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10 things in tech you need to know today, November 2
Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.
Google employees all over the world left their desks and walked
out in protest over sexual misconduct. The protest
followed a bombshell New York Times report last week naming
executives who had been accused of sexual misconduct and
allegedly protected by Google.
The Google Walkout organisers wrote an article in The Cut
laying out their demands for management. They made
clear the five things they wish to see changed at the company,
including a public sexual harassment transparency report.
Apple’s stock price fell after underwhelming iPhone sales, and
the company said its holiday quarter will be on the low end of
expectations. Apple shares tumbled 7% after an
earnings report which included soft guidance for Apple’s
all-important holiday quarter.
As Google employees walked out of their offices, CEO Sundar
Pichai apologized again for how the company handled sexual
misconduct allegations. Pichai said that Google
“didn’t always get it right” and that the company hopes to do
better when it comes to dealing with issues of sexual
misconduct.
Apple will stop announcing exactly how many iPhones, iPads, and
Macs it’s sold. The surprising news comes after
Apple failed to hit Wall Street’s expectations for iPhone sales
in the most recent quarter.
Employees have described to Business Insider how sexual
harassment and inappropriate relationships were rife at $1.86
billion software company Apttus. Sources
said CEO Kirk Krappe left the firm unexpectedly in
July, after the settlement of a sexual harassment claim.
Apple, Google, and Amazon joined a list of over 50 companies
opposing any Trump administration rollback of transgender
rights. On Thursday, more than 50 companies —
including tech giants like Apple, Google, Amazon — signed a
letter opposing any actions by the administration to legally
define sex as binary and determined upon birth.
CEOs and founders of tech’s biggest names lost a collective $61
billion during the stock market’s plunge in
October. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index plunged 9.2%,
its worst month since the financial crisis.
Two of Uber’s most popular services are joining forces as the
company races toward an IPO. Uber for Business is
expanding to include Uber Eats, the company announced on
Thursday.
Investors worth more than $700 billion are ramping up calls for
a Tesla board shakeup — one that goes far beyond what the SEC
wants. Tesla has until the end of November to add
two independent directors to its board, as per a $40 million
settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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