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Amazon confirms it is listening to Alexa recordings captured in Echo owners’ homes and offices
Some people are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening…
Apple is the real winner in Spotify’s battle against paying songwriters more
Streaming giant Spotify, after years of attempting to woo the songwriting community, is now at the front of an effort to pay it less…
Amazon preps rival to Apple’s AirPods as its first Alexa wearable
Amazon.com Inc. is trying a new way to take its Alexa digital assistant mobile…
Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ to offer broadband access from orbit via 3,236 satellites
Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Alexa in the UK with new skill update
Amazon has brought Apple Music to Alexa smart speakers for the first time in the UK…
Apple offers $9.7 million for transportation projects in Cupertino
Apple is offering to spend $9.7 million on five bike and pedestrian-oriented transportation projects…
U.S. federal prosecutors conducting criminal investigation into Facebook data deals
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck…
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s simple solutions, like breaking up Apple, won’t work
Only when pushed to say it, Warren gives up the App Store…
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too
Warren said Apple uses its market dominance to squash competition…
On tech bubble anniversary, be wary of new corporate giants
One difference between the tech giants of the dot-com era and tech giants now?
Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes to break up big tech companies Google, Facebook, and Amazon; affect Apple’s App Store
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a plan Friday to break up massive technology companies…
Apple will not appeal songwriter royalty increase, digital music competitors Spotify, Google, Pandora, and Amazon
Spotify, Google, Pandora and Amazon have teamed up to appeal a controversial ruling by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board…
Survey: Consumers trust Amazon with their data by a wide margin; Apple and Google nearly tied for distant 3rd place
Amazon has earned the most trust from today’s consumers by a landslide…
Subscription gaming wars loom: Apple, other tech giants, working on ‘Netflix for games’ services
Google, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon are each reportedly working on their own versions…
U.S. FTC’s Bureau of Competition launches task force to monitor technology markets
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition announced the creation of a task force…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Apple’s HomePod shipments surged 45% in holiday quarter
Smart speakers were the hottest consumer electronics product in 2018
Barry Diller: Apple ‘prancing around’ Hollywood, but those who chase Netflix are fools; no one can get to Netflix’s level of subscribers
Before he became a tech mogul, IAC and Expedia Group chairman Barry Diller was a media mogul…
By driving Amazon HQ2 away, New York City has sent a terrible signal to businesses worldwide
I think those local politicians, their careers are over…
New York City will lose the bulk of the 25,000 jobs that were promised as Amazon pulls HQ2 due to local opposition
Most of the 25,000 jobs that were supposed to come to Amazon’s HQ2 in New York City will now go elsewhere…
Now that Amazon has bought eero, it’s time for Apple to revive the AirPort line
After Apple discontinued its AirPort line-up (which was a mistake), one of my favorite replacements was the eero…
Why didn’t Apple buy eero instead of Amazon?
Amazon announced today that it is acquiring popular mesh Wi-Fi company eero…
Amazon.com to buy mesh wi-fi system-maker eero for an undisclosed amount
Amazon and eero today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement…
Apple’s stock surges again; company again the most valuable company
Shares of Apple Inc ran up 1.8% in morning trade, enough to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
CIRP: Apple’s HomePod holds 6% share of smart speaker market
The US installed base of smart speaker devices is 66 million units, up from 53 million units in the September 2018…
Apple again the world’s most valuable company
Technology stocks led the upside in afternoon trading Monday….
Austrian data privacy activist files complaint against Apple, others for failing to fully comply with GDPR
Apple and Amazon are among eight tech firms named in a complaint filed in Austria by non-profit organization noyb…
New tiny Bluetooth chip doesn’t require a battery because it harvests energy from ambient radio frequencies
The Internet of Things promises to connect billions of otherwise ordinary devices to the internet…
The voice assistant war: What if nobody wins?
One of the clearest developments that came out of 2018, and prominently on display last week….
Apple’s HomeKit was a surprise winner of CES 2019
Without stepping foot in Las Vegas or making a single announcement of its own, Apple is having one of its best CES conferences in years…
Amazon tops Microsoft as most valuable U.S. company
Amazon has eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the U.S…
LG smart TVs, including ‘World’s First Rollable OLED TV,’ to support of Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
With AirPlay 2, users can easily play videos directly from their Apple devices, iTunes and other video apps, music or photos to…
Roku to launch subscription video channels
Roku Inc said on Wednesday it will begin offering premium video channels to customers…
Amazon has record-breaking holiday season with more items ordered worldwide than ever before
Amazon customers shopped at record levels from a wide selection of products across every department…
Apple’s Siri has gotten a lot more accurate over the past 9 months
We recently tested four smart speakers by asking Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and Cortana…
Apple Music now available on Amazon Echo speakers via Alexa in the U.S.
Apple Music support on Amazon Echo speakers is starting to roll out in the United States…
Google killing Allo messaging service
Allo, once the vanguard platform of Google’s plans for messaging, will officially shut down…
Amazon briefly becomes most valuable company
Amazon.com briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street in intraday trade on Monday…
Apple Music now has 56 million subscribers as Cupertino considers taking stake in iHeartMedia; HomePod sales notch best week since launch
After a slow start in streaming, music industry executives say Apple is gaining confidence…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices…
Apple’s 2018 iPad Pro comes to Amazon; plus up to $380 off 2017 iPad Pro models
Amazon is beginning to sell a wider range of new Apple products, with more items…
