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Stock buybacks put CIOs in the hot seat

CIO Business Intelligence

Wall Street has its own tale of contrasts: Apple, which represents order and safety, and UnitedHealth Group, which represents — well, it was supposed to be order and safety, too, only it didn’t work out that well. The thing about buybacks What does this have to do with Apple, and what does Apple have to do with you?

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Microsoft unveils new sustainability steps in effort to remove all carbon produced in company history

GeekWire

Nike, Starbucks, Unilever, and Wipro — to create Transform to Net Zero, a coalition dedicated toward creating a net-zero carbon economy. The coalition is pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Microsoft is partnering with six corporations — Maersk, Danone, Mercedes-Benz, Natura & Co.,

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Apple reportedly told a TV and movie workers’ union its TV Plus had fewer than 20 million subs

The Verge

A union for TV workers says Apple claimed its TV Plus streaming service had fewer than 20 million subscribers as of July 1st | Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Apple has never publicly released subscriber numbers for its streaming network, which launched in November of 2019. billion on $81.43

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‘Baby bond’ legislation aims to address wealth gaps in Washington state

GeekWire

The program would allocate $4,000 into an investment pool for every child whose birth is funded by Apple Health, the state’s program for Medicaid recipients. The report outlined wide wealth disparities within the state, with more than 60% of births in rural counties funded by Apple Care.

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Pandora's IPO. a sign of the times : spf13.com

SPF13

Since our inception in 2000, we have incurred significant net operating losses and as of October 31, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of $83.9 Although advertisers as a whole are spending an increasing amount of their overall advertising budget on online advertising, we face a number of challenges in growing our advertising revenue.

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Slack warns investors about risk of possible retaliation from Microsoft over antitrust complaint

GeekWire

We price on a per-seat basis and when our customers downsize, freeze hiring, or hire more slowly, net dollar retention is negatively impacted. On the Enterprise side there is also more budget scrutiny, especially for new categories with longer adoption curves. CIOs have a lot on their plates right now.

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Fitbit’s latest models are getting big discounts today

The Verge

We haven’t had a chance to review the Versa 3 yet; however, our wearables reviewer, Victoria Song , definitely recommends this Apple Watch look-alike at this price. While the Fitbit Charge 5 does suffer from a relatively small touchscreen, the lightweight design and excellent battery life are a far more tempting offer at this price point.