YouTube will ‘amplify’ Black creators with a $100 million fund

In an attempt to “amplify” Black voices and perspectives, YouTube is creating a $100 million, multi-year fund dedicated to Black creators, artists and their stories. It’s not clear exactly how that money will be spent, but YouTube plans to “elevate”...

Facebook pledges $100 million to small businesses impacted by coronavirus

Until now, Facebook's response to the coronavirus outbreak has focused on fighting the spread of misinformation -- by offering free WHO ads and banning ads that promote false 'cures.' Now, Facebook plans to invest $100 million in 30,000 small busines...

CBS will use Google Glass for Super Bowl 2014 Coverage


It seems that Google Glass has scored big at the up coming Super Bowl.  It was revealed today that CBS will be using Google Glass to add one more view to the TV screens of over 100 million...

Google is Already The King Of Online Advertising, but that is not Enough


Forget wearable computers and self-driving cars. The search giant will continue its dominance by sticking with its advertising roots – taking $40 billion out of the hides of some very familiar...

Are You A Billionaire Looking To Make A Deal? Call this Guy


“You gotta meet Demetri while you’re in town.” The text message had come from an entrepreneur and investor I knew. One of those guys with enviable and inexplicable links to business heroes and at...

A Little More Context On That Fired Yahoo Exec’s Massive Golden Parachute


As crazy as it sounds, severance packages worth more than $100 million — like the one Yahoo gave fired COO Henrique De Castro this week — occur with some regularity in corporate America, and have...
    






Fired Yahoo Exec’s $109M Golden Parachute Was One Of The Biggest Ever


There are a lot of different ways to express just how massive is the payout Yahoo is bestowing upon Henrique De Castro, the chief operations officer fired this week by CEO Marissa Mayer after only...
    






The Billion Dollar Market Microsoft And Sony Are Ignoring


The console video game market remains huge. Last September, Grand Theft Auto 5 generated over $1 billion in revenue in its first few days, a feat even the wizards of Hogwart’s and Middle Earth never...
    






Google Buys Nest, The $3 Billion Distraction


One of the most surprising things about Google and its purchase of Nest is the price. Over $3 billion! That’s what you’d pay for a fast growing social network. But seriously, Nest hardly has the...
    






Bringing Unstructured Data Into D&B Products


Business data stalwart Dun & Bradstreet has been delivering business intelligence to corporations for well over 100 years but until now that information was made up from highly structured data...