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47% of Managers are Considering Taking on a Less Demanding Job, Says Oracle
The latest survey from Wakefield Research and Oracle NetSuite of 500 managers, workers and executives across the U.S. found that managers are even more burned out than employees. The research also highlighted that 60% of managers say they are spending…
Salesforce Hires Bret Taylor as Vice Chair of the Board and Co-CEO of Salesforce
Bret Taylor, who previously served as the company’s President and Chief Product Officer, has now been appointed as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Co-CEO of Salesforce, the company announced. The firm also reported appointing Oscar Munoz and…
77% of Firms Agree That Reducing Individual Carbon Footprint is Key, Finds IBM
IBM’s new research discovered that while customers care about sustainability, convenience and speed still prevail in daily transit choices, with only 50% of the adult respondents considering sustainability when making local transit selections.
E-Commerce Fulfillment Start-Up Deliverr Bags $250 Million
A U.S. Census Bureau survey recently found that 38.8% of U.S. small enterprises were experiencing domestic supplier delays. So, to help, Deliverr announced closing a whopping $250 million Series E funding round, led by Tiger Global, to grow its ecommerce…
Introducing Apple Business Essentials – A New Offering for Small Firms
Bringing storage, device management and support into one complete subscription for small-scale organizations, Apple released a novel service as well as an app called - Apple Business Essentials. This service, available in beta as of now, streamlines every stage of…
CEO of Johnson & Johnson Alex Gorsky Joins Apple’s Board of Directors
Bringing decades of experience in corporate leadership and health technologies, Alex Gorsky will be now joining Apple’s Board of Directors, the company reported. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said, “We’re excited to welcome him to Apple’s board of directors, and I…
Developer Platform for Blockchain & Web3 Alchemy Snags $250 Million
At a whopping valuation of $3.5 billion, the developer platform provider for blockchain and Web3 Alchemy reported securing $250 million to do for blockchain and Web3 what AWS did for the internet. Led by Andreessen Horowitz, this capital will be…
Deloitte Collaborates with AuditBoard to Innovate Risk, Audit and Compliance Management
Bringing together Deloitte’s controls advisory and AuditBoard’s integrated, cloud-led suite of audit, risk and compliance offerings, Deloitte and AuditBoard announced strategically uniting. The duo plan to accelerate greater risk and controls compliance efficiencies along with reducing risk.
Google Extends its Portfolio of Carbon-Free Solutions to Tackle Climate Change
As Google Cloud works to achieve 24/7 carbon-free energy, the company announced new collaborations and extension of its carbon-free solutions at Google Cloud Next ’21. Google Cloud launched Carbon Footprint in partnership with Thoughtworks, Atos, L’Oréal, Salesforce, Twitter, Etsy and…
Pattern Closes a $225 Million Minority Investment to Alter Global E-Commerce
In an investment round headed by Knox Lane, the ecommerce and marketplace acceleration company Pattern announced securing a whopping $225 million. Pattern will leverage the capital to further accelerate its technology and intelligence services that power the platform and expand…
Fintech Vareto Snags $24 Million to Make Finance Teams’ Work Easier
Vareto, the enterprise finance start-up, reported raising $24 million over 2 funding rounds led by Menlo Ventures and GV venture capital. Vareto’s cloud platform is designed to quicken the 2 critical tasks that take up a significant amount of time…
