The iPhone X is pricey with a $999 starting price, but LG’s new Signature Edition smartphone costs $1,800. LG announced the device this morning, which is based on the LG V30 flagship device and will be sold locally in South Korea for 2 million won, according to The Verge. It’s made out of ceramic, a […]

A new report from Nikkei suggests Apple will manufacture three new iPhones next year, including a new larger 6.3-inch iPhone with an OLED screen. Apple’s $999 iPhone X switched from a traditional LCD panel to a more premium OLED screen, which is more colorful, brighter and energy efficient. Apple continued to use LCD panels on […]

Real estate technology firm Compass announced on Thursday it’s getting an investment of $450 million from the SoftBank Vision Fund. The infusion from the $93 billion venture vehicle — whose backers include the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund — brings Compass’ total capital raise to $775 million. Other Compass investors include […]

Instagram is testing a standalone app for private messages called Direct, a first step toward possibly toward removing messaging features from the core app. Direct, which opens to the camera in the same way Snapchat does, will become available on Android and iOS today in six countries: Chile, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Uruguay. If […]

Chipmakers focused on artificial intelligence are in a race to get their hardware out the door, a theme that’s on full display this week at a major industry event in Southern California. A little-known start-up called Wave Computing shared exhibit floor space with tech giants including Google and Microsoft at the 31st annual Neural Information […]

Former Republican congressman Ron Paul has taken to Twitter to see where his followers would invest a $10,000 gift — but there’s a catch. “You must keep the gift in the form that you choose, and you can’t touch it for 10 years,” Paul said in a tweet Tuesday. The libertarian’s followers were provided with […]

Older Americans are increasingly digitally savvy — but they are still a prime target for online scams. Nearly half (42 percent) of adults ages 65 and older now own smartphones, a number that’s quadrupled in the last five years, according to a report by Pew Research Center conducted last year. Internet use by seniors has […]

It’s been a chaotic year for Uber, but one part of its business is a bright spot: food delivery. Since launching two years ago, UberEats is now in 200 cities and is profitable in 40 of them, the company told CNBC. Uber is now competing in a crowded market, alongside GrubHub, Caviar and Amazon following […]

Bitcoin will likely become a global force for good once it’s treated as a transaction currency, according to the co-founder of Yahoo. “Bitcoin as a digital currency is not quite there yet,” Jerry Yang, who now heads AME Cloud Ventures, told CNBC on Thursday. “Personally, I am a believer in how digital currency can play […]

Wall Street banks have raised objections to the introduction of bitcoin futures trading, highlighting fears that the financial system can’t cope with the cryptocurrency’s volatile price swings. Bitcoin has rocketed higher Thursday, crossing the $15,000 mark less than 48 hours after topping $12,000. The U.K.’s Financial Times has reported that a letter from the Futures […]