BUSINESS | December 2020
23andMe raises new funding
Amazon announces acquisition of podcasting platform Wondery
Boeing 737 Max returns to service
Novavax begins Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trials
Wonder Woman grosses $17M in opening weekend
Messaging app Telegram said it will introduce ads to parts of its platform in 2021
Chinese regulators announce antitrust investigation into Alibaba
SEC sues crypto-currency firm Ripple Labs and two executives
SEC approves new NYSE “direct listing” plans
DOJ sues Walmart for alleged contributions to the US opioid crisis
Peloton plans to acquire fitness equipment-maker Precor for $420M
Communications platform Discord confirms plans to raise $100M
Tesla to join the S&P 500 index
Walmart announces shoppable livestream pilot with TikTok
Coinbase confidentially files to go public
Robinhood agrees to pay $65M to settle SEC charges
38 states file antitrust charges against Google
StockX raises $275M
Canadian cannabis companies merge to create large global cannabis producer
Facebook launches PR campaign against Apple privacy policies
Bitcoin passes $20k for the first time
10 states file antitrust lawsuit against Google
Amazon launches custom clothing service
Twitter to shut down Periscope in March
Zoox unveils robotaxi
Apple debutes privacy nutrition labels
Pinterest settles gender discrimination lawsuit
FTC orders 9 tech companies to disclose data practices
Amazon announces new renewable energy projects
AstraZeneca announces $39B acquisition of Alexion
Google experiences widespread outages
Sony acquires Crunchroll for $1B
Airbnb begins trading publicly
Disney announces streaming subscriber figures and new content slate at investor day
NASA announces Artemis team
DoorDash begins trading publicly
FTC and 48 states and territories file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
Uber sells air-taxi division to Joby Aviation
Gotham Greens raises $87M
Bob Bylan sells song catalog for $300M
SpaceX receives $900M in federal funding for rural internet
Uber sells self-driving car unit
Petco files to go public
DOJ files lawsuit against Facebook
Warner Bros. announces changes to 2021 movie distribution plan
Discovery to launch new streaming service in January
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple raises $350M
Best of 2020 from Apple, Google, Spotify
Kohl's announces partnership with Sephora
Salesforce formally announces acquisition of Slack
Nasdaq requests approval for new board diversity rules
Bitcoin reaches all-time high
S&P Global announces merger with IHS
Zoom announces Q3 earnings, with revenue increasing nearly 4x
DeepMind solves 50-year old biology challenge
GM scales down partnership with Nikola
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