Sentences with phrase «by tech companies for»

OLED screens have been sought after by tech companies for years, in part because they're hailed as the future of highly energy efficient displays that don't sacrifice quality or color.

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Times editorial board member Elizabeth Williamson writes that wealthier tech employees seem to support Clinton; meanwhile, those living in «a less glamorous Silicon Valley, inhabited by brainy young people whose long hours power the big companies and whose college debt is so heavy that some of them can't even qualify for a credit card» are «feeling the Bern.»

BEIJING, May 3 - Smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering on Thursday, in what is expected to be the largest listing by a Chinese tech company in almost four years.

Rep. Sarbanes said he was concerned by the U.S.'s lack of tools for dealing with tech companies that fail to prevent the misuse of users» data.

From there he accepted a lead engineering position at another early - stage tech firm — PayPal co-founder Max Levchin's social media company Slide, acquired by Google in 2010 for $ 228 million.

Google is not the only tech company nominated for an Oscar this year — Amazon became the first streaming service in history to be nominated for the most prestigious category, «best picture,» for Manchester by the Sea, which was also nominated in five other categories.

Almost half of his 110 employees have stayed in the company for five years or more, which is hard to achieve in a sector that sees tempting new tech jobs multiply by the minute.

The auctions were introduced by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai during Mobile World Congress in March this year with the aim of making the bandwidths available for tech and telecom companies.

The Fredericton tech firm has agreed to be acquired by U.S. - based cloud - computing company Salesforce.com for US$ 276 million in cash and US$ 50 million in stock.

A 401 (k) plan for Vargas and her team is not paid into by SurveyMonkey, but the tech company's benefits consultant worked pro bono with Vargas to create it.

In addition to helping their own employees, tech companies are offering support for others affected by Trump's travel ban.

When tech entrepreneur Kieran Snyder analyzed performance reviews done by a diverse group of managers at a variety of companies a few years ago, she found that constructive feedback given to women included strong elements of «negative personality criticism» that were all but absent from the suggestions for men.

A soon - to - be listed tech company led by local entrepreneur Rob Newman and company director Ian Olson has lodged its prospectus for a $ 5 million capital raising, as it proceeds with its reverse takeover of Soil Sub Technologies.

And when companies do find people that meet their specifications, they are more likely to be lured away by a competitor, given the high demand for tech talent.

Moreover, a handful of acquisition - happy tech companies have shown a willingness to add services by buying tiny, money - losing start - ups for tens of millions of dollars.

For many in tech, this travel ban hits close to home, since many of the top companies in the industry — including Google, Tesla, Uber, and Intel — were founded by immigrants.

A US - founded tech company specialising in counter-drone systems has launched its prospectus for a $ 5 million initial public offering, with plans to list on the ASX by next month.

By 2020, 50 percent of the workforce will be working remotely,» said Guissett, who came to the U.S. seven years ago when the Belgium travel tech company he was working for wanted to build out their U.S. branch in California.

For the food tech startup Dinner Lab, however, having a whole clan of investors does exactly the opposite: It keeps the creative control of the company consolidated, untouched and unfettered by the otherwise omnipotent hand that comes with a big check from a VC deal.

Moritz, a former Time magazine journalist, went on to lament the lower numbers of women studying math and sciences as the reason why it's so difficult for the firm to hire more women — a popular excuse often used by the tech companies with low diversity numbers.

Plus, by releasing the leaked files bit - by - bit, WikiLeaks is making it nearly impossible for a big tech company to say that all the problems in the leak have been fixed — what if Assange is sitting on a doozy of a bug?

Take some tips from Charles Bonello, cofounder of Grand Central Tech, a community of startups and partners that breaks from the traditional accelerator model by providing accepted companies free office space in New York City for a year without requiring equity.

So yes, it's encouraging to see an array of new companies from the consumer and tech sectors come to market — but the TSX is going to continue to be dominated by struggling resource stocks for some time to come.

Qualcomm and Broadcom round out the subsector's top five companies by market cap, making a failed merger between the two companies particularly painful for the group, according to Scott Kessler, lead tech analyst at CFRA Research.

The temporary tax break attracted fast - growing tech companies to San Francisco's Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods by offering them an exemption from the city's 1.5 percent payroll tax in exchange for community work.

Both of those homegrown companies built a formidable strategic advantage by being first in the Latin American market, says Alan Colmenares, who worked for Intel's venture capital arm in Mexico and Brazil and now serves as a facilitator in his native Colombia for the Founder Institute, an incubator focused on tech start - ups across the globe.

