Inside the Pentagon’s cyberwarfare unit, analysts have been closely monitoring internet traffic out of Iran. Six thousand miles away, Israel’s elite cyber intelligence Unit 8200 has been running war games in anticipation of Iranian strikes on Israeli computer networks. Government and private-sector cybersecurity experts in the United States and Israel worry that President Trump’s decision […]
Read moreIt’s Mother’s Day weekend, but after the brunch and flowers, how can you make Mom’s life easier all year round? Some new technology offerings might help, which CNBC’s “On the Money” recently discussed with Kristen Chase, publisher of CoolMomTech.com. If you or someone in the family is constantly losing their keys, phone or wallet, a […]
Read moreFor $1,200 a month, Patricia Torres and her family were renting a bedroom, a share of time in the bathroom, one vegetable drawer and one shelf in the fridge, and two cupboards over the stove. They rented not so much a home as a fraction of one. Karen Calderon had even less: a single room […]
Read moreGoogle revealed a vision for artificial intelligence that was simultaneously exciting and controversial at its developer confab on Tuesday. The Google Assistant called a hair salon to make an appointment and then called a restaurant to find out about table availability. The performances did more than steal the show. They also overshadowed everything Microsoft announced […]
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Dexcom's newest diabetes device can read your blood sugar without any blood, and it's a life-changer
It is hard to say how much the G6 system will cost you, as it will vary under different insurance plans. Dexcom also accepts out-of-pocket payments, and while the company hasn’t revealed the price yet, my G5 costs around $800 up front plus $35 for each sensor, so you can expect to spend a couple […]
Read morePeople tend to value their rest, but can there be a dollar price on exactly how much? Online mattress retailer Nectar definitely thinks so, and is hoping a $1500 hybrid and handcrafted mattress — called the DreamCloud — will do the trick. In a frenetic world where consumers are distracted by work and technology, and […]
Read moreTesla’s senior vice president of engineering, Doug Field, is leaving the company for what the auto maker is characterizing as a leave of absence. Late Friday, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported that Field wasstepping back from his duties at Tesla, amid ongoing production problems with its Model 3 sedan. A Tesla spokesperson told […]
Read moreWith the stock market locking in the largest weekly gain since March, CNBC’s Jim Cramer wondered if newfound optimism around trade and U.S.-China relations could continue. “To some degree, I think that’s wishful thinking,” the “Mad Money” host admitted on Friday. “But, hey, wishful thinking worked when it came to the unlikely progress between North […]
Read moreCNBC’s Jim Cramer didn’t rename his dog Everest to Nvidia for nothing — he did it because the company is a “remarkable” leader in the world of computing chips, he said on Friday. “Nvidia’s a rescue dog, and I feel compelled today to rescue Nvidia, the company, from the narrative that I most feared: the […]
Read moreHere’s a round-up of the most important deals in venture capital from the past two weeks. Walmart is paying $16 billion for a 77% stake in India’s e-commerce leader Flipkart. Earlier investors in the company have included: Softbank Vision Fund, Tiger Global and Accel, among others. Morgan Stanley projects India’s e-commerce market to become a […]
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