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Business Insider’s top advertising and media stories for October 5

October 5, 2020 | technology | No Comments

Hi! Welcome to the Insider Advertising daily for October 5. Lucia Moses here, filling in for Lauren Johnson.

Today’s news: Tech chiefs to testify, why Pepsi isn’t following Coke into hard seltzer, and Triller user numbers disputed.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, left, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

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The CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter will all testify before Congress, days before the election, over legal protections for internet companies

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PepsiCo’s CEO explains why it’s shying away from hard seltzer even as Coca-Cola moves into booze

Pepsi and Coke have been taking different paths when it comes to selling beverages to pandemic-weary consumers.

PepsiCo is focused “100%” on its strategy in energy drinks, CEO Ramon Laguarta said on the company’s earnings call Thursday in response to a question about

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Palantir insiders locked out of trading due to software glitch

September 30, 2020 | software | No Comments

  • Palantir insiders were temporarily unable to sell shares Wednesday due to an issue with Morgan Stanley’s trading software, CNBC first reported and Morgan Stanley confirmed to Business Insider.
  • The data-mining company went public Wednesday morning via a direct listing at $10 per share, but took a page from the traditional IPO process by having a “lock-up” period for existing investors.
  • Palantir still allowed those investors to sell up to 20% of their shares during the lock-up, but according to CNBC, some initially couldn’t take advantage of it because of a software glitch.
  • A Morgan Stanley spokesperson told Business Insider the company “experienced slowness that may have resulted in delayed logins into our system” but that its call centers were able to execute trades “at all times.”
  • Palantir’s stock jumped as much as 14% per share in early hours, but dropped again later in the day.
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