10 things in tech you need to know today, November 2

Google employees all
around the world abandoned their desks in protest on
Thursday.
Troy Wolverton/Business
Insider

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.

1. 
   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.
2. 
   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.
3. 
   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.
4. 
   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.
5. 
   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.
6. 
   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.
7. 
   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.
8. 
   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.
9. 
   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.
10. 
    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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