With content costs soaring, Netflix plans to raise $2 billion in debt
With each passing month, Netflix continues to pump out new content at breakneck speed. At this pace, it’s literally impossible to keep abreast of and …
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Apple’s marketing boss attempts to demystify the misunderstood iPhone XR
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller knows some people may be loaded with questions about the iPhone XR. Like, what the heck does the “R” in …
If ads are so important to Facebook, why does it suck this bad at them?
Facebook is the social media mega-titan that it is partly because it has such a strong money-making operation underneath the whole thing that has powered …
The days of Google letting device makers install its apps for free in Europe are almost over
It looks like Google is going to potentially start making bank by licensing out its app suite to Android handset makers in Europe. That’s according …
Walmart is offering $100 off a new iPhone XR if you buy the phone there
Preorders went live today for the iPhone XR, the new iPhone model that much of the tech cognoscenti believes may end up being Apple’s most …
As if things weren’t bad enough, MoviePass’ parent company is now under investigation for fraud
The headlines coming out of the struggling movie subscription service MoviePass in recent months have been a confusing assortment of tweaks to its plan terms, …
Samsung acquires analytics startup Zhilabs to prepare for the coming 5G era
Samsung has made clear that it’s got a cash horde of more than $20 billion it wants to spend investing in businesses that will in …
Apple’s new privacy management tools throw epic shade at Facebook and Google
Tim Cook is a pretty straightforward guy. Dresses like your uncle. Avoids the flash of his predecessor. And he has a few key things he …
Upgrade your phone and get unlimited data in one of T-Mobile’s best deals of 2018
T-Mobile is launching what it says is one of its best deals of 2018 this Friday for everyone who’s ready to trade-in their phone for …
Apple ‘deeply apologetic’ after phishing scam compromises some Apple IDs in China
Apple has issued an apology after a phishing scam hit some of its users in China, where the company says a “small number” of Apple …
Google is making a huge change to its business model in response to the EU
Google is preparing for a major shift to its business model in response to a record-breaking EU fine this summer over the rules that Google …
Lyft’s monthly subscription service gives you 30 rides for $300
Lyft announced the wide release of its All-Access Plan on Tuesday, giving frequent Lyft riders an opportunity to save money by spending more up front. …
Tech industry reactions and tributes pour in for late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
As is made clear in The New York Times obituary today for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who has died at the age of 65 from …
Here’s what’s next for Kevin Systrom, who says he has ‘a few more Instagrams’ in him
It’s been less than a month since we got the surprise bombshell that former Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom and fellow co-founder Mike Krieger had abruptly …
An Apple Music and TV streaming bundle could net Apple billions in additional revenue
Like it or not, subscriptions appear to be the wave of the future, and Apple isn’t keen on getting left behind. Just a few years …
Some cities are pushing back when Apple tries to open new retail stores
There was a time when landing one of Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores would be seen as an automatic win and a big coup for a …
Banksy’s shredded painting stunt shouldn’t be a meme, and here’s the proof
For the past several days, everyone has been talking about Banksy’s latest stunt, in which the famously secretive artist activated a secret shredder hidden inside …
Report: Rupert Murdoch’s son James in line to succeed Elon Musk as Tesla chairman
It looks like James Murdoch, the chief executive of 21st Century Fox and the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, is the favored candidate to …
Google kills bid for $10 billion Pentagon contract after employee protests
Google has dropped a bid for a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing project, the company announced Monday. The about-face comes after Google employees protested and …
Netflix buys its first studio in New Mexico and promises $1B of film and TV projects
It is a truth universally accepted that the strongest digital companies of the Internet age are increasingly trying to be more like the real-world counterparts …
The Netflix vs. Amazon Prime Video war is making piracy cool again
When Netflix’s streaming service was still in the early stages of taking over the internet, the received wisdom was that it would kill piracy. Studies …
Analyst speculates about how cell companies are going to make money off 5G
On Monday, Verizon lit up something that can charitably be described as a ‘5G’ network in a handful of locations around the country. It’s a …
Tim Cook talks privacy and banning Alex Jones in Vice News Tonight interview
Following a summer that’s seen Apple launch three new iPhones and dodge most of the scrutiny that has been enveloping Facebook and Google, Apple CEO …
Microsoft’s CFO explained how LinkedIn and Minecraft are part of the company’s strategy
At a Fortune magazine event earlier today ahead of Microsoft’s big product event tonight, the company’s CFO explained its strategy for buying up companies like …
The Senate might save cable, because Charter sure can’t
Cable TV has spent the last five years watching streaming video not-so-slowly nibble away at its cash cow, and the solution has mostly been to …
And now it’s official – the guy who once ran Facebook’s News Feed will now lead Instagram
It was widely expected, and now it’s official. Adam Mosseri, the guy once in charge of Facebook’s algorithmically-powered, fake news-packed, enigmatic News Feed, is getting …
Samsung and AT&T have teamed up to launch a 5G testbed in Austin
The next generation of mobile communications technology, encompassing everything from chipsets to devices themselves, data rates and higher system capacity, will certainly be reshaped by …
Elon is raising eyebrows on Twitter again, this time sharing a ‘Naughty by Nature’ hip-hop video
Sigh. After agreeing to a settlement over the weekend with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which brought a suit against the Tesla CEO a …
Former SEC lawyer: Elon Musk ‘funding secured’ tweet didn’t deserve a lawsuit
There’s a difference between fraud and just being irresponsible. That’s how former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer Thomas Gorman defends his opinion that his …
Facebook crosses a new line in the never-ending quest to monetize its users’ data
Picture this: Someone needs an emergency contact phone number from you. Let’s say it’s an employer. So you cough it up, expecting it to rarely …
