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Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) social media feud against prominent U.S. lawmakers last week was a result of top company executives following a broad mandate from CEO Jeff Bezos, according to a report by Recode. What Happened: Bezos asked company officials to aggressively push back against...

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is planning to launch a subscription-based service similar to Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime, Recode reported Thursday. What Happened The veteran Arkansas-based retailer has been working on the service called Walmart Plus for at least 18 months, sources familiar...

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) lost its license to operate in London, and this represents another setback under the leadership of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, according to Recode co-founder Kara Swisher.  'Not A Great Time' For Khosrowshahi  Khosrowshahi...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares took a little dip Thursday afternoon as the service became temporarily unavailable. The social media site started having issues around 2:40 p.m. ET. Twitter’s status page confirmed the company is investigating issues with accessing its service. The site...

The SALT conference is a gathering of the most well-known executives in finance, policy, economics and beyond. As executive editor of Recode, the host of Recode Decode Podcast and co-executive producer of the Code Conference, SALT moderator Kara Swisher knows all about hosting content. On...

Renaissance Capital's early 2019 research portended good things for the IPO market. In January, the financial firm cited a “large backlog” of U.S. IPOs that grew during the federal shutdown. In February, it found more than 220 private companies looking to go public ...

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil its highly anticipated Apple TV streaming video service on Monday. The special event takes place at Apple headquarters in Cupertino starting at 1 p.m. ET. Monday’s Event Apple investors are hoping the company reveals key details about the...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his "vision and principles" for a privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform in an open Facebook post Wednesday. What Happened Facebook and its sister social media platform Instagram represent the...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hit a new 52-week low of $142.08 Thursday after the company revised its December-ending quarter guidance to the downside. Here's how top technology experts and analysts were reacting to the announcement.  Zoe Financial CEO: Chinese Consumers Are Different ...

Despite a rough fourth quarter, 2018 was a robust year for U.S. IPOs, with deal numbers and proceeds rising 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, to 190 and $47 billion, according to IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital. The firm attributed the buoyancy to abundant health care, tech and...

Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) has long batted its eyes at potential suitors, but in the last month, it’s grown more aggressive in its soliciting, according to a Saturday report by Recode. "Groupon executives — as well as bankers who represent the company — have contacted several...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock was trading lower by nearly 2 percent early Wednesday morning although it is unclear how much of the decline can be attributed to a shooting at the company's YouTube campus.  What Happened Three people were shot at YouTube's...

Streaming music provider Spotify has released its first-ever guidance ahead of its highly anticipated April 3 initial public offering. What Happened Spotify expects to grow its total paid subscriber base from 71 million users in 2017 to as many as 96 million by the end of 2018, Recode said....

Are TVs dead and being replaced with tablets and smartphones? If you ask Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), the answer is a clear no. What Happened Netflix's management said during a briefing last week that most new users sign up to the streaming video platform on a smartphone or computer, Recode...

Even as recent surveys show that Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) is increasingly finding favor with younger users, another issue has come to haunt Snapchat's parent company: turnover.  The company is facing brain drain of sorts, with the latest casualty being a sales executive. Snap's VP of...