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WeWork Acquires Common Desk

WeWork Acquires Common Desk
WeWork Acquires Common Desk
January 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Workspace company WeWork Inc. announced on Tuesday (Jan. 25) it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dallas-based workspace provider Common Desk as part of...

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Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
January 25, 2022  |  Google

In the latest volley against Alphabet’s Google, a lawsuit has been filed alleging the Big Tech giant recorded customers’ locations after users tried to turn...

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Record Spending Gives AmEx a Profitable Q4
Record Spending Gives AmEx a Profitable Q4
January 25, 2022  |  Credit Cards

American Express Chief Financial Officer Jeff Campbell downplayed the omicron variant’s effect on travel spending Tuesday (Jan. 25) after the company saw its fourth-quarter profit...

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DOJ Seeks To Block Antitrust Mergers, But It is Easier Said Than Done 
DOJ Seeks To Block Antitrust Mergers, But It is Easier Said Than Done 
January 25, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Jonathan Kanter warned that the department will seek to block deals that are “likely to lessen competition” rather than pursuing...

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Meta Preps For Metaverse With World’s Fastest Computer
Meta Preps For Metaverse With World’s Fastest Computer
January 25, 2022  |  Meta

Meta has unveiled the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), a supercomputer that the social media giant says will — by mid-year — be the fastest on...

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Contactless Payments Come to Huawei Smartphones Following Curve Partnership
Contactless Payments Come to Huawei Smartphones Following Curve Partnership
January 25, 2022  |  Partnerships

Huawei is collaborating with Curve to deliver near-field communication (NFC) contactless payments to Huawei smartphones, including the P50 Series, according to a press release emailed...

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Stripe Teams With Spotify to Drive Subscription Monetization for Creators
Stripe Teams With Spotify to Drive Subscription Monetization for Creators
January 25, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Global payments processing firm Stripe is partnering with audio streaming platform Spotify to help creators monetize subscriptions, accept payments and launch recurring revenue streams, while...

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Report: Shein Likely to Go Public in US Later This Year
Report: Shein Likely to Go Public in US Later This Year
January 25, 2022  |  IPO

Chinese fashion retailer Shein is once again exploring a public listing in the U.S. later this year, while Founder Chris Xu is thinking about becoming...

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Congress Should Take Decisions on Digital Asset Regulation, Says US Rep McHenry
Congress Should Take Decisions on Digital Asset Regulation, Says US Rep McHenry
January 25, 2022  |  Regulation

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee and cryptocurrency advocate, is urging Democratic Chairwoman Maxine Waters to...

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