Amazon Announces HQ2 Short List, Apple Plans Big U.S. Investment
Apple is planning to invest big in the U.S. economy over the next five years. The company announced a $350 billion dollar investment, including the construction of a new campus and the addition of 20,000 new jobs. President Donald Trump is taking credit for this move because of the new tax reform legislation.
Amazon announces a list of 20 candidates for its HQ2. Some of the cities still in the running are Atlanta, Washington D.C., Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago, just to name a few. The company will make a final decision later this year.
Shari Redstone is pushing for a CBS/Viacom merger. The media mogul is reportedly courting new candidates for the CBS board who will support the reunion. CBS and Viacom have been separated for more than 10 years, but rumors have been swirling ever since about a potential reunion.
Plus, will SurveyMonkey pursue an IPO later this year? So far, no banks have been named to lead the listing, but sources say that talks are "heating up." The polling company was last valued at $2 billion.
Payoneer CEO John Caplan discusses the implications of $100K H1B visa requirements—and how they could reshape tech talent, hiring, and U.S. competitiveness.
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,” “hard pass,” “cancel culture” and more.