A year ago, the company revealed its plan for establishing an Indianapolis tech center with 2,000 employees by the end of 2021, the first among its four planned hubs in the U.S., with the others in North Carolina, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

The high - tech home monitoring device company, which was acquired this year by Google Inc. for $ 3.2 billion, halted all new sales of the alarms in April after recognizing the problem.

Any effort by these cloud companies to build their own chip tech, even if they use for just a small part of their overall data centers and cloud businesses, could cause Intel to lose out on sales.

Though tech companies are renowned for their employee perks and compensation, companies from all kinds of industries — from retail to healthcare to finance and more — are beloved by their employees.

Ten of these companies, our honorees, have matched or outperformed the median annual revenue or profit for their peers in pharma, biotech, or tech, as tracked by EY and Capital IQ.

For instance, one Inc. 500 CEO set up a disaster - recovery center in an outbuilding near his vacation home, about 45 miles from the high - tech company's headquarters; he already knows how to reach that site by either the main highway or the back roads.

Fossil's (fosl) strategy for the entire new watch line, which also includes its other popular fashion brands like DKNY, Armani and Michael Kors, will challenge Apple and other tech companies by emphasizing its own strengths in design and style.

Following the revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency had secured all - but - unfettered access to user data held by the largest U.S. tech companies, including Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, politicians and businesses around the world were struggling to figure out what exactly this news meant for them.

Another area to watch, particularly for tech companies, is Net Neutrality, which is currently protected by Federal Communications Commission rules.

Zuckerberg, a billionaire running a tech company in a region known for runaway wealth, is by any reasonable person's definition not eligible to represent what VandeHei refers to as «Normal America.»

James Damore was fired by Google on Monday for circulating «Google's Ideological Echo Chamber,» a highly controversial 10 - page memo suggesting that women are underrepresented at the company because of biological differences that make them less inclined to tech and leadership roles and not because of bias.

Today, 15 leading transport and tech companies have pledged to abide by her 10 «shared mobility principles for livable cities» — including competitors Uber, Lyft, and Beijing - based Didi Chuxing.

There's good reason for this: One study showed that companies that promote innovative tech outperform their peers by being 26 percent more profitable.

Companies like Paradigm and Textio, for example, are helping major tech companies overcome this challenge by offering trainings and workshops on implicit bias and opening up their hiring practices to more diverse caCompanies like Paradigm and Textio, for example, are helping major tech companies overcome this challenge by offering trainings and workshops on implicit bias and opening up their hiring practices to more diverse cacompanies overcome this challenge by offering trainings and workshops on implicit bias and opening up their hiring practices to more diverse candidates.

And as more and more companies outside of the traditional tech industry embrace software — lest they be eaten by it — the need for product development and security to be on the same page grows ever more paramount.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called for social media to be regulated like the tobacco industry on Tuesday, while British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday called for tech companies to do more to protect users, saying they can not «stand by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse, modern slavery, or the spreading of terrorist and extremist content.»

For some, the end game might even include being acquired by Comcast or Verizon or some other deep - pocketed tech company.

There's never been a more compelling time to go to Aspen for Fortune Brainstorm TECH, our annual by - invitation - only summer retreat for leaders from Fortune 500 companies, the top emerging entrepreneurs of the tech world, and the most important investors who finance tTECH, our annual by - invitation - only summer retreat for leaders from Fortune 500 companies, the top emerging entrepreneurs of the tech world, and the most important investors who finance ttech world, and the most important investors who finance them.

That proposal was controversial because some critics view it as a way for tech companies to simply save money on labor costs by relying on lower - paid workers from overseas.

HONG KONG Ant Financial's rapid climb to become the world's biggest super unicorn valued by some investors at around $ 150 billion showcases investor enthusiasm for the biggest Chinese tech companies and also how quickly valuations can shift.

Possibilities for reforming the distribution of H - 1B visas, which are used largely by the tech industry, were discussed at a meeting last month with chief executives of tech companies at Trump Tower, said two sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to talk about the closed - door talks.

The proposed legislation tackles a worrying norm in which companies, including throughout tech, mandate that employees air any grievances before a private, third - party arbitrator who is typically paid for by the company itself.

They are also bracing for the threats posed by interlopers like Amazon eyeing a foray into the pharmacy business or tech companies offering virtual medical care via a computer or cellphone.

Goldman is on the hunt for the tech companies that will bring them a windfall when they go public, so the roster of startups they invite to the Bellagio is always a window into which young companies are viewed as the creme da la creme by Wall Street.