News About Companies in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Chipmaker Intel Corporation announced that Andy Bryant stepped down as chairman and the board elected lead independent director Dr. Omar Ishrak to succeed Bryant as an independent chairman, … Read More
Apple has signed a wide-ranging deal with award-winning actress and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her roles in comedies Veep and Seinfeld. Under the multi-year agreement, Louis-Dreyfus will develop … Read More
PALO ALTO — Data cloud company Cloudera has named Robert Bearden its new President and Chief Executive Officer. “Rob has been a valuable resource for me and company as we refined … Read More
Discount pizza chain Little Caesars is offering delivery nationally for the first time ever via a new partnership with Doordash. On top of convenience, a delivery pizza order from Little … Read More
Murder Mystery, a movie starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, was the most popular show or movie watched on Netflix over the past year in the U.S. Murder Mystery was … Read More
CHICAGO — Boeing has replaced its Chief Executive Officer and has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun, as new CEO and President, effective January 13, 2020. Mr. Calhoun will remain … Read More
Apple News announced it is teaming up with ABC News to provide up-to-the-minute coverage of the key events of the 2020 presidential election, available in the Apple News app. Beginning … Read More
SANTA CLARA – Seattle-based F5 Networks is buying Silicon Valley-based Shape Security for $1 billion in cash. Shape Security is privately held while F5 trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market. … Read More
PALO ALTO — Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has elected 17 new partners. There are 10 women and 7 men among the promotions which will go … Read More
SAN MATEO –Adventure camera maker GoPro reported a strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping period which came almost entirely from its HERO8 camera. The Company reported year-over-year sell-through growth … Read More
Apple has launched its own Music Awards for the first time, a celebration of the best and boldest musicians of 2019 and the impact they have had on global culture … Read More
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their leadership roles at Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The change is effective immediately. Larry … Read More
SAN JOSE — PayPal Holdings, Inc. is buying Honey Science Corporation, a rapidly-growing technology platform for shopping and rewards, for approximately $4 billion. Honey, based in Los Angeles, will transform … Read More
SAN MATEO — Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas has opened its first theater in Northern California in San Mateo. The 837-seat, 10-screen, 50,042-square-foot luxury theater is located at 60 31st Avenue and will serve as … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Fitbit, Inc. maker of smartwatches and fitness devices, said it will be acquired by Google LLC for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at $2.1 … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Fitbit, maker of fitness trackers and smartwatches, announced a plan to shift its manufacturing operations outside of China for effectively all of its trackers and smartwatches due … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Delivery service DoorDash is promoting the nationwide rollout of McDelivery with McDonald’s by offering 1 million Big Mac sandwiches for only 1 cent each (plus fees) from … Read More
Bloomin’ Brands, parent company of restaurant chains Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill, is expanding its delivery platform through a partnership with DoorDash. This exclusive partnership makes Outback Steakhouse the … Read More
LOS GATOS –Looking to expand beyond streaming media devices for TVs, Roku unveiled a new portfolio of premium audio products including a new Roku Smart Soundbar and Roku Wireless Subwoofer. … Read More
Panera Bread, the national sandwich and salad chain with over 2,100 cafes, has inked a deal for a presence on Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub delivery apps. The three apps … Read More
Ridesharing giant Uber has hired Thomas Ranese as its new Vice President of Global Marketing. The move comes after Uber reportedly laid off 400 employees in its marketing department recently … Read More
SUNNYVALE — Tech accelerator Plug and Play has formed their newest innovation program focused on Media & Advertising with Amazon Moments as a Founding Partner. This new program will bring … Read More
FREMONT – Blackmagic Design has unveiled the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, a new handheld digital film camera with a full Super 35 size 6K HDR image sensor, 13 stops of … Read More
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Cyber security company Symantec Corp. is selling its Enterprise Security assets, which include the Symantec name, to Broadcom Inc., for $10.7 billion in cash. The transaction, which … Read More
