Neowin News Feed for: Shareholder

Google likely to lay off 10,000 ‘poor performing' employees

Hemant Saxena — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:30:01 +0000

A letter from a UK investor claims Google's current headcount is “excessive” as compared to hiring patterns in the past. As such, the company may lay off its low-performing employees to reduce costs. Read more...

Microsoft taps Brad Smith as vice chair of board, shareholders meeting set for November 30

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:54:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it is making president Brad Smith the vice chair of its board of directors. The company has also set the annual shareholders meeting for November 30, 2021. Read more...

Zoom sued over privacy and security flaws by a shareholder

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:42:01 +0000

In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday to the San Francisco federal court, a shareholder has accused Zoom of security vulnerabilities, leaking data, and its officials of withholding information. Read more...

Facebook to Mark Zuckerberg: Never leave us or you'll pay

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:22:01 +0000

Facebook is asking its shareholders to vote on new rules that would strip away Mark Zuckerberg's control of the company if he ever decides to leave or gets fired from the giant social network's helm. Read more...

Microsoft's board sued by shareholder, not happy with IE fine by EU

John Callaham — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 20:51:20 +0000

A Microsoft shareholder has filed a lawsuit against the company's board of directors, claiming mismanagement in dealing with the IE error that caused the EU to fine Microsoft for breaking an agreement Read more...

Bill Gates might lose his title as largest Microsoft shareholder in 2014

John Callaham — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:11:14 +0000

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates could finally become the company's second biggest shareholder sometime in 2014 if he keeps selling his stock at the rate that he has for the past several years. Read more...