Technology
Apple adding live captions to iPhone, iPad and Mac so you can read along with videos
Apple is adding live captions to its products. Apple Apple announced a slew of new accessibility features for its products on Tuesday that can help people with disabilities. One highlight feature is live captions for videos for iPhones, iPads and Macs. It means people who are hard of hearing, or anyone who wants to watch […]
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Google opens new ‘Bay View’ campus that was designed for worker flexibility — here’s what it looks like
Google executives Michelle Kaufmann and Asim Tahir said the company wanted to design high ceilings, plants and natural light to give the illusion of working outdoors. Jennifer Elias Google this week is opening its newest campus in Mountain View, California and executives say they aim to make it a place where employees in the company’s […]
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Paramount shares jump about 10% after Buffett’s Berkshire reveals new stake
In this photo illustration, Paramount+ (Paramount Plus) logo is seen on a smartphone against its website in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Paramount Global jumped Tuesday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in the media company. The stock rallied 9.5% around 10:10 a.m. […]
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Mastercard launches tech that lets you pay with your face or hand
Mastercard’s biometric checkout technology lets users pay by scanning their face or palm. Mastercard Mastercard is piloting new technology that lets shoppers make payments with just their face or hand. The company on Tuesday launched a program for retailers to offer biometric payment methods, like facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. At checkout, users will be […]
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Investors withdraw over $7 billion from tether, raising fresh fears about stablecoin’s backing
Tether has faced repeated calls for a full audit of its reserves. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images Investors have withdrawn more than $7 billion from tether since it briefly dropped from its dollar peg, raising fresh questions about the reserves underpinning the world’s largest stablecoin. Tether’s circulating supply has slipped from about $83 […]
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Chinese e-commerce giant JD beats estimates despite slowest quarterly revenue growth on record
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth on record for the first three months of the year, as Covid-19 lockdowns in the world’s second-largest economy weighed on consumer spending. JD.com beat estimates on revenue but missed expectations on profit. Here’s how JD did in the first quarter of 2022, versus Refinitiv consensus […]
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The 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50 list: Meet the next generation of Silicon Valley
In the tenth annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights private companies that grew through the ups and downs of the pandemic and are poised to meet increasing economic and consumer challenges. All told, these firms have raised a half-trillion dollars in venture capital. At least 41 are unicorns, with valuations of $1 billion or more […]
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Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until he has clarity on bot numbers
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk has said his $44 billion purchase of Twitter will not move ahead until he has more clarity on how many accounts are fake. Twitter estimated in a filing earlier this month that fewer than 5% of its monetizable […]
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JPMorgan upgrades China’s tech sector, says it’s time to buy these stocks
This photo from September 25, 2020 shows Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, attending the opening ceremony of the 3rd All-China Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. Alibaba is among the Chinese technology stocks recently upgraded by JPMorgan analysts. Lyu Ming | China News Service via Getty Images JPMorgan has upgraded Chinese […]
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Intel shareholders reject executive pay
Patrick Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview at the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shareholders voted last week against the company’s compensation for its top executives, according to an regulatory filing published on Monday. […]
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