Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Friday, March 25 Benzinga Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022
After US, Big Tech Sees More Trouble From EU: Reuters Strict new rules targeting the U.S. tech giants will likely be effective in October, Reuters reports based on EU antitrust chief. In 2021, Margrethe Vestager proposed a list of dos and don'ts for Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) unit Google and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) under the Digital Markets Act. Also Read: US Senate Votes… Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022
Apple Weighs Hardware Subscription For iPhones Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on a subscription service for the iPhone and other hardware products, Bloomberg reports. Apple's move could make device ownership similar to paying a monthly app fee similar to Peloton Interactive Inc (NASDAQ:PTON). A Bernstein analyst pitched the idea in 2016, saying that it could help Apple get to a… Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022
Tense Oscars Race nears End as Show Aims to Win Back Fans Hollywood is anxious to find out if "CODA," "The Power of the Dog" or "Belfast" will be named the year's best film at the Oscars on Sunday -- and whether audiences will actually tune in to see it happen. Moody Western "The Power of the Dog" had looked set to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022
EU Negotiators Agree Landmark Law to Curb Big Tech Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed Thursday on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of US big tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. Meeting in Brussels the lawmakers nailed down a long list of do's and don'ts that will single out… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022
Apple Says Epic Games Lost Trial Due To Failure In Proving Wrongdoing Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) said Thursday that Epic Games Inc. lost its antitrust lawsuit trial against the tech giant last year due to the “Fortnite” videogame maker’s failure to prove wrongdoing. Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022
Apple's Anticipated 15-Inch Mac Notebook May Not Be Branded MacBook Air, Analyst Says Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new 15-inch Mac notebook might not carry the MacBook Air name, according to prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022
Europe agrees on big new package of tech rules The new laws aim to restore competition to the digital marketplace. They could reshape the business of Big Tech. Axios · Mar 25, 2022
How big US companies are creating a brand new abortion benefit The roar of anti-abortion laws sweeping through U.S. state houses is echoing loudly in human resources offices. Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022
Apple mulls subscription service for iPhones Apple is working on a subscription service for the iPhone and its other iconic devices, as the company makes a push for automatically recurring sales. The New Daily · Mar 24, 2022
How to flip your iPad's volume buttons to match landscape and portrait modes Thanks to iOS 15.4, your iPad’s volume controls will finally make sense in portrait and landscape modes. Input · Mar 24, 2022
Google Fielded Pay-Related Questions At Recent Meet Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google leaders faced a storm of criticism from employees on issues related to compensation, CNBC reports. Google defended the company's competitiveness at a recent all-hands meeting while conceding that the performance review process could change. Recently, Google's internal survey had reflected growing dissatisfaction with pay packages. Its peer Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), looked… Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022
Western pharma companies should supply only essential medicines to Russia In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and overwhelming destruction of property and loss of innocent lives, a number of western companies – from McDonalds to Apple – stopped or severely limited their activities in the Russian Federation. The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022
How to watch the 'James Bond' movies in order Looking to watch the "James Bond" movies in order? Here's how to watch all 27 "James Bond" movies in the order they were released. Tom’s Guide · Mar 24, 2022
Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022 Here's How Apple Looks To Reduce Carbon Footprint While Manufacturing iPhone SE Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) looked to buy its first industrial-size batch of carbon-free aluminum for its low-cost iPhone SE to reduce its carbon footprint. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. Apple first bought a smaller batch of the lab-made metal in 2019 from Elysis. Elysis is a joint venture between two of…
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2022 MLB’s streaming deals stick it to RSNs, but fans hurt even more The deals’ exclusivity means teams’ local rights holders won’t carry the games picked up by Apple and Peacock, just as they can’t when FOX and ESPN take games.
Input · Mar 24, 2022 Apple may be working on a hardware subscription service It’s unclear how the in-development service — first reported by 'Bloomberg' — would differ from the company’s current iPhone Upgrade Program.
Input · Mar 24, 2022 Apple's Mac Studio doesn't come with an upgradeable SSD after all A teardown video from iFixit shows the laborious process of breaking into Apple's Mac Studio. Unfortunately, once you’re in, you can’t upgrade its SSDs.
Input · Mar 24, 2022 Nothing's Phone (1) is betting on design to unseat the iPhone Nothing is styling itself as the second coming of Apple. This summer, its first Android phone will have to prove it.
Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022 Facebook Advertisers See Redemption Post Apple's Privacy Changes The creator of Da Vinci Eye's drawing app, Samuel Gherman, had to cut his Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook ad spending targeting Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone users, the Information reports. Gherman cut the ad spend by about 90% to less than $100 per day beginning May 2021. The cost of attracting a single new Da…
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The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022 Sites reported record 29.3m child abuse images in 2021 Rise of 35% on previous year may represent improvement on the part of platforms, says nonprofit centre
Axios · Mar 24, 2022 In the fog of cyberwar, every outage can look like an attack The shooting war in Ukraine means every incident online gets viewed through a different lens.
Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022 Apple Could Ship This Many Units Of Mac Studio And Studio Display In 2022 Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could ship up to 600,000 units of the Mac Studio and Studio Display this year, according to prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022 Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians – despite being rife with Russian disinformation For weeks, Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has been complemented by full-fledged information warfare. The Kremlin has propagandised Russian state media, and is trying to control the narrative online too.