Payments firm Square plans to change its name to Block. The company will move forward with the rebranding on December 10th. Jack Dorsey co-founded Square in 2009 shortly after his first stint as CEO of Twitter. The rebrand is designed to encapsulate the company's expansion from its namesake card reader.

Only 15% of companies are scaling automation techniques across multiple parts of their business, according to a McKinsey survey. Only 2.8% of businesses have adopted machine learning, which is at the heart of modern advances in AI. Small businesses with adequate datasets and funds can benefit from AI if they're looking to expand their business.

Twitch will warn streamers and chat moderators if a user is a ban evader. The gaming-focused livestreaming website said "bad actors" often create new accounts to harass people. It is part of Twitch's long-running efforts to reduce hate and harassment.

Facebook's new ad for Meta, a new virtual-reality company, features art prominently. The company wants us to think about art when we think about its new product, says David Weinberger. Facebook may be returning to Silicon Valley's countercultural origins, he says.

Spotify's Wrapped feature shows the top artists, songs and podcasts individual listeners enjoyed over the past year. The feature is currently available on the Spotify app for iOS and Android. Users can share lists of their Top Artists, Top Songs, Minutes Listened, and Top Genre on social media.

Essentium announced a reverse merger with Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corporation. The deal would value the combined companies at $974 million, including $345 million in cash. Essentum's clients include the U.S. DoD, Lockheed Martin and Ford.

The first NFT was released in 2017, when much of the world was still finding out what bitcoin is. The public at large has reflexively dismissed them as environmentally harmful scams. The bigger the sale, the more brazen the injustice.

Metaverse presents an opportunity to be a breakthrough in privacy-compliant digital marketing. With the impending deprecation of third-party cookies, the space could be a fresh start built on more privacy-forward tracking alternatives. Brands should take the lead on the privacy conversation, says Rachel Noonan, director of strategy at agency Jam3.

Microsoft is testing out new ways to customize the Windows 11 Start menu. The latest Insider build will show more pinned apps, or more recommended apps and files. The date and clock will also be back to the taskbar on additional monitor screens. The new Windows 11 Insider build also makes it easier to use the Edge web browser while using Narrator.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a letter to his employees the day after Thanksgiving. He said the company could be at "genuine risk of bankruptcy" unless it can speed up production of Raptor engines. Musk once thought the company would be worth '$0'

Regulators have long threatened to break up Facebook (now called Meta) because of its huge market power. Now one group of officials has followed through and ordered the company to unwind its acquisition of Giphy because the deal could hurt competitors.

Needham analyst Laura Martin told CNBC that investors turned to Apple on Tuesday because the company has prodigious cash flow, allowing it to endure any slowdowns in the economy and take advantage of falling prices.