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Amazon chops $200 off Apple’s Studio Display
Apple last march introduced the Studio Display which pairs beautifully with any Mac. It features a 27-inch 5K Retina display, a 12MP…
Apple, other tech stocks drop on Microsoft’s bleak outlook
Apple and other tech stock futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday as Microsoft led declines in tech stocks after it forecast current-quarter…
Apple preps smart display, new Apple TV hardware in smart home push
Apple is working on a slate of devices aimed at challenging Amazon and Google in the smart home market, including new displays and…
Meme schmeme: Stock-trading kids are loading up on Apple stock and index funds
Kids younger than 18 are learning to play the stock market and they’re eschewing meme stocks in favor of Apple stock and index funds…
NFL and Google ink 7-year deal to deliver ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels
The National Football League today announced a multi-year agreement with Google granting YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels…
Here’s what likely killed the Apple – NFL Sunday Ticket deal
Apple has reportedly given up its quest to land exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, a subscription-only package that allows viewers…
After Apple gives up, YouTube becomes frontrunner for NFL Sunday Ticket
After Apple reportedly gave up its quest, the NFL is in advanced talks to grant YouTube exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, a…
Apple reportedly bows out of NFL Sunday Ticket talks
The company once regarded as the frontrunner for NFL Sunday Ticket, Apple, has opted to bow out of talks, leaving it to Amazon vs. Google…
Apple now more valuable than Google, Amazon, Tesla, and Walmart combined
Apple has hardly hit bear market territory from its all-time highs. In fact, Apple is now more valuable than Google, Amazon, Tesla, and…
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are $50 off at Amazon
Apple’s new AirPods Pro (2nd generation) are currently $50 off at Amazon. The second generation AirPods Pro are the most advanced…
Republican U.S. House likely to investigate Facebook, Google, Big Tech over censorship
Republicans are increasingly likely to secure a majority in the U.S. House of representatives, putting the GOP in control of House…
Antitrust lawsuit claims Apple, Amazon colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices
Apple and Amazon were accused in an antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday of colluding to drive up iPhone and iPad prices by removing most…
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager loses yet another tax grab case
Dealing a major setback to yet another of attempt by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to interfere in tax deals between EU countries…
Amazon knocks $150 off Apple’s M2 MacBook Air in early Black Friday price war
Firing a salvo in an early Black Friday price war, Amazon offers customers savings of $150 on Apple’s M2 MacBook Air. The completely…
Nasdaq futures drop over 1% as Microsoft, Google earnings fan slowdown fears
Nasdaq tech stock futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday as disappointing results and warnings from Microsoft and Alphabet sparked losses…
Italian court scraps antitrust fine on Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion
An Italian court scrapped a fine imposed by the country’s antitrust authority on Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion, a court document…
U.S. stock futures fall on growing worries of economic downturn
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday on worries of rampant U.S. inflation, recession, a global economic downturn from…
Amazon offers discount on Apple’s new AirPods Pro 2
Apple’s new second generation AirPods Pro true wireless earbuds don’t officially launch until September 23rd, but Amazon is already offering…
Apple, Amazon pass on LIV Golf broadcast rights
Back at the beginning of August, we wondered if Apple (or Amazon) may see its way clear to inking a deal to stream LIV Golf events live…
U.S. antitrust bill on brink of defeat
Legislation pushed by some in the U.S. Congress claiming to rein in the nation’s biggest internet companies is on the brink of defeat…
Apple’s iPad is now just $279 on Amazon
Apple’s 9th generation iPad, initially starting at just $329, it’s now now just $279 on Amazon and features a 10.2-inch Retina display with…
Apple collects the least user data, Google amasses the most – study
Apple collects the least amount of private user data from its users, with Google, Twitter, Amazon, and Facebook collecting more personal…
Clock running out on U.S. Congress’ antitrust bill targeting Big Tech
In a setback for supporters in the U.S. House and Senate who had been pushing for a vote before the midterm elections, Congress is set…
Gene Munster: Apple’s health and wellness investments will have a big payoff
U.S. health and wellness accounts for 20% of the GDP. Loup Funds’ Gene Munster expects that over the next two decades, Apple, Amazon…
Apple and Amazon’s strength gets bulls buying despite U.S. recession
Apple and Amazon.com reported strong results after the latest Federal Reserve interest rate hike and the U.S. Commerce Department…
U.S. Big Tech antitrust legislation flounders as Schumer expresses doubts
Antitrust legislation aimed at “Big Tech” companies appears stymied after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group…
First round of Big Tech earnings lift stock futures ahead of Fed rate hike
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as better-than-feared quarterly reports from Big Tech companies Alphabet and Microsoft lifted…
Tech antitrust bill seeks to regulate Big Tech, change the Internet
U.S. lawmakers are eyeing votes prior to the midterm elections in November on antitrust legislation (named by supporters…
Apple, other Big Tech earnings poised to determine the direction of the market
Apple, and other “Big Tech” names Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook), and Microsoft will all report earnings this week in a crucial…
Apple TV 4K is back on sale at $49 off
Apple TV 4K – currently on sale for $49 off – brings the best of TV together with your favorite Apple devices and services in a powerful…
Facing stalemate, backers of U.S. big tech antitrust bill push for vote
Facing a potential stalemate, U.S. lawmakers House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D., N.Y.), Rep. David Cicilline (D., R.I.)…
NFL will select new Sunday Ticket partner by fall, commish says
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC that the NFL will select a new Sunday Ticket partner by the fall. Apple…
EU antitrust regulators to probe Apple, Google, Amazon, and others over 4K video codec licensing policy
The European Commission said on Thursday that EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance…
Analyst: Apple’s brand is worth $1 trillion. Meta’s is not.
Apple this week reclaimed its title as the world’s most valuable brand, last held in 2015, according to a new survey from Kantar BrandZ…
U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar Apple, Google, other tech firms from favoring themselves in searches
Lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in Apple…
Vulnerable U.S. Senate Democrats back off bill seeking Big Tech crackdown
A bipartisan legislative effort to rein in the nation’s largest tech companies is facing fresh resistance from a faction of Senate Democrats…
Apple eyes NFL streaming deal for Apple TV+
The National Football League (NFL) will proceed with its oft-rumored streaming service, NFL Plus. Apple and Amazon are the front runners…
U.S. DOJ backs antitrust bill targeting Apple, Google, and Amazon
The U.S. DOJ on Monday endorsed legislation forbidding large digital platforms such as Apple, Google, and Amazon from…
Apple’s MLB deal may just be the beginning with the NFL on deck
Apple’s MLB deal may just be the beginning for the tech giant, especially with a big National Football League (NFL) rights package…
Publisher trade group backs U.S. Big Tech antitrust bills opposed by Apple
A group representing publishers wrote to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to back two bills targeting Big Tech, incl…
Stocks fall after U.S. jobs report, yields spike; oil hits 7-year high
U.S. stocks fell following the stronger-than-expected monthly U.S. jobs report. as bond yields moved higher on the view that the jobs data…
