Google‘s next version of Android has new tools that will help users fight their smartphone addiction. During its developer conference on Tuesday, Google discussed new functions in the next version of Android (code-named Android P) that will help users become more aware of which apps they use most and to improve their “digital wellbeing.” There […]

Micron shares will thrive this year due to strong demand from several technology markets, according to one Wall Street firm. Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating for Micron shares, citing its sales growth from the cloud computing business. The company’s shares are up 3 percent Wednesday after the report. “We see a positive risk/reward skew […]

“Good afternoon Mr Smith, and congratulations on reaching 500,000 air miles. Lunch will be served an hour after take off — we’re preparing your filet mignon just the way you like it. I’d like to apologise for the slight delay to your flight to Miami last week, and let you know we’re scheduled to arrive […]

Two teenagers were killed and a third was injured when a Tesla Model S crashed and caught fire in Florida, according to NBC Miami. All three occupants in the vehicle involved in the crash Tuesday night in Fort Lauderdale were 18-year-old males, the report said. “Our thoughts are with the families and friends affected by […]

Shares of Roku popped on Wednesday, ahead of the company’s first-quarter financial report after the bell. The stock price rose as much as 6 percent, hitting a high of $35.81 a share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect Roku to lose 15 cents per share in the first quarter on revenue of $127.6 million. Roku […]

As the cryptocurrency market matures, bitcoin could be pushed out by competitors the same way the video cassette tape format Betamax lost out to rival VHS as home entertainment technology evolved during the 1980s, according to one tech investor. “Bitcoin could turn out to be Betamax,” North Island Chairman Glenn Hutchins told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” […]

Sears Holdings is taking its relationship with Amazon one step further. The department store chain announced Wednesday at its annual shareholders’ meeting in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, that it will offer full-service tire installation for orders from all tire brands on Amazon, including its own DieHard. The rollout will begin in the coming weeks for those […]

Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger deserves praise for the company’s string of successful blockbuster films that crushed expectations and helped drive revenue, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. The Dow component “is a hit machine,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” adding that other entertainment businesses haven’t been as successful in repeatedly producing big […]

Online dating firm Match isn’t worried about Facebook encroaching on the business for one key reason — people don’t want to mix their online dating life with the friends-and-family-first Facebook, according to Match CEO Mandy Ginsberg. “The vast majority of singles would not want to use Facebook for dating primarily due to concerns with data […]

Google has a new version of Android coming to your phone with features that will make it act more like an iPhone X. Right now, most Android phones have three software buttons on the bottom of the screen. One returns users to the previous screen, one takes you right back to the home screen and […]