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ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone in a pink cardigan and black backpack, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in short sleeves, Discovery chief executive David Zaslav in dark shades and a signature vest and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts pulling up in a car – these are of some of the first shots of media moguls arriving in Sun Valley…

The work-from-home era for Apple employees is mostly ending. CEO Tim Cook sent out an email today telling his staff that they will return to the office three days a week starting in early September. "For all that we've been able to achieve while many of us have been separated, the truth is that there has been…

Tim Cook had an uncomfortable three hours in a California courthouse Friday – or at least that's what it sounded like with the muffled call-in audio available – as he defended the iOS App Store as an "economic miracle" but repeated the oft-ridiculed company line that no one at Apple knows how profitable it is — not…

Facebook hit 2.85 billion monthly active users, or MAUs, last quarter (up 10%) and 1.88 billion daily users (up 8%) as ad-driven revenue surged 48% to $26.2 billion, crushing forecasts. Earnings per share of $3.30 — up 93% – were also a beat as the social media giant’s advertising muscle powers through the cloud of…

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the social media giant is taking steps to reduce the amount of political content on its platforms and in its news feeds to channel users to more "healthy communities.” "What we are hearing is that people don't want politics and fighting to take over their experience on our service,&#8221…

Defending his company’s takedown of the controversial Parler app from his online store, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Fox newsman Chris Wallace today that he doesn't believe freedom of speech and allegedly provoking violence intersect. Apple, Google, and Amazon Services all took the Parler app offline after the protests…

Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $14.8 million in fiscal 2020, up 28% from the year earlier as the company beat its financial targets despite a global pandemic. The chief executive's package included a $3 million base salary and $10.7 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, according to a proxy statement filed…

Tech giant Apple Wednesday unveiled a new developer program that reduces App Store commissions by half to 15% for businesses earning up to $1 million a year. It said the goal is to "accelerate innovation and help small businesses and independent developers propel their businesses forward with the next generation of…

Tech giant Apple posted solid sales and profit for the fiscal fourth quarter ended in September, but CEO Tim Cook spooked investors a tad Thursday as the company declined to give guidance for the current first quarter. Cook apparently told CNBC that uncertainty around the spread of the pandemic “made it a tough…

In an online appearance Monday at The Atlantic Festival, Apple CEO Tim Cook declined the opportunity to express any criticism of the U.S. government for its response to COVID-19. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, in a 20-minute talk with Cook that was recorded late last week and streamed during the festival’s…

Apple on Thursday committed $100 million to what CEO Tim Cook called “the unfinished work of racial justice and equality.” YouTube announced a $100 investment today as well to amplify black voices, and Sony Pictures unveiled the Sony Pictures Action initiative. They are the latest media, entertainment and tech…

In an open letter titled “Speaking Up on Racism,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said it was vital to confront “the everyday experience of deeply rooted discrimination.” The tech exec did not identify a specific dollar amount, but said the company is “donating to organizations including the Equal Justice Initiative, which…