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- Consumer Reports
New Streaming Video Services to Check Out
Over the past two years, the number of streaming video services has exploded, offering you more choices than ever when it comes to alternatives to traditional pay TV. New options from some of the...
- Bloomberg
Apple’s Tim Cook Sees Minor Supply Chain Changes in Wake of Virus
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook suggested the iPhone maker wouldn’t make any quick moves out of China in light of interruptions due to the coronavirus and called the situation a “temporary condition.”“We’re talking about adjusting some knobs, not some sort of wholesale, fundamental
- Bloomberg
Intelsat Still Burdened With Debt Even if FCC Boosts Payout
(Bloomberg) -- Satellite provider Intelsat SA will still face a steep pile of debt even if it wins bigger payouts for giving up spectrum in a vote Friday by U.S. regulators that want the frequencies for fast 5G mobile networks.The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on Chairman Ajit
- Bloomberg
Japan Agency Asks for Delay to Rakuten’s Free Shipping
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Fair Trade Commission asked a Tokyo court to delay Rakuten Inc.’s plan to begin offering free shipping on March 18, citing concerns about how the initiative would affect commerce in the country.The JFTC, which oversees business practices in Japan, made the announcement saying that
- Bloomberg
Tencent-Backed WeDoctor Is Hiring New CFO to Lead Hong Kong IPO
(Bloomberg) -- WeDoctor, one of China’s biggest online health-care startups, is hiring a new chief financial officer to spearhead a Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.John Cai, formerly chief executive for AIA Group Ltd.’s operations in key markets including
- Bloomberg
Baidu Becomes Latest Tech Giant to Deliver Disappointing Outlook
(Bloomberg) -- Baidu Inc. predicted revenue may slide as much as 13% this quarter, joining its fellow technology giants in warning about the impact of the deadly coronavirus.China’s internet search leader forecast a 5% to 13% plunge in sales to between 21 billion yuan ($3 billion) and 22.9 billion yuan
- Bloomberg
Icahn Proposed Buying HP If It Didn’t Pursue Xerox Merger
(Bloomberg) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn said in August that he might consider buying HP Inc. himself if the printer maker didn’t pursue a combination with Xerox Holdings Corp.The billionaire investor presented the possibility to HP’s then-Chief Executive Officer Dion Weisler in a phone call Aug.
- Bloomberg
Dell Projects Profit That Falls Short of Estimates on PC Warning
(Bloomberg) -- Dell Technologies Inc. gave a profit forecast that fell short of Wall Street estimates, in a sign that weaker corporate demand for personal computers will take a toll on the hardware giant.Profit, excluding some items, will be $5.90 to $6.60 a share in fiscal 2021, Chief Financial Officer
- Consumer Reports
The Week's Best Electronics Deals
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- Bloomberg
Richard Branson’s Wealth Falls to Earth as Virgin Galactic Sputters
(Bloomberg) -- Wearing a black suit and harness, Richard Branson once leaped from the roof of a Las Vegas casino to launch one of his ventures.His fortune headed in the same direction this week.The value of the British billionaire’s stake in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has fallen about $1.1 billion
- Consumer Reports
How the Spread of Coronavirus Could Affect Your Travel Plans
The coronavirus has now spread well beyond Asia, hitting the Middle East, Europe, and other parts of the globe. As new cases continue to erupt in different countries, what should American consume...
- Consumer Reports
Best Exterior Paints From Consumer Reports' Tests
Exterior paints have improved significantly in recent years. As a group, they're now more durable and less prone to cracking and fading, which means they should hold up for several years. But the...
- Bloomberg
Climate Fears About Cloud Computing Have Been Vastly Overstated
(Bloomberg) -- This has been the decade of the data center, which can be measured in a ten-fold increase in traffic and a 25-fold jump in worldwide storage. The surge was thought to come with a steep cost for the climate, since all those racks of servers run hot enough to require special cooling systems
- Bloomberg
Microsoft Pulls Out of Video Game Conference on Coronavirus Fears
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. said it will withdraw from the Game Developers Conference scheduled for next month in San Francisco because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus, the latest gaming company to pull out of the event.The conference, scheduled for March 16 - March 20, is a key annual
- Bloomberg
DoorDash Files Paperwork for Initial Public Offering
(Bloomberg) -- DoorDash Inc., a food delivery company, filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin the process of a public stock listing.The company said it had filed “confidentially,” meaning its financials won’t be available publicly yet. The number of shares to be offered
- Consumer Reports
GoodRx Saves Money on Meds—It Also Shares Data With Google, Facebook, and Others
Update: After this article was published, GoodRx posted a statement saying that it planned to stop sharing personal medical information with Facebook, had appointed a new VP of data privacy, and ...
- Bloomberg
PayPal Cuts First-Quarter Revenue Outlook on Virus Impact
(Bloomberg) -- PayPal Holdings Inc. cut its forecast for revenue in the first quarter due to the continued impact of the coronavirus.The payments operator said it expects revenue to be on the lower end of a previously forecast range of $4.78 billion to $4.84 billion. The company reaffirmed its outlook
- Bloomberg
Booking Analyst Warns 2020 May Be ‘Lost Year’ Due to Coronavirus
(Bloomberg) -- Booking Holdings Inc. shares slipped as Wall Street worried about the extent that fear about the spread of coronavirus will curb global travel trends.At least three analysts reduced their bookings projections for the year given limited visibility after the company said it’s impossible
- Bloomberg
A $7 Billion Robot to Automate Boring Tasks Eyes an IPO
(Bloomberg) -- UiPath, a software maker valued last year at $7 billion, is getting closer to an initial public offering after helping some of the biggest companies in the U.S. automate routine processes.Armed with last year’s $568 million funding round that gave the New York-based company its multi-billion
- Yahoo Finance
Apple CEO: We're willing to sacrifice return on investment for customer satisfaction
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company's "deep belief" is that if things are good for the customer they'll eventually be good for the company.
- Bloomberg
Apple Loses Pair of Key Operations, Supply Chain Executives
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. has lost a pair of veteran executives who worked in the manufacturing, supply chain and operations group and were key participants in the production of many of the company’s major devices.Nick Forlenza, a vice president of manufacturing design, has retired from Apple, while
- Bloomberg
Donald Trump’s Facebook Ads Look Different Than Democrats’
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump has run a more aggressive, and often more experimental, social media ad campaign than his Democratic rivals so far in 2020, according to new analysis by the nonprofit Tech for Campaigns. The dynamic echoes the campaigns’ strategies in the 2016 election, the group said.It’s
- Bloomberg
Ice Cream and Thai Curries Are About to Fly Through Irish Skies
(Bloomberg) -- In the suburbs of Dublin on a windy, overcast day in January, several alumni of Airbus and the U.K.’s Royal Air Force watched as a flying object, shaped a bit like a crouching frog, hovered about 10 meters (33 feet) up in the air.The craft, called MNA-1090, opened its cargo bay door, and
- Bloomberg
China Online Learning Company Soars 83% After Virus Shut Down Schools
(Bloomberg) -- Koolearn Technology Holdings Ltd. has soared alongside rival Chinese online learning companies since the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the stock has become the $36 billion industry’s priciest as well as one of its most shorted.A unit of New York-listed New Oriental Education & Technology
