Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Thursday, June 9 Reuters Blackstone Closes In Crown Bid After Australia Approvals: Reuters Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022
Qualcomm Readying Chip to Take On Apple's Newly-Unveiled M2 Processor, Says Analyst Wireless telecom chipmaker Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is gearing up to take on Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL) with an improved chip. Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022
Why Apple's Lightning Port Could Fizzle Out Sooner Than You Think The days of Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones sporting the lightning port could be numbered. Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022
A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Edge Higher Ahead Of Jobless Claims Report Pre-open movers Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022
Apple Spins Off BNPL Unit, Quietly Plans Another Financial Initiative Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has spun off a wholly-owned subsidiary to handle lending for its recently introduced 'buy now pay later' service. Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022
Congress’s big tech crackdown quickens with rare show of unity A bipartisan group of lawmakers defended a bill to rein in big technology companies, signaling that momentum is building for the first major piece of legislation to curb the power of giant online platforms. Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022
Here’s how TikTok’s clunky avatar feature works TikTok’s version of Bitmoji and Memoji isn’t the easiest to use, but it gets the job done. Input · Jun 8, 2022
Here's How Much $100 Invested In Apple 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 21.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 32.19%. Currently, Apple has a market capitalization of $2.39 trillion. Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022
Buy now, pay later boom ought to worry UK regulators Increase in consumers juggling and shuffling debts calls for swift action before it is too late The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022
Key Takeaways From Baidu's First EV Launch Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) electric vehicle arm Jidu Auto launched a "robot" concept car via an online press conference held on Baidu's metaverse-themed app Xirang. It is the first vehicle to be revealed by a Chinese internet company. The concept car is free of door handles and is fully controlled via voice recognition, Reuters reports.… Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022
Formula One Excitement Bodes Well For Shareholders As Rights Deal, Brad Pitt Film Move Forward Shareholders of Liberty Formula One (NASDAQ: FWONA)(NASDAQ: FWONK) could soon be excited as the global racing league continues to expand and grow its viewership across the U.S. Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022
How AOL And AIM Paved The Way For Apple, iMessage, Twitter And Facebook Before every cell phone had text messaging and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) existed, there was AOL Instant Messager, better known as AIM. Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022
Microsoft Goes Aggressive In Its Protest Against Russia's Ukraine Invasion - Read How In an email accessed by Bloomberg, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) disclosed materially scaling down its operations in Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Microsoft joined the likes of International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), cutting back or exiting the country after the invasion. The scaling down will affect over 400 employees. “As a result… Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022
EU agrees rules for single phone charger in blow to Apple The EU has agreed on the text of a law to force smartphone makers to equip their devices with a single, common charging port known as USB Type-C. The deal with member states and lawmakers comes as a setback to Apple, which had argued that imposing a universal cable could… France 24 · Jun 8, 2022
Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022 Apple, Tesla Supplier TSMC Forecasts Strong 2022 Growth Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE: TSM), which supplies chips to the likes of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla, Inc.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022 Microsoft Cuts Russia Operations Due to Ukraine Invasion, Says Bloomberg News Microsoft Corp is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia. The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 TechScape: Do Apple’s bigger car screens take driving in the right direction? In this week’s newsletter: Apple’s CarPlay updates put a dizzying amount of information at a driver’s fingertips – for good or bad. Plus, Elon Musk continues to try not to buy Twitter
Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022 Apple CarPlay Good But Won't Fit In With These Cars, Xpeng CEO Says Xpeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV) chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng believes Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) CarPlay is a good solution for the current generation of cars, but not for the next gene
Axios · Jun 8, 2022 Apple is never in a rush to release its big new products The giant is taking its time in unveiling long-rumored augmented reality goggles.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2022 EU to require standard charger for smartphones to reduce electronic waste The EU member states and parliament on Tuesday agreed the text of a law imposing a standard charger for smartphones and tablets sold in the bloc, in a blow to Apple which will have to change ports on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024.
Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022 Best noise-cancelling headphones of 2022: Quality audio to suit your budget Listen up to get the best of your listening experience
Chicago Tribune · Jun 8, 2022 Commentary: A lot is riding on the success of the Apple Car, the tech giant’s electric vehicle They stopped providing EarPods? And the charger? An Apple Pencil costs how much?
Liverpool Echo · Jun 8, 2022 All the iPhone models that won't work with new Apple update A number of iPhones will not be compatible with the latest software