Google expects that “hundreds of millions” of Android devices will be capable of augmented reality (AR) uses next year, bringing a slew of potential monetization opportunities. Amit Singh, vice president of business and operations for virtual reality (VR) at Google, spoke about the company’s investment in the technology and the release of ARCore, a platform […]
Read moreWalt Disney Co. is set to report its quarterly earnings on Thursday after the closing bell, and AdvisorShares portfolio manager Eddy Elfenbein will be watching the report closely. Here’s why. • CNBC reported on Monday that 21st Century Fox has been in talks to sell most of the company to Disney. “We don’t know if […]
Read moreThe record $2.7 billion antitrust fine that the European Union slapped on Google in June will help drive innovation, the European commissioner for competition told a tech summit Tuesday. Margrethe Vestager, who has been criticized for targeting U.S. tech giants, said it is a problem when successful companies that dominate a market, like Google, use […]
Read moreVodafone has launched a new system that it says will allow consumers to connect “millions of home and leisure electronics products” to its dedicated global internet of things network. In an announcement Tuesday, the business said its “V by Vodafone” system was made up of, among other things, an internet of things sim card and […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that extreme vetting of U.S. gun owners would have made “no difference” to the Texas church shooting. Speaking at a joint press conference alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Seoul, Trump was asked by a reporter whether he had considered extreme vetting for U.S. citizens seeking to buy a […]
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Apple supplier Dialog posts profit rise on strong demand for new smartphones
Dialog Semiconductor reported a 4 percent increase in third-quarter adjusted operating profit on Tuesday as it benefited from strong demand from makers of next-generation smartphones andother consumer electronics devices. Dialog, which makes chips for Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics smartphones, reported underlying operating profit of $76.6 million, above average expectations of $72 million in a […]
Read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) can be a source for good and we need to understand its full potential before it’s regulated, the co-founder of online retail platform Trouva told CNBC Tuesday. “I think as with any innovation it takes time for it to basically dissimilate within a specific environment and there needs to be enough flexibility […]
Read moreGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said she wants proper talks to begin with other political parties in order to form a coalition government, but differences over immigration, climate change and euro zone reforms remain obstacles to forming a new alliance. Merkel called Monday for proper talks between her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social […]
Read moreIndonesian authorities say they will block access to the popular WhatsApp instant messaging app if it doesn’t remove sexually explicit content. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said Tuesday on its website that it has already asked internet companies to block domain names used by Tenor, which provides animated image files known as GIFs […]
Read moreApple revamped its overseas subsidiaries to take advantage of tax loopholes on the European island of Jersey after a crackdown on Ireland’s loose rules began in 2013, according to The New York Times and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The news outlet and the nonprofit investigative organization cited confidential records that were obtained by […]
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