Facebook is hiring a small army of policy experts to improve its reputation in DC What do you do when you're a company that's under investigation for privacy and data-sharing violations? You hire a team of specialists to spend a lot of time with those who are investigating you, naturally. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.17.19 2:07 PM
Tesla job openings at lowest levels, new focus on engineering rather than manufacturing Despite slowdowns in manufacturing at its car and battery factories, Tesla isn't done yet. It's back to hiring top engineers at its Palo Alto headquarters. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.11.19 6:07 PM
Digging into Uber as it preps for $10 billion IPO Uber plans to raise $10 billion in its upcoming IPO, and analysts want to know where the returns will come from. Here are some early indicators based on alternative data. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.10.19 12:52 PM
Pre-paid iPhone 5s and refurb iPads are the best-selling Apple products at Walmart At the world's largest retailers, consumers buy a lot of Apple products. But the best-sellers are a bit surprising. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.8.19 4:29 PM
Facebook accelerates privacy-related hiring spree, looks to beef up Asia-Pacific workforce After being called "morally bankrupt pathological liars" by New Zealand's privacy commissioner, Facebook has stepped up its job hunt for privacy related positions in the Asia-Pacific region. James Mattone 4.8.19 2:49 PM
Snap Inc started a gaming platform. But...why? Snap Inc. launched its video game platform with the help of its (recently bought) in-house studio and partners like Zynga. But is this really going to save Snapchat? James Mattone 4.5.19 5:09 PM