

Persons: Tony Molina, You'll, Banks, Read, you'll, Cash, It's Organizations: Service, Governors, Federal Reserve, FDIC, Cash, Fidelity Cash Management Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wealthfront

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Google abandons smart glasses, lawsuits against real estate agents, and Snowflake CEO denies rumors of stepping down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Moving forward, we'll be bringing you our top tech stories in our flagship newsletter, Insider Today. What do you want to see in Insider Today? The new tech bro is also becoming louder and brasher — they're trying to make being a techie cool. My colleague Grace Kay breaks down the "peak tech bro" persona and dives into its transformation over time. It currently has four main models: Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X.

Persons: I'm, Siu, Alistair Barr, Hallam Bullock, Nathan Rennolds, we'll, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bottari, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Jeff, Bezos, Mark, Zuckerberg, —, Elon Musk, Grace Kay, Iris, Snowflake, Frank Slootman, Peek, ROMAN ROMOKHOV, Wagner, Tom Stuker, He's, Hope, Diamond Naga Siu Organizations: It's Tech, Insider, Tech bros, Google, ROMAN, Getty, United Airlines, Digital Summit Denver Locations: Sacramento, Tech, AFP, Asia, Singapore, Colorado, San Diego, Silicon Valley, London

☆ Friday could offer a once-in-a-year chance to cash in on tech gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Following on the rebalancing of S & P indexes last week, on Friday the Russell indexes will do their annual rebalancing. FTSE Russell also has a vast suite of products indexed to benchmarks like the small-cap Russell 2000 , the large-cap Russell 1000 , and the Russell 1000 Growth and Value indexes. FTSE Russell estimates that about $12.1 trillion is currently benchmarked to the FTSE Russell indexes. On average, about 12% of the Russell 2000 (about 242 stocks) turns over every year since 2006, according to FTSE Russell. This year, about 15% of the Russell 2000 will turnover, and about 2% of the Russell 1000, according to Wells Fargo.

Persons: Russell, It's, Wells Fargo, Chris Harvey, Mike O'Rourke, Wells Fargo's Harvey Organizations: Russell, Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Investors, Netflix, Google, FTSE Russell, Jones, Amazon Locations: Wells Fargo, Freeport McMoRan .

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Google tells employees not to give AI chatbots confidential information, the rise of the ‘anti-work girlboss,’ and 31 rising stars of Los Angeles investing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook's first ever Meta Store Facebook/Meta1. The first "Meta Store" opened last year in Northern California and was designed to increase interest in Meta's VR headsets. Although a second store was in the works, someone familiar with the matter said that those plans faltered after slowed revenue. Google tells employees not to put confidential info into AI chatbots — including its own Bard. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said subreddit mods have too much power.

Persons: I'm, Siu, Zers, haven't, Jordan Hart, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's, Martin Gilliard, hasn't, Kali Hays, chatbots, Steve Huffman, Mudassir Sheikha, Ron DeSantis, Thiep Van Nguyen, Lionel Richie, Diamond Naga Siu, Alistair Barr, Hallam Bullock Organizations: Meta, VR, Big Tech, Google, Tech, Tesla, Gov, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Navy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, VMWare, Dallas Cowboys, Mitsubishi Locations: Sacramento, Northern California, Angeles, Florida, Connecticut, USS Connecticut, Dublin, Ireland, Melbourne, Australia, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco, London

☆ Buzz and smiles growing after Mercedes tops Canada practice
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The car didn't feel bad but I think we've definitely got some work to do," said Hamilton. "We've just got to improve our ride control and a bit of the balance through corners and I think we'll be alright. The upgrades in Monaco and Barcelona led to a double podium at the Spanish Grand Prix with Hamilton finishing second and Russell third behind race winner Verstappen. Even Allison could not bring himself to make any predictions beyond things finally are all pointing in the right direction. "Probably a little bit too soon to say that summer has arrived with that one swallow – but hopefully, we’ve turned a bit of a corner.

Persons: Gilles Villeneuve, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Chris Helgren MONTREAL, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, George Russell, Red, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Hamilton, We've, Russell, James Allison, Allison, Bull, Verstappen, we’ve, Steve Keating, Grant McCool Organizations: Prix, Mercedes, Circuit, Spanish, Hamilton, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Canada, Hamilton, Monaco, Barcelona

☆ Part of the secret to Austin's thriving clean-tech startup scene: mentorship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Austin, Texas, is home to a number of clean-tech startups. Austin's clean-tech scene isn't only composed of household names. But why do so many clean tech companies call Austin home? That's poised to help clean-tech companies, according to recruiters, venture capitalists, and those who have shifted to working for green companies. Taylor, who's lived in Austin for 38 years, has been part of the Austin startup scene since 1991.

