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Which Harvard student founded the social media site Facebook?
Zuckerberg launched the site from his Kirkland House dorm room in 2004. Within one month, more than half of Harvard's undergraduates had registered for an account.
Following a legal fight, which tech giant finished its acquisition of the Call of Duty maker in 2023?
The $68.7 billion deal is the largest acquisition in video game history, making Microsoft the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue behind Tencent and Sony.
Which Apple co-founder won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022?
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the U.S., awarded posthumously to Jobs for his revolutionary impact on technology and media.
Now owned by the parent company Alphabet, which search giant purchased the video site YouTube in 2006?
Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock just 18 months after the site launched. The deal was famously finalized at a Denny's restaurant in California.
Which FTX founder faced a federal court for financial crimes in 2023?
In November 2023, Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of seven counts of fraud. He diverted billions in FTX customer deposits to fund his private hedge fund, Alameda Research.
Formerly known as Facebook, which social media giant purchased the photo app Instagram in 2012?
When Meta acquired Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, the photo-sharing app had only 13 employees and no revenue.
Which tech duo named their parent company Alphabet?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin chose Alphabet as it represents language, one of humanity's most important innovations. It also puns on alpha-bet, a return above a benchmark.
Beyond its massive online store, which retail giant bought the grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017?
Amazon's $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods remains its largest acquisition to date. The deal integrated Prime benefits and discounts into physical grocery stores.
To improve its digital tools, which French beauty giant acquired the tech firm ModiFace in 2018?
This was L'Oréal's first acquisition of a technology company, powering the augmented reality tools for virtual makeup and hair color try-ons.
Which billionaire started Amazon as an online bookstore?
Jeff Bezos originally named the company Cadabra, but he changed it to Amazon after a lawyer misheard the name as cadaver.