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This article was originally published on Askgrowers and appears here with permission. No need to say that humanity is experiencing a difficult period right now. Yet, we are not going to discuss coronavirus, pandemic, risks, and losses – we will concentrate on the unique social phenomenon...

Five9 Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) shareholders on Thursday shot down Zoom Video Communications Inc’s (NASDAQ: ZM) $14.7 billion deal to acquire the customer-service software company. What Happened: The deal failed to secure enough votes from Five9 shareholders and the two companies said the merger...

Cathie Wood-led money managing firm Ark Invest believes Zoom Video Communications Inc's (NASDAQ: ZM) cloud-based Zoom Phone service has significant space to grow. What Happened: Ark snapped up about $56 million worth of shares in Zoom last week after shares traded more than 16% ...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest on Tuesday rushed to buy shares in Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) on the day shares of the video calling company plunged over concerns of business' growth slowing as businesses and schools reopen. The popular investment firm bought 194,080 Zoom shares...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. We are experiencing a fundamental change in the way we work and the way companies serve their customers. Simply put, we cannot proceed...

Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE: CRM) CEO Marc Benioff said Wednesday that some fellow corporate executives have been surprised by employees wanting to continue working from home, CNBC reported. What Happened: Benioff made his comments to television host Jim Cramer on “Mad Money” shortly...

Strong cloud growth and the surprising strength of the Office 365 segment of Microsoft were big topics covered by analysts in updated notes after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings. The Microsoft Analysts: Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss had an Overweight rating on Microsoft...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is delaying a planned return to desks for its employees by a month as COVID-19 variants ravage multiple countries, Bloomberg reported Monday. What Happened: The Cupertino, California-based tech giant’s plan involved employees working at their desks for at least three...

Employees of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) say they will quit should the tech giant not change the requirements that they attend office at least three days a week beginning September, The Verge reported Thursday. What Happened: The employees say remote work requests are being increasingly denied post...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is doubling down on its hybrid work model and essentially saying no to employees clamoring for the option to work remotely, the Verge reported Tuesday. What Happened: Apple’s senior vice president of retail and people Deirdre O’Brien said in a video reviewed by...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) employees are not in agreement with a policy that would see them working at their desks three days a week starting early September, the Verge reported. What Happened: “Apple’s remote/location-flexible work policy, and the communication around it, have already...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) expects employees to return to the office for at least three days a week starting in early September, according to internal communication from CEO Tim Cook cited by The Verge. What Happened: The Cupertino, California-based company, known to follow an office-...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) said Tuesday the number of paid subscribers for its enterprise communication software Workplace has jumped 40% to reach 7 million subscribers, compared to a year ago. What Happened: Workplace and its bigger rival, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT)-owned Teams,...

The pandemic forced companies into finding ways for employees to work remotely from home. In order to make this a possibility, companies harnessed technology to allow businesses to continue to operate virtually. In 2020, large tech companies such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has hired pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plc’s (NASDAQ: AZN) Fiona Cicconi to head its personnel operations, the Associated Press reports. What Happened: Cicconi will be replacing Eileen Naughton, who disclosed in...