Remote Work

Electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) surprised many with an announcement that it would reduce its workforce by 10%. CEO Elon Musk later clarified that the company would not freeze hiring, instead it was looking to cut salaried workers in some industries. With so much negativity around...

Electric vehicle company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced recently it would require remote workers to return to the office for in-person work. It appeared the company is pretty serious with a new report that stated workers were being tracked and then emailed if they hadn’t returned....

Employees who returned to work from home at a Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) factory in California lacked the tools and resources needed to complete their jobs. Here’s the latest on the company’s return to work efforts. What Happened: In early June, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told remote workers of...

Ahead of a planned buyout of social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk answered questions from Twitter employees about what the acquisition means and where Twitter is headed. What Happened: Twitter employees were able to submit questions ahead of a...

By Monique Zubicki, Head of Sales at Interguard   The shift to remote work has led company leaders to think about how to treat employees fairly and monitor productivity when most workers are not in the office.  A lot of startups that have gone “remote first” have policies that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted how entrepreneurs operate all around the world. Although the emergence of lockdown and social distancing measures have heavily disrupted many industries in unprecedented ways, the ever-growing volume of emerging unicorns portrays a landscape that’s ripe for...

Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management on Thursday continued selling shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) amid a profit booking spree in the stock and raised its exposure in Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) on the dip. The popular money managing firm bought 213,756 shares...

A new brand that has transformed and disrupted the hotel industry called Selina announced a SPAC deal Thursday. Benzinga breaks down the SPAC deal and shares thoughts from the man behind the SPAC taking the company public. The SPAC Deal: Selina is going public via a SPAC merger with BOA Acquisition...

Five9 Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) shareholders on Thursday shot down Zoom Video Communications Inc’s (NASDAQ: ZM) $14.7 billion deal to acquire the customer-service software company. What Happened: The deal failed to secure enough votes from Five9 shareholders and the two companies said the merger...

Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE: CRM) CEO Marc Benioff said Wednesday that some fellow corporate executives have been surprised by employees wanting to continue working from home, CNBC reported. What Happened: Benioff made his comments to television host Jim Cramer on “Mad Money” shortly...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) will need to give in to “more permissive remote work” options or risk the exodus of its workforce, as per Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman. What Happened: Gurman made his observations in a newsletter Sunday. “I think Apple will eventually need to give...

Remote work is the new normal. Remote work has been around for decades, but it’s becoming more and more popular as a way of life. A recent study found that remote workers are 34% more productive than office-bound counterparts. Remote work also helps to address many of the challenges that come...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Thursday snapped up 32,807 shares, estimated to be worth about $11.85 million, in Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM). Shares of the video calling company closed 2.39% higher at $361.39 on Thursday. Doubling Down On Zoom: The popular ETF...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is delaying a planned return to desks for its employees by a month as COVID-19 variants ravage multiple countries, Bloomberg reported Monday. What Happened: The Cupertino, California-based tech giant’s plan involved employees working at their desks for at least three...

Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) said on Sunday it is buying cloud-based contact center software provider Five9 Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) for $14.7 billion in an all-stock deal that will help it boost its presence beyond video chat. What Happened: Zoom’s first mega-billion acquisition...