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Facebook FB 0.43% parent Meta Platforms Inc. FB 0.43% developed e-commerce services in 2020 as people shopped more from home and the company faced a changing digital ad market. Two years later, employees, former executives and retailers say the division remains a work in progress.Some retailers say they are frustrated by Meta’s e-commerce rollout, noting that the service is missing basic…

Google will provide any U.S. business over $1,00,000 (roughly Rs. 80 lakh) worth of online courses in data analytics, design, and other tech skills for their workers free of charge, the search company said on Monday.The offer marks a big expansion of Google's Career Certificates, a program the company launched in 2018 to help people globally boost their resumes by learning new tools at their own pace.Over 70,000 people in the US and 2,05,000 globally have earned at least one certificate, and 75 percent receive a benefit…

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about climate change and protecting national forests on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2022.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe Biden administration on Monday announced it will begin a $3.1 billion plan to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries, in a broader effort to shift the country away from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles.The electrification of the transportation sector will be critical to mitigating human-caused climate change. The transportation…

Amazon Labor Union organizers hold signs outside of the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center on April 25, 2022 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesEmployees at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island overwhelmingly rejected a unionization effort on Monday, a significant victory for the e-retailer a month after a nearby fulfillment center became the first in the country to vote to join a union.The tally was 380 votes in favor of the union and 618 opposed. Officials said 1,633 workers at the LDJ5 warehouse were eligible to…

The precise movements of millions of users of the gay-dating app Grindr were collected from a digital advertising network and made available for sale, according to people familiar with the matter.The information was available for sale since at least 2017, and historical data may still be obtainable, the people said. Grindr two years ago cut off the flow of location data to any ad networks, ending the possibility of such data collection today, the company said. The commercial availability of the personal information, which…

The nearly nonstop series of new U.S. sanctions being levied in a bid to halt Russia’s war machine have complicated events for companies facing their own external threat: ransomware attacks.The ever-lengthening lists of sanctioned entities pose risks to U.S. companies that want to pay to get their systems back online after an attack, experts said. Ed McNicholas, co-leader of the cybersecurity practice at law firm Ropes & Gray LLP, said ensuring that ransomware payments aren’t going to…

Amazon. AMZN -14.05% com Inc.’s legendary e-commerce machine, which has grown at breakneck speed for more than two decades, is showing signs of stalling.The tech giant on Thursday reported its slowest sales growth in roughly two decades. Product sales have flatlined, and revenue at its main online-shopping business segment has stagnated for six months, one of the worst periods of anemic growth in Amazon’s history. And company executives said overall sales might slow…

Congratulations, Elon Musk? Eleven days ago, you told the world you wanted to buy Twitter for $43 billion, which generated some … skepticism. Now it looks like you’re really going to do it.* For $44 billion, it turns out. Now what? More specifically: Now, how are you going to run Twitter, which is a for-profit business that isn’t very good at making a profit? The world’s richest human being has made a point of saying that he’s buying Twitter because he cares about free speech, not money. For now, let’s take him at his…

Business credit is difficult to get until a company is well established. In most cases, business founders need to put up their personal assets (and credit score) to get approved for a business line of credit. Entrepreneurs may not want to risk their personal credit for their company -- or may not even be able to, due to poor credit. The Wells Fargo Business Secured Credit Card is one of the few card options available for small businesses…

The world is becoming increasingly digital, and whether you work from home or prefer to get your work done at the office, there are a lot of great laptop deals to consider. One of the best business laptops around is Dell’s lineup of Vostro laptops, and the Dell Vostro 7510 is seeing a discount of $1,178 when you purchase directly from Dell. That brings the sale price to just $1,249, which is a steal for such a capable laptop. Free shipping is included with your purchase. With the Vostro 7510 laptop, Dell is making…