Sentences with phrase «such as tech companies»

That is, of course, the preferred solution of our large corporations — such as tech companies exploiting H1 - B visas to suppress wages of tech workers.

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According to her LinkedIn account, Gaylor «has advised clients on over 150 transactions representing over $ 100 billion in transaction value,» including acquisitions at tech companies such as Facebook, Zynga, Netflix and Linkedin.

Apple won't be able to avoid the finger - wagging headed for any tech company doing business with companies like Foxconn, particularly when CEO Tim Cook, as Apple's former COO, is directly tied to such a partnership.

Chinese tech giants are now outright acquiring or taking majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's leading travel search site Skyscanner, Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.

In fact, SWOT assessments provide value for businesses in any market, from smaller companies, such as finance blogs or tech consultants, to the top of the Fortune 100.

We intentionally engage with communities such as Women Who Code, Grace Hopper and Lesbians Who Tech to build relationships with talent who might otherwise not be familiar with our company.

That could certainly be a problem for companies such as Square, which filed its IPO papers last week with a valuation near $ 7 billion, as well as for a host of tech companies whose red - hot valuations now appear to be cooling.

Who else uses it: Companies such as Distil Networks, startup investors like Brad Feld and tech influencers, including Rand Fishkin, all use the service.

While agricultural chemical and mining companies led the S&P 500 in the nine years leading up to the Lehman's bankruptcy, it's been the internet and tech companies such as Netflix and Nvidia that have led the charge this time around.

More pejoratively: The term «tech bro» also refers to a tech company employee who acts entitled, lacks self - awareness and is tone deaf about sensitive issues such as the realities of urban poverty.

Tech companies, for example, actively recruit young millennials, fostering an inclusive culture that benefits from activities outside the workplace, such as group outings.

While that's higher than peers such as Nikon and Canon, which have sales multiples closer to 1, it's still quite low compared to the valuations of other companies in the tech world.

In messages to staff, tech companies sometimes conflate conversations employees are allowed to have, such as complaining about working conditions, with sharing trade secrets, said Chris Baker, an attorney with Baker Curtis and Schwartz, PC, who represents the fired Googler.

Nicole Wong, who previously served as the White House's deputy chief technology officer, said tech companies would be reluctant to create a database of jihadists videos, even if it could be kept current enough to be relevant, for fear that repressive governments would demand such set - ups to pre-screen any content they do not like.

-- Scott Scherr, CEO and founder of Ultimate Software, an HR tech platform on track to hit $ 1 billion in annual revenue this year and used by companies such as Subway, First Horizon, MLB, the Phoenix Suns, Yamaha, and Nikon

For a tech play that's less likely to upset their stomachs, many investors like semiconductor companies such as Nvidia (nvda), whose chips are used in Tesla and other autonomous driving systems, smartphones, and more.

Tech giants such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic along with thousands of smaller consumer - electronics companies descend on Las Vegas for the week, where they'll make arguably some of the largest tech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to cTech giants such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic along with thousands of smaller consumer - electronics companies descend on Las Vegas for the week, where they'll make arguably some of the largest tech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to ctech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to come.

The company moved into the large facility in 2012, helping transform San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood into a tech hub that now houses other promising tech firms such as Uber and Square, as well as a variety of smaller startups.

Among them are tech companies such as Waymo, which took over Google's self - driving project last year, as well as traditional automakers such as Toyota and BMW.

So far the battle has entailed more words than action, with the tax's supporters trading charged public comments with representatives of the tech companies such as Weinberg's Bay Area Council Economic Institute and the San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation, which represents Salesforce, Google, Pinterest, Twilio, and others.

Alibaba has purchased the remaining 57 % stake of China food delivery app Ele.me it doesn't already own, bringing the app's valuation up to $ 9.5 b. Tech companies such as Alibaba and Tencent, which has invested billions of dollars in Meituan - Dianping, are eager to cash in on China's growing online food delivery market, which is expected to grow 18 % to 241 billion yuan ($ 38 billion) this year.

Michael McGeary, political director at Engine, a tech advocacy group, says the JOBS Act «could be a real boon for young companies,» particularly those located outside VC - dense areas such as New York and Silicon Valley.

Sacca, who is known for his early investments in tech companies such as Twitter and Uber, launched into an impassioned speech criticizing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, firing off a barrage of charges against Trump that were as fast, furious, and hard to fact check as those coming from the candidates themselves.

