<b>Apple supplier Foxconn to focus on specialty tech not cutting-edge chips</b>
Apple supplier Foxconn to focus on specialty tech not cutting-edge chips
iPhone supplier , officially known as Hon Hai, said its semiconductor strategy is to focus on producing "specialty chips" — not competing in cutting-edge chips. "We do not chase [after] the most advanced technology. Hon Hai will not compe...
2023-10-19 09:23:16
Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly'
Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly'
Top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that shipments for the company's MacBook computers will decline around 30% year over year, to 17 million units, during 2023. He said demand for the new 15-inch MacBook Air has slipped "significantly" in the wake of...
2023-10-19 09:23:11
X, formerly Twitter, tests charging new users $1 to tweet, retweet
X, formerly Twitter, tests charging new users $1 to tweet, retweet
X, formerly Twitter, will begin a test that charges new users $1 annually in order to "post interact with other posts," the company said in a recent post. The social media platform said Tuesday evening the move is part of its efforts to com...
2023-10-19 09:23:05
Amazon begins delivering medications by drone in Texas
Amazon begins delivering medications by drone in Texas
Pharmacy customers located in College Station, Texas, can now have their prescription medications delivered by drone, the in a blog post Wednesday. Eligible customers can access more than 500 medications, including treatments for common con...
2023-10-19 09:22:55
ChatGPT can now search web and answer with images
ChatGPT can now search web and answer with images
It's official: ChatGPT is no longer stuck in time. OpenAI, the company behind the , has officially launched real-time internet browsing for ChatGPT, three weeks after reintroducing the beta version of the capability — but it has been a si...
2023-10-19 09:22:48
<b>Apple iPhone 15 sales look like they're starting off slow in China</b>
Apple iPhone 15 sales look like they're starting off slow in China
A month after latest iPhones came out, analysts and investors are starting to see signs of slow demand in China versus last year's models. Sales of Apple's iPhone 15 models in their first 17 days are down 4.5% in China versus last year, acc...
2023-10-19 09:22:43
Universal Music sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over lyrics
Universal Music sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over lyrics
Universal Music has sued artificial intelligence startup Anthropic over "systematic and widespread infringement of their copyrighted song lyrics," per a filing Wednesday in a Tennessee federal court. One example from the lawsuit: When a use...
2023-10-19 09:22:37
Google cuts dozens of jobs in news division
Google cuts dozens of jobs in news division
cut dozens of jobs in its news division this week, CNBC has learned, downsizing at a particularly sensitive time for online platforms and publishers. An estimated 40 to 45 workers in Google News have lost their jobs, according to an Alphabe...
2023-10-19 09:22:32
<b>Tesla (TSLA) earnings Q3 2023</b>
Tesla (TSLA) earnings Q3 2023
Tesla reported after the bell on Wednesday. Shares rose as much as 2.4% in after-hours trading after the report crossed, but then sank more than 4% after CEO Elon Musk cautioned that the Cybertruck would not deliver significant positive cas...
2023-10-19 09:22:26
Apple launches new Apple Pencil with hidden USB-C charging port
Apple launches new Apple Pencil with hidden USB-C charging port
on Tuesday a new $79 Apple Pencil with a hidden USB-C charging port that will launch in November. Prior models required users to charge by plugging the pencil into the iPad charging port. It's the cheapest Apple Pencil to date and works wit...
2023-10-18 09:32:56
<b>Microsoft games boss Phil Spencer drove $69 billion Activision deal</b>
Microsoft games boss Phil Spencer drove $69 billion Activision deal
When Phil Spencer took the helm of gaming division in 2014, he and newly appointed CEO weren't sure if the company should keep investing in the Xbox, which was losing to Sony. Less than a decade later, Spencer and the Xbox are at the center...
2023-10-18 09:32:50
Startup CEO claims he can completely decarbonize the cement industry
Startup CEO claims he can completely decarbonize the cement industry
Most of the built environment today is made at least partially from concrete, making it the second-most used substance on earth after water. But making concrete emits almost as much carbon dioxide as cars, because its main ingredient, cemen...
2023-10-18 09:32:44
 U.S. changing conversation around UFOs from speculation to science
U.S. changing conversation around UFOs from speculation to science
Unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, have captured the imagination of Americans for decades. But much of the conversation has been confined to science fiction movies and novels. In the absence of government commentary on the topic, conspi...
2023-10-18 09:32:39
Israel-Hamas war is 'biggest safety focus' on Threads: Instagram chief
Israel-Hamas war is 'biggest safety focus' on Threads: Instagram chief
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said in that the platform's "biggest safety focus" is "managing content responsibly" around the Israel-Hamas war, adding that the platform is "getting pulled in a lot of directions at once right now." In the mea...
2023-10-18 09:32:33
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China as iPhone 15 faces challenging start
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China as iPhone 15 faces challenging start
CEO Tim Cook cheered on gamers at an event during a surprise visit to China, underscoring the market's importance to the iPhone giant at a time when it faces mounting challenges. Gamers gathered at an Apple store in Chengdu in southwestern...
2023-10-18 09:32:27