Verizon finalizes Yahoo acquisition, instantly starts laying people off
In a vote today, Yahoo’s stockholders formally approved the sale of sad former internet company Yahoo to telecoms giant Verizon. The sale values Yahoo at …
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Yep, America’s wireless networks still suck
Two new reports on mobile internet speeds are here, and the news is bad for the Greatest Country in the World Ever. The US is …
‘Wonder Woman’ just completely shattered a very important box office record
Super hero movies are all the rage these days — and have been for a decade or so, at least — but in the years …
We finally have an idea of how many Alexa smart speakers Amazon sells
Amazon’s lineup of Alexa-enabled smart speakers is just a few years old now, but it’s already one of the hottest new device lines in the …
Apple’s fight with Qualcomm could hurt the iPhone 8
Apple has been locked in a bitter dispute with Qualcomm, a major chip manufacturer that has historically supplied the wireless modems for the iPhone. According …
Andy Rubin’s new company already got screwed by Apple
Andy Rubin, the former Googler who founded Android, is no stranger to fighting with Apple. After all, he and his mobile platform have been locked …
Sprint finally beat T-Mobile for something
Network speed comparisons often aren’t kind to Sprint. Among the big four carriers, Sprint has a nasty habit of coming in stone dead last on …
It’s pretty crazy how good Nintendo Switch sales have been so far
This time last year, people would have laughed in your face if you merely suggested that Nintendo was about to launch the hottest home video …
Working in a Tesla factory isn’t just hard, it’s dangerous
A recent report from The Guardian confirmed that working in a Tesla factory is unpleasant. But a new report from Worksafe, a worker safety advocacy group, makes …
T-Mobile is about to make its most exciting new service free for all subscribers
It might’ve taken a little longer than the company had hoped, but T-Mobile is finally ready to unleash its new “Digits” product. First teased all …
Ford’s new CEO is all about driverless cars
In a major shakeup today, Ford has ousted longtime CEO Mark Fields and replaced him with Jim Hackett, the former executive in charge of Ford’s …
Working in the Tesla factory sounds like hell
Tesla is doing everything different to a regular car company, and making a lot of friends along the way. Not negotiating on price and selling …
The iPhone 8 could be delayed by Apple’s battle with Qualcomm
Apple is currently engaged with an unusually harsh battle with Qualcomm, one of the key companies that designs internal components for the iPhone. Basttles between …
Apple to discontinue iPad mini as device gets squeezed from both ends
First introduced in 2012, Apple’s iPad mini was a welcome alternative to the much larger, thicker, and heavier 9.7-inch iPad. There was no 5.5-inch iPhone …
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple Watch to include game-changing health features
There’s no doubt about it — the Apple Watch is a hit. While Apple has not disclosed sales numbers, smart money has the device, now in its …
Judge issues injunction against Uber in Waymo file theft case
A legal case between Uber and Waymo over trade secrets theft has heated up, as a federal judge has issued a partial injunction against Uber. …
Netflix denies testing price hike that would’ve been pure evil
Netflix is among a small handful of companies that are known far and wide for having decidedly pro-consumer policies. Needless to say, that’s a rare characteristic …
Lyft and Google’s Waymo team up to fight Uber, and it just might work
Even as Uber continues to trip over its own feet in just about every way possible, the company is one of the frontrunners in the race …
Facebook is ‘crushing’ Snapchat, according to Wall Street
When Snap Inc hit the public stock market in March, it was just the latest in a long list of booming tech IPOs. Two months …
Verizon wins vicious bidding war for major 5G spectrum company
Verizon announced today that it is acquiring Straight Path Communications, a major holder of 5G spectrum licenses, for $3.1 billion. That’s a little unexpected, because …
Famed Apple fanboy says ‘Apple no longer the most innovative company’
Walter Isaacson, a noted admirer of Apple and author of Steve Jobs’s official biography, is officially over Apple. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Alley, Isaacson expressed …
Sprint announces vague plans for 5G in 2019, assuming it lasts that long
Sprint is struggling to find its place in the US wireless industry right now. Its network has been hit by years of under-investment to be …
Snapchat shares fall 25% after bad earnings
Snap, the parent company of renowned selfie app Snapchat, just reported its first set of earnings as a public company. The news was not good, …
Let’s hope Comcast and Charter don’t make a wireless network
A report in the Wall Street Journal says that Charter and Comcast are teaming up to make some kind of play in the wireless market. Before you …
Apple is now worth $800 billion for the first time ever
Freshman economics students will tell you that something is only “worth” whatever other people are willing to pay for it. In the case of Apple …
Elon Musk laughs off the idea of Apple buying Tesla
During the first three months of 2017, Apple managed to add a cool $10 billion to its bank account. When the company released its earnings …
Apple isn’t as rich as it seems
As part of its earnings announcement this week, Apple revealed that it’s sitting on $258 billion of cash, mostly overseas. That’s more than the GDP …
Tim Cook will spend 0.39% of Apple’s cash to keep Donald Trump happy
In a CNBC interview this evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple will start a $1 billion fund to “promote advanced manufacturing jobs in the United …
Tesla earnings: Revenue hits all-time high but profits are nowhere to be found
Tesla late this afternoon released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2017 and posted revenue of $2.7 billion and a loss of $1.33 …
Maybe Tim Cook should blame the iPhone 7’s three-year-old design for declining sales
Apple on Tuesday afternoon reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that were largely in line with expectations. Revenue climbed to $52.9 billion from $50.2 billion in the year-ago …
