Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Zuckerberg’s longtime number two who stepped down as COO in 2022, said today she’s also leaving the board of . Sandberg was one of the highest-ranking women in the business and tech world as chief operating officer of , then Meta, which she joined in 2008. While there, she authored the 2013 bestselling Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.  “With a heart filled with gratitude and a mind filled with memories, I let the Met board know that I will not stand for reelection this May, ...

Amazon MGM Studios is to open a production hub at Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada. The streaming production giant unveiled an agreement with the studio for exclusive use of production facilities in downtown Toronto at a ribbon-cutting event today. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow attended the ceremony. The multi-year agreement includes use of five new state-of-the-art sound stages, accompanying workshops and office accommodation, totalling approximately 160,000 square feet. Financ ...

More than 2,600 flights were canceled nationwide Friday and more are expected today because of Midwest storms and inspections that have taken many Boeing 737 planes offline The Midwest is being hard hit by snow, with blizzard warnings issued on Friday for the Midwest and Great Lakes. Days ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses, the National Weather Service in Des Moines is urging drivers to stay off the roads. Chicago was the biggest pain point for travelers, with hubs Dallas and Denver close behind. A Chicago g ...

Powered by its artificial intelligence assets, Microsoft has leapfrogged Apple to become the most valuable public company. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft’s market value finished the week at $2.88 trillion, compared with Apple’s $2.86 trillion. Over the past year, Microsoft has added about $1 trillion in value, as fascination with generative AI (a major point of contention in Hollywood’s dual strikes) increased. Shares in Microsoft finished Friday’s trading at $388.47, up 1% and near an all-time high. Ap ...

Amazon‘s gamer-centric streaming outlet Twitch is laying off 500 staffers, CEO Dan Clancy told employees in a memo this morning. The move is being made in sync with cutbacks at corporate siblings Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Bloomberg had reported the layoffs at Twitch on Tuesday. Clancy said the news had “leaked,” suggesting that the Amazon division had to hold off on confirming any details or answering employee questions in order to co-ordinate today’s announcement with that of the other divisions. Cl ...

Apple‘s ultra-high-end gadget, the Vision Pro, will be available online and at U.S. Apple Stores starting February 2, the company has announced. The $3,500 virtual reality device was unveiled last year, taking up a large portion of the company’s annual September tubthump for new products and technology. While sales of VR headsets have generally been sluggish across the industry in recent years, Apple has made the claim that its take is wholly unique. The Vision Pro’s main lens adjusts to lighting and user ...

Marie Donoghue, the VP of global sports video at Amazon’s Prime Video, is leaving the company. Donoghue informed her staff on Thursday with a farewell email. Prime Video just concluded its second season as the home of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football package. Donoghue reported to Jay Marine, who heads the company’s sports division. Amazon confirmed Donoghue’s exit to the media, but provided no further comment. Donoghue joined Amazon in 2018 as VP of global sports video for Prime Video and spearheaded th ...

Top U.S. cable operator Comcast has reached a carriage renewal with Paramount Global, averting a potential blackout of service around the New Year’s holiday. The deal, confirmed to Deadline by a Paramount spokesperson, comes before the expiration of the current pact at the end of the year. In January 2022, Paramount (then known as ViacomCBS) and Comcast announced a “multi-year” carriage renewal. Talks proceeded quietly in recent days, without any of the consumer-facing warnings about looming deadlines that ...

A consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations Google tracked users who thought they were browsing the internet privately has been settled. No terms have been disclosed. The”incognito” mode on Google’s Chrome browser still followed users, as emails revealed during the trial proved. The data was used to sell ads. The judge in the case confirmed a preliminary agreement to settle the class action lawsuit, originally filed in 2020. Lawyers were seeking at least $5,000 for ...

James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley and soon to be a member of Disney‘s board of directors, is not fazed by the possibility of the media giant going through a proxy fight. During a lengthy sit-down with CNBC, the exec acknowledged that a battle is brewing with activist investor Nelson Peltz, whose investment firm nominated him along with ex-Disney CFO James Rasulo for board seats. The duo are co-ordinating their efforts with Ike Perlmutter, the former head of Marvel. Disney said a board committee will cons ...