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Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty were among 25 members appointed to Trump's American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Wednesday.The board will be co-chaired by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and the president's daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump. ...

Amazon reported record profit in 2018, earning $10.1 billion in net income compared with just $3 billion the prior year. Considering the company hardly recorded any profit until 2016, this sudden cash influx represents a new era for Amazon. So what's changed? ...

Tesla could burn as much as $1 billion in cash in the first quarter, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas says.'The biggest question for Tesla ... is this company finally at a point where it's self-financing, where it doesn't need external equity capital to fund its very ambitious plans?' he says. ...

When it comes to privacy, Facebook's founding president Sean Parker worries more about Amazon than Facebook, pointing to the retail giant's voice assistant devices called Alexa.'If you're having a conversation in front of an Alexa-enabled device, Amazon is not guaranteeing you any privacy, ...

Equifax's data breach on Sept. 7, 2017, stunned markets and American consumers, but where the data of those 143 million people disappeared to has remained a mystery.CNBC talked to experts, intelligence officials, dark web data 'hunters' and Equifax to discover where they expect the data has gone, ...

Vista is paying a similar multiple for Ellie Mae as it did for Mindbody and Apptio.Thoma Bravo, Vista and Hellman & Friedman have been actively pursuing software companies. Cloud software companies have been commanding hefty price tags, ...

Cisco beat estimates on the top and bottom lines.During the quarter, Cisco announced the acquisition of Luxtera for $660 million and a partnership with Amazon Web Services. ...

General Motors could use a Rivian investment to make more profitable electric vehicles. Amazon could use the platform for delivery trucks. ...

Both China and Russia, according to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, are developing military capabilities in space, from laser weapons to ground-based anti-satellite missiles.The agency acts as the Pentagon's top intelligence arm. ...

Only 11 percent of people were willing to share their health data with a tech company like Amazon or Facebook, according to a new survey from Rock Health.People are more trusting of the federal government, insurers, big pharma and especially, their doctor.Among tech companies, ...

The Pentagon will look at 'whether the U.S. Air Force complied with the Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide when certifying' SpaceX rockets, a memo filed Monday said.The letter does not explain why the Pentagon is performing this review. ...

Facebook is making great strides in beefing up election security and addressing data privacy concerns, says Graham, also ex-publisher of The Washington Post.'Facebook is doing a ton' since those missteps, argues Graham, saying he sees evidence of that change on his own Facebook account. ...

Tesla faces steep competition in China from a mix of both foreign and Chinese automakers that are already manufacturing and selling electric cars there.Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on the company's most recent earnings call, 'Bottom line is we need the Shanghai factory. ...

Tesla has nearly 13,000 'supercharger' stations around the world as of the end of last year.The network of electric vehicle charging stations is possibly a 'competitive moat' for Tesla, according to Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas. ...

Amazon and General Motors are in talks to invest in Rivian Automotive LLC in a deal that would value the U.S. electric pickup truck manufacturer at between $1 billion and $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. ...

Activision Blizzard publishes popular game titles like 'Call of Duty,' 'Diablo' and 'Warcraft.'The company has revealed headwinds in recent weeks, and said Tuesday it plans to cut its global workforce.The gaming industry is feeling increasing pressure from free-to-play competitor 'Fortnite. ...

Amazon announced it acquired Eero on Monday evening.There are several reasons why it might have done this, from providing Wi-Fi throughout your home to gathering data. Amazon announced on Monday evening that it had acquired mesh-networking Wi-Fi company Eero for an undisclosed sum. ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed 'a new data dividend' that could potentially allow California consumers to get paid for their digital data.Some tech experts have suggested in the past that companies like Facebook and Google should pay consumers for their information. ...

There is growing emphasis in health care to try to address economic issues at home that can impact patients' health conditions.The firm's push into helping health firms with so-called social determinant services follows moves by Lyft and Uber to offer rides to the doctor. ...

Canaccord Genuity upgrades Tesla to buy from hold and raises its 12-month price target to $450 from $330.Canaccord's new 12-month price target represents a 47 percent gain from Tesla's closing price of $305.80 on Friday.Tesla is down 8 percent for the year. ...