Susan Decker

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  • The Walmart+ home screen on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. The world’s largest retailer wouldn’t provide a full-year forecast and executives offered only generalities on its much-touted subscription service, Walmart+, despite repeated attempts from analysts on a conference call to get more. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    Walmart is preparing to go big on the metaverse, with its own NFTs and crypto

    By Brendan Case, Susan Decker, and others
  • LEEDS, ENGLAND – MAY 27: The American Coffeehouse company, Starbucks logo is displayed outside one of its stores on May 27, 2021 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)Retail

    Starbucks files application that would let stadiums, entertainment venues use its name

    By Anne Riley Moffat, Susan Decker, and others
  • 22 May 2018, Germany, Berlin: A researcher watches the CRISPR/Cas9 process through a stereomicroscope at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa (Photo by Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images)Tech

    UC Berkeley’s latest fundraising idea? Auction data that helped win a Nobel Prize as an NFT

    By Susan Decker and Bloomberg
  • A healthcare worker administers the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History vaccination site in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 30, 2021. New York City is moving to fully reopen on July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, though Governor Andrew Cuomo said he wants it to happen sooner. Photographer: Gabby Jones/BloombergHealth

    Some Americans who have reported vaccine side effects hope the U.S. will cover their medical costs

    By Susan Decker and Bloomberg
  • SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 06: Cari Gundee rides her Peloton exercise bike at her home on April 06, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. More people are turning to Peloton due to shelter-in-place orders because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Peloton stock has continued to rise over recent weeks even as most of the stock market has plummeted. However, Peloton announced today that they will temporarily pause all live classes until the end of April because an employee tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Tech

    Dish sues fitness giants Peloton, Lululemon and Icon over streaming technology

    By Christopher Yasiejko, Susan Decker, and others
  • Signage is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. The U.S. Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google in the most significant antitrust case against an American company in two decades, kicking off what promises to be a volley of legal actions against the search giant for allegedly abusing its market power. Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergTech

    Google wins Oracle copyright fight as Supreme Court overturns ruling

    By Greg Stohr, Susan Decker, and others
  • POLAND – 2021/02/19: In this photo illustration an Intel logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market values in the background.Tech

    Intel ordered to pay $2.2 billion after losing patent lawsuit

    By Susan Decker, Matthew Bultman, and others
  • Facade with logo at regional headquarters of software company Oracle in San Jose. A U.S. appeals court has rejected Oracle’s challenge to the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud-computing contract.Tech

    Oracle loses appeal in $10 billion Pentagon cloud-computing contract dispute

    By Susan Decker, Naomi Nix, and others
  • VolkswagenTech

    Ford and VW electric vehicles could be delayed by legal dispute between battery suppliers

    By Christoph Rauwald, Susan Decker, and others
  • Israel last month invoked an emergency patent-suspension clause in its 1967 code for the first time, allowing it to import a generic version of AbbVie Inc.’s Kaletra, which has shown signs of combating coronavirus.International

    Coronavirus crisis may bring out old tool in disease fights: suspension of drug patents

    By Hugo Miller, Karin Matussek, and others
  • CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Apple's Stan Ng talks about the new Apple Watch series 5 during a special event on September 10, 2019 in the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple's Cupertino, California campus. Apple unveiled new products during the event. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Tech

    Apple Stole Tech for Watch, Health Monitoring Firms Claim in Patent Suit

    By Susan Decker, Mark Gurman, and others
  • Apple Watch Series 5Tech

    Apple Sued by New York Doctor Over Watch’s Heart Technology

    By Susan Decker and Bloomberg
  • Man yelling into phoneTech

    Tired of Robocalls? You May Be Free of Them Soon

    By Jon Reid, Susan Decker, and others
  • vintage bulbsTech

    University Wants a Cut of ‘Edison’ Bulb Sales from Walmart, Target, and Amazon

    By Susan Decker and Bloomberg
  • CHINA-SHENZHEN-EXOSKELETON ROBOT (CN)

    In Tech Race With China, U.S. Universities May Lose a Vital Edge

    By Susan Decker, Alex Tanzi, and others