A quarter of the world’s population used Facebook each day in December
In December, the daily number of Facebook users reached a record average of two billion,…
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Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads – BBC
SOURCE: Chris Vallance | BBC Meta has been fined €390m euros (£346m) for breaking…
Hershey sued in US over metal in dark chocolate claim – BBC
SOURCE: Annabelle Liang | BBC Chocolate manufacturer Hershey has been sued in the US…
Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case
Meta, owner of Facebook, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class action…
Meta threatens to remove US news content if new law passes – BBC
SOURCE: Ben Derico & James Clayton | BBC Meta has threatened to remove news…
TikTok says staff in China can access UK and EU user data – BBC
SOURCE: Annabelle Liang | BBC Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok has told users that some…
Veja Built a Booming Sneaker Brand by Breaking Every Rule – Esquire
SOURCE: Mickey Rapkin | Esquire There’s a funny story about the rise of Veja…
Nike, Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire drop sponsorship of Hockey Canada amid sexual assault scandal – Toronto Star
SOURCE: Ana Pereira | Toronto Star A number of corporate partners and regional hockey…
Twitter shares surge 22% after Elon Musk revives deal to buy company at original price – CNBC
SOURCE: CNBC Elon Musk has reversed course and is again proposing to buy Twitter…
Patagonia: Billionaire boss gives fashion firm away to fight climate change – BBC
SOURCE: Daniel Thomas & Noor Nanji | BBC The billionaire founder of the outdoor…
Death Of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Creates New Crisis For Company – Forbes
SOURCE: Edward Segal | Forbes Friday’s death of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo…
Instagram rolls back some product changes after user backlash – The New York Times
SOURCE: Kalley Huang & Mike Isaac | The New York Times Instagram said on…
Dick’s Sporting Goods will provide travel expense reimbursement for employees seeking abortions in another state
Following the US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Pennsylvania-based DICK’S Sporting Goods announced…
Nike latest brand to leave Russia permanently – BBC
SOURCE: BBC Nike has announced plans to leave Russia, becoming the latest Western brand…
McDonald’s reopens its doors in Russia under new name ‘Tasty and that’s it’ – Sky News
SOURCE: Sky News McDonald’s has reopened its doors under a new name in Russia…
Eleiko Plates and Barbells: What Makes the Swedish Brand So Good? – Gear Patrol
SOURCE: Ben Emminger | Gear Patrol Few brands truly live up to the term…
Coca-Cola unveils new bottles with attached caps in the UK – ABC News
SOURCE: Kelly McCarthy | ABC News New Coke bottles have started appearing in the…
Facebook parent Meta erases $53 billion in market value after Snap warning rips social media stocks – Markets Insider
SOURCE: Matthew Fox | Markets Insider Facebook parent Meta Platforms fell 10% on Tuesday,…
McDonald’s to leave Russia for good after 30 years – BBC
SOURCE: Becky Morton | BBC McDonald’s has said it will permanently leave Russia after…
Apple Is No Longer World’s Most Valuable Company – The Wall Street Journal
SOURCE: Hardika Singh | The Wall Street Journal Earlier this year, Apple Inc. AAPL 2.32% looked like it was…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who recently announced that employees could work from home forever, calls the office an ‘anachronistic form’ and ‘from a pre-digital age’ – Business Insider
SOURCE: Sarah Jackson | Business Insider For Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s CEO, working at the…
Netflix Stock Price Drops 35%, Posting Biggest Fall Since 2004 – The Wall Street Journal
SOURCE: Caitlin Ostroff and Gunjan Banerji | The Wall Street Journal Netflix Inc. shares fell 35.1% on…
Why Your Brand Equity Is Dying And How To Get It Back – CEO Today
SOURCE: Henric Larssen | CEO Today Somewhere in the relentless focus on sales data,…
Brands have to mean something to be sustainable – Bizcommunity
SOURCE: Nathan Reddy | Bizcommunity In an increasingly competitive environment, brands that intend to…
UK spent a record £3bn on streaming music, films and TV in 2019 – The Guardian
SOURCE: Mark Sweney | The Guardian The rise in popularity of services such as…
Apple Pulled A Page From McDonald’s Playbook In 2019 – Gizmodo
SOURCE: Sam Rutherford | Gizmodo By almost every account, Apple has had an incredibly…
The story of Sony: from repair shop to revolution, how Walkman inventor changed music listening and, with PlayStation, home entertainment – South China Morning Post
SOURCE: Julian Ryall | South China Morning Post Malia Verniolle was almost eight years…
Big brands troll Elon Musk’s Cybertruck with their own versions on Twitter – CNBC
SOURCE: Lucy Handley | CNBC Brands including Lego and Pepsi have taken to Twitter…
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Falls $770 Million After Tesla’s Botched Cybertruck Debut – Forbes
SOURCE: Haley C. Cuccinello | Forbes Time will tell if drivers buy into Elon Musk’s futuristic…
Brands Keep Sending Their Pointless Swag to the Space Station – Futurism
SOURCE: Victor Tangermann | Futurism For almost 20 years, the International Space Station has…