Today Under Nadella, the company has shifted away from consumer tech and toward business services, particularly subscription - or advertising - based online services such as cloud computing.

The company's big tech changes, such as installing kiosks, were coupled with behind - the - scenes adjustments to make operations faster and easier, such as simplifying kitchen display systems.

Hartsock's Phone2Action is among the dozens of tech companies, ranging in size from startups to behemoths such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft, that have urged Congress to maintain certain aspects of the H - 1B visa program.

Whereas online grocers such as Grocery Gateway in Toronto and Fresh Direct in New York have traditionally promised next day or even same - week delivery, this new wave of services — more tech companies than grocery retailers, really — promise delivery within one to three hours in larger cities.

In particular, Medina says that he's finding it more difficult to poach employees from larger tech companies such as Amazon and Microsoft because the potential hires are concerned that such a move could put their visa status in jeopardy.

Acquisition has its benefits, but there is concern that Canada can't develop a thriving tech sector without large anchor companies such as RIM.

The online protests highlighted how the biggest tech companies, such as Facebook and Google, have taken a back seat in the debate.

But the online protests also highlighted how the biggest tech companies, such as Facebook and Google, have taken a back seat in the debate about protecting net neutrality, rules that prohibit internet service providers such as AT&T and Comcast from blocking or slowing sites or for charging people or companies for faster speeds of particular sites.

Speaking at Fortune «s Most Powerful Women International Summit in London, Gavet, whose company owns travel sites such as Priceline.com, Kayak.com and booking.com, said the European Union's effort to create its much - touted «single digital market» is «the biggest question for tech startups here in Europe.»

Since its founding, Computerific, with the support of companies such as Microsoft and IBM, has donated more than $ 1 million in products and services, funding an average of 10 new workstations and accompanying tech support for each of the 20 clubs in the Tampa area.

«If the U.S. does take protectionist measures, then other countries are likely to take justifiable retaliatory actions against U.S. companies that have an advantage... in fields such as finance and high - tech, leading to a tit - for - tat trade war that benefits no one,» it said.

«High - tech, high - growth innovative start - ups create value fast, efficiently and effectively, and can be a strategic asset for a country like Greece at this time,» says Glezos, whose company has joined the small but growing ranks of promising Greek start - ups such as Gipht.me and Metavallon.

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The retail store of the future, however, is emerging — with a push from online merchants and the help of companies such as New York City tech startup Brickwork.

Tech companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google know a lot about us.

Tech and media companies such as Sony, Facebook and Apple have made recent innovations and investments not only in VR but also in augmented reality (AR).

Companies such as Eli Lilly and NRG Energy have subsidiaries in existing campus buildings, with the Cambridge Innovation Center tech incubator and others coming to the 3675 Market office tower being built at the site.

The gold rush metaphor applies well to tech startups, as evidenced in companies such as Critical Path, which as you likely know created and supported mobile apps as an outside contractor.

For example, large - cap companies dominated during the tech bubble of the 1990s, as investors gravitated toward large - cap tech stocks such as Microsoft, Cisco and AOL Time Warner.

The rate at which employees forfeit their stock awards, typically by leaving the company before fully vesting, is significantly higher at Amazon than at other large tech firms such as Alphabet and Apple, according to an analysis of company filings.

Once dominant tech companies such as AOL and Napster are now footnotes to those who can do it better and meet the needs & expectations of it's users.

The EU's Court of Justice announced a landmark ruling that nullifies that 15 - year - old Safe Harbour pact, which allows tech companies such as Facebook and Google to transfer European customer data to U.S. servers.

Like other tech companies such as Amazon.com (AMZN), rumored to be considering a foray into checking accounts, Chime sees an opportunity in financial services amid a shifting customer base and widespread dissatisfaction with big bank services.

These estimates point to a gap in the valuation of privately funded sports tech companies and publicly owned ones such as Catapult, which is the global leader in wearable sports tech.

Our expert team has worked all over the world for top tech and finance companies such as Google, Amazon, Morgan Stanley and Barclays.

C100 Charter Members include some of the most successful Canadians working in some of the most important tech companies in the Silicon Valley, include startups CEOs, top executives of companies such as Apple, Cisco, EA, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Oracle, and venture investors representing more than $ 8 billion in capital.

Co-founder and chief executive officer Jason Tu tells TechCrunch that MioTech will use its new capital to hire talent from top tech and financial companies such as Google, Facebook and Morgan Stanley.