It’s the very beginning of CES 2018, and the first trickles of gadget news are starting to come out — the flood begins today as the show floor opens and keynotes and press conferences begin in earnest. It’s easy to see the broad themes of the show and the tech industry at large already forming: […]

Facebook users can now include Sony/ATV music in their video clips — and musicians will get paid royalties for their use. The two companies said on Monday that they inked a licensing deal that would give users access to Sony/ATV’s catalog of more than 3 million songs for use in any video posted to Facebook’s […]

Imagine a reality where computers can visualize what you are thinking. Sound far out? It’s now closer to becoming a reality thanks to four scientists at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. In late December, Guohua Shen, Tomoyasu Horikawa, Kei Majima and Yukiyasu Kamitani released the results of their recent research on using artificial intelligence to […]

GoPro CEO Nick Woodman said Monday the company would entertain a sale or partnership with another company, but is still planning on staying independent. “If there are opportunities for us to unite with a bigger parent company to scale GoPro even bigger, that is something that we would look at,” Woodman told CNBC’s Josh Lipton […]

Seagate shares rallied Monday after a report speculated on the size of its early investments in cryptocurrency company Ripple. Seagate is an investor in Ripple, but the size of that investment could not be verified by CNBC. Seagate and Ripple did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The storage company’s stock rose as much […]

It’s not Apple or CEO Tim Cook‘s responsibility to parent kids’ iPhone use, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. Cramer spoke after two major Apple shareholders, Jana Partners and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, urged the tech giant to take steps to address what they say is a growing problem of young people getting addicted […]

This post originally appeared on Hal Berenson’s blog on Jan. 6 and is republished here with permission. When it comes to the consumer, Microsoft‘s history can best be described as, “I got it. I got it. I got it. <THUMP> I ain’t got it.” Jan. 6 was the fourth anniversary of my Xbox: Fail blog […]

Ripple plunged on Monday trading down to $2.18, according to Coinmarketcap.com. Coinmarketcap.com showed its price down more than 30 percent, but it appeared that may be due to the site excluding certain prices from Korean exchanges. Another site, Livecoinwatch.com, showed ripple down 17 percent. Other cryptocurrencies also fell on Monday but not the extent of […]

Whirlpool has said Apple Watch wearers will soon be able to remotely control their home appliances. It would mean smart watch owners could change temperature settings on ovens, delay cycles on washers or check how long is left to run on a dryer. The manufacturer announced the development at the CES tech show in Las […]

Recent reports of meager Apple iPhone X sales may be accurate, according to one Wall Street firm. Taiwan’s Economic Daily reported in late December the tech giant will cut its forecast for the iPhone X, citing unidentified sources, spurring a sell-off in Apple’s stock the following day. KeyBanc Capital Markets told its clients demand for […]