Getty Images A prototype of Apple’s new HomePod is displayed during the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, California. Apple says it’s using local AI to power Siri. While some data like your name, your contacts, the names of your photo albums […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump was elected on an anti-immigration platform that included building a wall between the southern border of the United States and Mexico. His polarizing stance on immigration has been met with particularly vehement resistance from the entrepreneurship sector. That’s because many top founders hail from abroad. Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk is […]
Read moreOne possible interesting feature of Google‘s upcoming Pixel 2 smartphone: You might be able to squeeze it to open apps. Lines of code spotted by blog 9to5Google reference a new “Active Edge” setting that, with a squeeze gesture, can launch Google Assistant. The thought of squeezing your smartphone might sound outlandish, but it shouldn’t. Rumor […]
Read moreTwitter said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for the “promotion of terrorism” earlier rather than responding to government requests to close them down. U.S. and European governments have been pressuring social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet‘s Google to fight harder against online radicalization, particularly by […]
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Conditions may soon be right for Facebook to break into the Chinese market, and Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant is already taking strategic steps to do so, Mizuho said Monday. “During our recent China trip, our meetings with various industry contacts indicated that FB could have a realistic opportunity for entering China next year,” James […]
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Apple on Tuesday rolled out its new iOS11 for iPhones and iPads. It’s loaded with changes that CNBC has already covered, including a new App Store, new multitasking functions on the iPad and changes to Apple’s fantastic News app. One of the best features is called Control Center, which gives you quick access to important […]
Read moreYou no longer need a million dollars to participate in a fundraising round for a start-up — the JOBS Act of 2012 changed that. One start-up — New York-based crowdfunding platform Rabble — is taking advantage of that, and has built a platform enabling investors to buy into private companies for very little money. Unlike […]
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Apple just released iOS 11, the next major software update for your iPhone and iPad. iOS 11 is a pretty big update, particularly on the iPad where it improves multitasking by allowing you to run even more apps side-by-side and adds drag-and-drop functionality. On the iPhone, you’ll find new controls, an entirely revamped App Store […]
Read moreNike sneakers are piling up on retailers’ shelves due to poor demand, according to one Wall Street firm. Susquehanna lowered its rating for Nike shares to neutral from positive on Tuesday, citing increasing promotional activity for its shoes. “The performance of key marquee basketball product has slowed, as Nike continues to barrage the market with […]
Read moreOne of the European Union’s leading regulators is making a house call to Silicon Valley this week. Her agenda: A series of meetings with the likes of Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg to press the tech industry on privacy, hate speech and consumer protection. The visit beginning today by Věra Jourová, the EU commissioner for Justice, Consumers […]
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