Domino’s is delivering pizzas in Houston in an autonomous robot. Nuro, the robotics company, is also partnered with CVS, Walmart, and Chipotle. Delivery has been huge for restaurants during the
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Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are now worth more than $100 billion, making them 2 of only 8 centibillionaires in the world
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have joined the $100 billion club. Their net worths have soared by a collective $40 billion during the pandemic thanks to soaring tech
Continue reading »Lemonade & 12 more insurtech companies you should know in 2021
Over the past few years, insurers have lagged other sectors in implementing AI, leaving a gap for more tech-savvy firms to swoop in and disrupt the space. But as more
Continue reading »I'm a small-business owner in a state that lifted mask mandates. I'm requiring them anyway.
States are beginning to drop mask mandates but some business owners aren’t ready. Some counties in these states have also kept mask restrictions in place. Rocco DiGrazia, founder of the
Continue reading »Experts say the CEO of BlackRock's shareholder letter was a masterclass in corporate communication. Here's what it did well, and how it could have been even better.
BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink sent his annual shareholder letter on Wednesday. The letter offers a glimpse into BlackRock’s corporate purpose. Communication experts and a business school professor dissected his letter
Continue reading »US weekly jobless claims climb to 744,000 as unemployment remains persistently high
US jobless claims rose to 744,000 last week, landing above the estimate of 680,000 claims. The previous week’s reading was revised higher to 728,000 from 719,000. Continuing claims slid to
Continue reading »Buy Now Pay Later Report: Market trends in the ecommerce financing, consumer credit, and BNPL industry
Buy now, pay later solutions are continuing to grow in popularity as people seek alternative methods of financing. The BNPL industry will rack up $680 billion in transaction volume worldwide
Continue reading »Burnout, blown deadlines, and a tech talent exodus: How Goldman Sachs' Marcus is struggling to live up to its lofty consumer banking ambitions
Employees of Goldman Sachs’ consumer business are quitting in large numbers, sources say. Goldman engineers and product managers are suffering from burnout and top-down management. Marcus recently instituted “audio only”
Continue reading »Former President Donald Trump dropped 298 spots in Forbes' ranking of the world's billionaires
Trump dropped from the No. 1,001 spot to No. 1,299 in Forbes’ 2021 Billionaires List. The pandemic has pummeled his commercial real estate business, which is his biggest revenue driver.
Continue reading »California to lift pandemic restrictions on June 15, allowing restaurants, bars, movie theaters, and other businesses to fully open
California plans to lift many of its COVID-19 restrictions on June 15. California has some of the strictest pandemic measures in the country. Officials say many people in the state
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