Year: 2021

Visa abandoned its $5.3 billion planned acquisition of Plaid, an important competitor in the financial-technology space, in the face of a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit.

The directive expands an earlier CDC order requiring travelers on flights from the U.K. to show negative test results before boarding.

Dozens of big U.S. companies have suspended political donations in the wake of the deadly Capitol riot.

Some of country’s biggest businesses, including AT&T, Facebook and UPS, said they are rethinking their giving to candidates after Trump supporters breached the Capitol and GOP lawmakers contested the election.

Citing use of the phrase among members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol, the tech giant said its move is aimed at stemming incitements to violence ahead of Inauguration Day.

Founded in 2018 as a libertarian-leaning alternative to Facebook and Twitter, the social network went dark after partners yanked the plug, accusing it of hosting violent content that contributed to last week’s Capitol Hill riot.

Computers stole some thunder from mobile devices in 2020, as employees and students were forced to work remotely during the pandemic.