Persons: —, Rebecca Taylor, Taylor, Austin, HolonIQ, Teague Egan, Larry Fink, Egan, Elon Musk, There's, who's, It's Organizations: Service, Austin Technology, ATI, University of Texas, Motors, EV, Blackrock, Giga, Southwest Festival, Computing, Dell, Apple, Microsoft Locations: Austin, Texas, Washington, Tesla, California, Giga Texas, Round, Taylor

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Amazon’s guide to AI in different industries, Earth’s neighboring star, and workers look for less stressful jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In other news:Tech workers are searching for low stress jobs on social media. Tech workers are looking for less stressful jobs. But one Amazon worker said there's "no such thing as [a] high pay low stress job in tech." Love Love Love: Award-winning engagement photos from around the world. Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu) Edited by Alistair Barr (tweet @alistairmbarr) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock) in London.

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Amazon Web Services salaries, Elon Musk returns to Tesla, and a ‘secret’ ChatGPT prompt library
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I don't dream of labor (I do occasionally have dreams about writing the newsletter). And hiring managers told my colleague Aki Ito that it's currently incredibly difficult to find and hire enough qualified people. The country that wins the competition over the batteries of the future will not only control the electric vehicle market. Lopez gives us a front-seat look at the landscape of the critical EV battery market. A leaked email revealed that Musk now wants to approve all new hires — including contractors — at Tesla.

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Androids v. iPhones in ‘Succession,’ AI tools besides ChatGPT, and a check signed by Steve Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's reportedly frustrating customers who are prompted to add a tip when they haven't interacted with the people they're tipping. Before I begin discussing eradicating tipping culture (and replacing it with a living wage for workers), let's dive into today's tech. But the hype cycle around generative AI — that started with ChatGPT — threw them a lifeline. AI tools — besides ChatGPT — to boost your productivity. A $175 check signed by Steve Jobs is up for sale.

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Free Apple AirTags, EV resistance, and ChatGPT Plus for all
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I attended my first rodeo, woke up early for a farmers' market, visited different pickleball venues, and tried other new things. Researchers examined 1,600 conversations (850 hours and 7 million words total) and measured how people reacted to the interactions. Firstly, IRL conversations involve a degree of back-and-forth that is hard to replicate digitally because of lag and missed cues. Elon Musk pays $10,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit. Elon Musk has cut around 90% of the company within half a year of taking over.

☆ How Larry Page's flying-car company of the future turned into a stunning failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Although I'm currently pretty homesick and jet lagged, I'm blessed with "the life-changing magic of working from home." One worker told my colleague Rebecca Knight how remote work transformed her life and how returning to the office has killed company morale. The stunning failure of Google founder Larry Page's flying-car company. In April 2022, company morale plummeted when it axed one of its most promising projects, those former insiders say. The company put together a thorough document to help managers navigate pay-related conversations with employees, and Insider got a look.

☆ Here's what went wrong with Virgin Orbit
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The deal, facilitated by a so-called blank check company, gave Virgin Orbit a valuation of nearly $4 billion. That debt gives the flashy British billionaire first priority of Virgin Orbit assets in the event of the now-impending bankruptcy. And Chief Strategy Officer Jim Simpson had also spent more than eight years in Boeing's satellite division before joining Virgin Orbit. That frustration continued after the pause, with employees confused by the lack of specifics about which investors were speaking to Virgin Orbit leadership. Virgin Orbit

☆ Google workers tell Sundar Pichai “don’t be evil” while conducting layoffs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While I daydream about getting my culinary education partially comped too, let's dive into today's tech. Googlers tell CEO Sundar Pichai: "Don't be evil." But more than 1,400 Googlers asked their CEO to continue the spirit of the adage by handling layoffs better. They cited Ukraine as an example and urged Pichai to offer extra support for workers who hold work visas. Today, Vice Media is scrambling for a buyer, and its future will likely be determined in the coming months.

☆ Candice Beaumont of $1.5 billion family office says 'worst is yet to come' for stocks, real-estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stocks and real-estate face the end of a nearly 20-year bull run and many family investors are poorly prepared for the "tough times ahead," said Candice Beaumont, chairman of the Salsano Group family office. Beaumont, who oversees more than $1.5 billion in assets from Miami, said surging interest rates are setting the stage for a prolonged correction in stocks, office real-estate and sectors of private equity. Like many family offices, Beaumont said she is holding "significant" amounts of cash to prepare for possible distressed sales — especially in real-estate. Family offices, like many large investors, are struggling to navigate the new financial landscape of higher interest rates. That's the best example of why family offices need diversification."

