Technology
Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro are closer to Apple’s AirPods Pro, but not quite as good
Sofia Pitt wearing Google’s Pixel Buds Pro Sofia Pitt | CNBC What’s good The Pixel Buds Pro are the first headphones from Google with noise-canceling technology, just like Apple’s AirPods Pro. The audio quality is really good and almost on par with Apple’s AirPods Pro. When toggling between my AirPods Pro and Pixel Buds Pro […]
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Meta shares fall following disappointing earnings
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Shares of Meta are down nearly 7% on Thursday, a day after the company released second-quarter earnings that missed on the top and bottom lines. Meta’s revenue fell almost 1% from a […]
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Here’s what to expect ahead of Apple earnings after April’s supply-constraint warning
We remain cautiously optimistic heading into Apple’s fiscal third-quarter earnings, which will be released after the closing bell Thursday. Source
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Air conditioning is a climate disaster and Bill Gates is investing in this startup to fix it
The Blue Frontier founding team testing a prototype at Oak Ridge National Labs. From left to right: Matt Graham (VP of Engineering), Daniel Betts (CEO) and Matt Tilghman (CTO). Air conditioning has the potential to keep people cool as climate change keeps making the planet hotter. At the same time, conventional air conditioning technology uses […]
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Solar stocks jump as Schumer, Manchin announce climate spending deal
Contractors install SunRun solar panels on the roof of a home in San Jose, California, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Solar stocks jumped on Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said they’ve reached a deal on what would be the […]
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Samsung aims for foldable phone sales to overtake those of its now-dead but very popular Note devices
Samsung Electronics Co. said it is aiming for sales of its foldable phones to surpass its now-discontinued Note series of smarpthones as it looks to boost profitabiltiy for its mobile division. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung is hoping to take its foldable phones mainstream, saying Thursday that it’s aiming for sales of […]
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Facebook lawsuit delivers on FTC chair Lina Khan’s progressive agenda
FTC Commissioner nominee Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 21, 2021. Graeme Jennings | AFP | Getty Images Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s lofty vision of bringing challenging cases to expand the bounds of antitrust enforcement is no […]
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Mark Zuckerberg says economic downturn is here, so Meta must do more with less
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington on Oct. 17, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday that the economy seems to be in a downturn that will hurt digital advertising, so the Facebook parent company must […]
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Qualcomm sales rise 37% despite ‘challenging macroeconomic environment’
Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon speaks about Qualcomm’s technology for automakers at a news conference during CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 4, 2022. Steve Marcus | Reuters Qualcomm reported third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, slightly beating Wall Street expectations, but guidance for the current quarter was short of consensus expectations. […]
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Etsy shares pop as company beats on top and bottom lines
Josh Silverman, CEO of Etsy Adam Jeffery | CNBC Etsy shares jumped more than 8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company’s second quarter earnings beat on top and bottom lines. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $0.51 vs. $0.31 estimated, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $585 million vs. $556 million estimated, according […]
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