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Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images CEO of German carmaker Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche. Daimler AG on Wednesday named Swede Ola Kaellenius as its next chief executive as part of a succession plan which also seeks to install current CEO Dieter Zetsche as a back-seat driver. Daimler said …

Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stage during the presentation of new Google hardware in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2016. Google is making changes to its popular Chrome browser in response to criticism from privacy advocates. The company came under fire earlier this week because …

Stephen Lam | Reuters Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook Inc’s annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, May 1, 2018. It’s not just Instagram Stories that Snapchat has to worry about. Facebook and Messenger Stories now have 300 million daily active users, the company announced Wednesday. A …

Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Reusable shopping bag with logo at Whole Foods Market grocery store in Dublin, California.  Amazon has expanded its grocery delivery service from its Whole Foods stores to more cities across the United States. The service is now available in Milwaukee, Omaha, Detroit, …

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nike shoes are displayed at a Nike Store on August 10, 2018 in San Francisco, California.  Nike posted double-digit earnings growth during its fiscal first quarter as the company works to reshape its business and courts controversy with a new ad campaign featuring former San …

Source: Christie’s Images LTD. 2018 The 18.95 carat, fancy vivid pink stone is a rectangular cut and is called The Pink Legacy.  A large pink diamond a could become one of the most expensive gems ever sold at auction, estimated to fetch up to $50 million next month in Geneva. …

Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, Chairman of Twitter and a founder of both, holds an event in London on November 20, 2014. Fintech firm Square is rolling its payroll services into a mobile app, and it’s sending payroll stocks like ADP and Paychex …

Scott Olson | Getty Images A Southwest Airlines jet leaves Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois.  Can’t stand being out of touch at 35,000 feet but don’t want to pay for pricey in-flight Wi-Fi? Try instant messaging. Southwest Airlines is the latest carrier to offer free in-flight messaging. The airline had …

Robert Ferris | CNBC The Lucid Air Alpha test car, displayed at the New York Auto Show, reached a software-limited 217 miles per hour on a text track in Ohio. Luxury electric car maker Lucid is building a high speed charging network for electric cars across the United States with …

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai will meet privately with top Republican lawmakers this week, the company confirmed …