Netflix will make a ‘big increase’ in buying UK content: CEO
Netflix will make a “big increase” in its investment in British television production next year, taking advantage of the country’s strong story-telling expertise, Chief Executive...
Comedy Central and Channel 5 shows to join Britbox streaming service: ITV
Television boxsets from Viacom-owned Channel 5 as well as British comedies from Comedy Central UK will appear on Britbox, a new British joint venture video...
Zuckerberg looks for friends on The Hill
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is spending three days in Washington with lawmakers in an attempt to soothe ruffled feathers in the face of numerous government...
Microsoft nominates GSK CEO Walmsley to board
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has nominated GlaxoSmithKline Plc Chief Executive Officer Emma Walmsley to its board of directors....
U.S. fintech startup Stripe valued at $35 billion in latest funding round
Stripe Inc said on Thursday it is raising $250 million in its latest funding round, which values the payments startup at $35 billion, a dramatic...
Alphabet unit to make drone deliveries for Walgreens, FedEx in the U.S.
Alphabet Inc’s aviation unit Wing said on Thursday it has partnered with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and FedEx Corp for deliveries directly to homes in...
Tech investors: No broad lessons seen in WeWork valuation drama
Two top technology investors cautioned against drawing broadconclusions about the valuation of private companies from questions swirling around U.S. office-sharing startup WeWork....
Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets a jolt from big Amazon.com van order
Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive LLC got a big boost from one of its investors on Thursday when Amazon.com announced it was ordering 100,000 electric...
Shares of Ping Identity jump 25% in U.S. market debut
Shares of Ping Identity Holding Corp jumped 25% in their market debut on Thursday, giving the identity software company a market value of about $1.46...
Amazon vows to be carbon neutral by 2040, buying 100,000 electric vans
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos on Thursday committed the company to being carbon neutral by 2040 and said part of that pledge is...