☆ Silicon Valley Bank depositors are saved at the last minute
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

By now, you've probably heard a lot about the sudden, bank run-driven collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, one of the tech industry's most stalwart and trusted institutions. Tech startups say they can't access their cash deposited in Silicon Valley Bank. Before the FDIC stepped in to save the day (for depositors, anyway), the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparked fear, uncertainty, and panic as startups suddenly lost access to whatever cash they had stashed there. Here's the latest from Insider on the Silicon Valley Bank meltdown:Read more about the financial panic that swept Silicon Valley over the weekend here. Can Silicon Valley succeed where the CDC failed?

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☆ Retail investors have sold all of the stocks they bought during the pandemic trading boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Retail investors have sold all of the stock they bought during the COVID-19 trading boom, according to Goldman Sachs. "Selling over the past 11 months has completely reversed all the net buying in single stocks from 2019 to 2021," Goldman said. As for what retail investors are still holding on to, it's technology and consumer discretionary names, according to the note. Meanwhile, retail investors were net sellers of healthcare and utility stocks. Goldman noted that while they believe its data is an accurate representation of retail investors that buy single stocks, it doesn't encapsulate retail buy-and-hold investors that are primarily trading ETFs for their allocation to equities.

☆ Most armies ignore autistic people. Israel is calling them up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He signed up to serve through Ro'im Rachok, a first-of-its-kind program that places autistic people in the military to utilize their valuable skills. Ro'im Rachok, however, allows them to sign up as volunteers. Ro'im Rachok students sit in a circle during a class at Ono Academic College. Israel Defense Forces/ InsiderIt's November, and students of the Ro'im Rachok electronics course are approaching the final month of their training. But because Ro'im Rachok enlistees are volunteers, they can drop out after a year.

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☆ Wells Fargo's top strategy exec details the bank's the multi-year internal reorganization to cut down its tech development cycle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Carter Johnson | Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Wells Fargo launched a digital strategy group in 2020 amid a broader re-org. "The heritage of Wells Fargo has been very fragmented. "Now you have to teach business people about tech development and tech development people about how the business works. In the wake of the CFPB announcement, Wells Fargo said it expects operating losses in the fourth-quarter to reach $3.5 billion. Wells Fargo reports quarterly earnings on January 13.

☆ Investors will stop rewarding digital health startups masquerading as tech companies in 2023, VC Aike Ho predicts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many digital-health startups enjoy tech valuations without differentiated technology. As record investment has flowed into care startups, many of them have enjoyed valuations that mirror those of tech companies. In 2023, thanks in part to the struggling economy, Ho predicts that digital-health investing will stop rewarding this approach and favor startups with true technology differentiation. Ho said it's the right time for real technology startups to take off in healthcare. She's looking for founding teams with three distinct superpowers: understanding the healthcare landscape, understanding the technology behind products, and understanding that technology's clinical application.

☆ Here's the six-word outlook for stocks in 2023: going to hell in a handbasket
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

We knew that the stock market had formed a bubble and that it was going to pop as interest rates went up. That, in turn, pushed the stock market off a cliff so steep that we still cannot see the bottom. This all goes back to the Fed's move to keep interest rates at 0% after the 2008 financial crisis. Since interest rates were so low, companies that didn't make money could just borrow to keep the lights on. In 2018, Wall Street got a preview of how ugly this bubble would look once it popped in earnest.

☆ Arun Majumdar's mom cooked over a coal stove on the floor, and now he's the first leader of Stanford's new climate school — here is his story
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Building a successful climate school that both educates people and scales up technological solutions in its accelerator arm requires thinking beyond the bubble of Silicon Valley. Majumdar's understanding of the importance of a global perspective for the climate school is also personally informed. He was also a professor, did research, and worked at Google for a stint before eventually getting the opportunity to lead the launch of the Stanford climate school. The lessons he learned at ARPA-E are helping form the foundation for the accelerator arm at the Stanford climate school. Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Photo courtesy Cat Clifford, CNBCSo far, the sustainability school at Stanford seems to be popular with students.

You can print text messages from your iPhone in several different ways. There's no Print command in the Messages app, but you can copy messages into an email message and print or save that. While you can print text messages from your iPhone, there's no easy one-tap way to do that, and you'll generally need to purchase a third-party app to get the job done. How to print text messages from your iPhoneIt's technically possible to print text messages from your iPhone for free, but the process is manual and rather time-intensive. Click Print to print the entire text chat in graphical form, complete with bubbles, or click Export to Text to save it in a more space-conscious format.

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