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Google parted ways with a cloud services executive after he published a LinkedIn manifesto about Israeli-Palestinian relations and his vehemently antisemitic past. CNBC reports that Google faced internal criticism over Amr Awadallah, VP of developer relations at Google Cloud. While Awadallah said he published the piece to promote tolerance and understanding, employees objected to how Awadallah described Jews and expressed concerns about his past beliefs. Awadallah began the June 13th post… Source link

Big Tech is once again in Washington’s crosshairs. On Friday, President Biden called on the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to enforce existing rules and establish new ones that could interfere with the market domination of America’s biggest tech firms. The executive order from Biden calls on the FTC to establish stricter rules over mergers, making it harder for larger tech companies to swallow up their smaller competitors — just like Facebook has with Instagram and… Source link

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday aimed at promoting competition across the U.S. economy — including measures that target big tech companies, aim to lower prices for consumers and call for greater scrutiny of mergers across industries.  “The heart of American capitalism is a simple idea: open and fair competition,” said Biden before signing the order. “Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism. It’s exploitation. Without healthy competition big players can… Source link

As his Phoenix Suns secured a Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference finals on Sunday, the NBA announced that general manager James Jones is the league’s Executive of the Year.  Jones won the award in a tight race, earning nine first-place votes and 65 total points. Utah Jazz Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Dennis Lindsey also secured nine first-place votes but finished behind Jones in total voting with 61 points.  The Suns improved from a 34-39… Source link

RUSSIA’S YANDEX.DRIVE TO OFFER PLATFORM FOR CUSTOMERS TO MANAGE THEIR VEHICLE FLEETS – YANDEX EXECUTIVE Reuters 2021 All news about YANDEX N.V. Sales 2021 332 B 4 604 M 4 604 M … Source link

Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Photo: Cayce Clifford for The Wall Street Journal Updated June 3, 2021 7:43 pm ET Google removed a senior member of its diversity team over anti-Semitic remarks in a 2007 blog post, marking the… Source link

Facebook Share Twitter Share In a recent edition of the Republican business section  an article appeared concerning the decision by Verizon to divest it’s Yahoo and AOL holdings, “Verizon to see off media brands Yahoo, AOL,” May 4, page A8. The Board of Directors of Verizon approved a $3 million bonus to the current head of Yahoo to assure that he remain in place for six months. Think of the absurdity of that number which works out be about $3 thousand per hour for a 40 hour week during… Source link

Google chief business officer Philipp Schindler topped the list for the technology giant’s executive officer pay last year, earning more than $66.38 million in salary, stock awards and other compensation, according to a new regulatory filing. Schindler earned a $655,000 salary, stock awards valued at $65.5 million and $226,816 in other compensation, with the latter including $215,660 for personal use of aircraft chartered by the company, according to a proxy statement filed by parent… Source link

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IRI®, a fast-growing, innovative, global provider of technology, data, and predictive analytics for the consumer, retail, and media sectors, today announced the appointment of Kirk Perry, Google’s President of Global Client & Agency Solutions, as President and CEO and a member of its Board of Directors, effective May 17, 2021. Mr. Perry succeeds Andrew Appel, who has successfully led a transformation of IRI for nearly a decade. Mr. Appel will remain an… Source link

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX), the leading Content Cloud, today announced that Sebastien Marotte will be joining the Box Executive team as President of Box Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective June 7, 2021. The appointment underscores Box’s continued commitment to the region where the Company recently announced a new office opening in Warsaw, Poland, and its recent acquisition of SignRequest, a European electronic signature… Source link