It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that Apple‘s next high-end iPhone could cost more than a grand, money manager and popular blogger Josh Brown said Monday. He spoke after Apple watcher and developer John Gruber told CNBC he thinks the entry-level version of Apple’s iPhone 8 will start at $1,200, above the $1,000 figure […]
Read moreTennis star and entrepreneur Serena Williams is joining the board of SurveyMonkey, along with Intuit CEO and chairman Brad Smith, the online survey company said. Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman and Turbonomic’s executive chairman Bill Veghte are stepping off as directors as part of the move. As most know, Williams is one of the […]
Read moreCiting supply constraints and potentially massive demand for Apple’s iPhone 8, Apple watcher and developer John Gruber said he thinks the entry-level version of Apple’s most high-end iPhone will start at $1,200. That’s a lot more than the $1,000 figure that has been floating around recently. Gruber, who frequently hosts Apple executives on his podcast […]
Read moreAmazon on Monday morning offered a “sneak peek” at some of the deals its reported 85 million Prime members will be able to choose from, as its third annual Prime Day kicks off at 9 pm ET. Among the bargains are a 50 percent markdown on the Amazon Echo, $50 off the August Smart Lock, […]
Read moreAlphabet on Monday said it has kicked off a new research initiative aimed at improving human interaction with artificial intelligence systems. The People + AI Research (PAIR) program currently encompasses a dozen people who will collaborate with Googlers in various product groups — as well as outsiders like Harvard University professor Brendan Meade and Massachusetts […]
Read moreAmazon’s annual sale extravaganza, Prime Day, is more centered around technology products each year, with giveaways and steep discounts on Apple MacBooks, Microsoft‘s Surface products and even Google Home devices. But perhaps more telling is a much less flashy deal: Four months of unlimited music for 99 cents through Amazon. It’s a deal that targets […]
Read moreWhile lotteries racked up $80 billion in sales last year, if millennials aren’t interested in playing, the industry’s luck could change. Only one-third of people aged 20 to 35 bought a lottery ticket last year, and the numbers are declining. That demographic trend troubles both the lottery industry and the states and programs that rake […]
Read moreFor the co-founder of a company that warns new staff that “adequate performance” will result in a “severance package”, Reed Hastings does not come across as a typical tough guy. Breezy and relaxed, the 56-year-old chief executive of Netflix delivers chilling statements with unnerving warmth. “We are modelled on sport and if you want to […]
Read moreA new note from KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Andy Hargreaves suggests that Apple still hasn’t figured out a way to fit a fingerprint reader on the iPhone 8. Several reports have suggested Apple has been battling this problem, which might cause delays of the most high-end OLED iPhone model beyond the expected September launch time […]
Read moreShares of Best Buy slid more than 7.5 percent on Monday following news from Recode that Amazon plans to launch its own Geek Squad service. Best Buy’s Geek Squad helps customers setup and troubleshoot gadgets. Best Buy reported unexpected first quarter growth in May, when shares hit an all-time intraday high of $60.14. It attributed […]
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