Verizon replaces consumer unit chief Manon Brouillette, who joined in July 2021, with CEO Hans Vestberg; Verizon stock is down 29% in 2022 (Drew FitzGerald/Wall Street Journal)

December 6, 2022

Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon replaces consumer unit chief Manon Brouillette, who joined in July 2021, with CEO Hans Vestberg; Verizon stock is down 29% in 2022 — Consumer division leader Manon Brouillette departs after less than a year amid weak wireless subscriber growth — Verizon Communications Inc. VZ …

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A report from Chess.com alleges widespread cheating in 100+ online games by Hans Moke Niemann, who was accused of cheating by champion Magnus Carlsen (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
A report from Chess.com alleges widespread cheating in 100+ online games by Hans Moke Niemann, who was accused of cheating by champion Magnus Carlsen — An internal report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal alleges a previously unknown pattern of likely widespread cheating by Hans Moke Niemann …

October 5, 2022

Netflix plans to stop sharing projected subscriber numbers in its earnings starting in Q4 2022, instead stressing new revenue streams like ads and paid sharing (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix plans to stop sharing projected subscriber numbers in its earnings starting in Q4 2022, instead stressing new revenue streams like ads and paid sharing — Netflix will no longer share projected subscriber targets in upcoming earnings reports — a closely tracked metric among investors …

October 18, 2022

Chinese media reports: Xiaomi plans to lay off ~15% of its 35,314 employees amid weaker sales due to China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and slower consumer spending (Che Pan/South China Morning Post)

Che Pan / South China Morning Post:
Chinese media reports: Xiaomi plans to lay off ~15% of its 35,314 employees amid weaker sales due to China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and slower consumer spending — Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has an ambitious goal of unseating iPhone maker Apple from the No 1 spot globally by 2024 …

December 20, 2022

Sources: Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta in India who joined the company in 2019, has left to become the president of Snap’s APAC business (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch:
Sources: Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta in India who joined the company in 2019, has left to become the president of Snap’s APAC business — Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta in India, has left the firm and joined rival Snap, according to sources familiar with the matter.

November 3, 2022

Sources: as subscriber growth slows, Netflix scours its business to cut costs, including managing cloud spend, limiting corporate swag, and hiring junior staff (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: as subscriber growth slows, Netflix scours its business to cut costs, including managing cloud spend, limiting corporate swag, and hiring junior staff — The streaming giant seeks to impose more financial discipline as growth stagnates — As Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.67%▲ …

September 7, 2022

JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45″ touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45″ touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023 — Allegedly the ‘world’s first’ smart charging case for wireless earbuds — JBL has just announced the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds …

September 3, 2022

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