Technology
Amazon says cloud-computing revenue rose 33%, topping Wall Street estimates
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks at the AWS Reinvent conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 30, 2021. Noah Berger | Getty Images Amazon said Thursday that revenue from its cloud segment rose 33% in the second quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. Amazon Web Services generated $19.74 billion in revenue in the period, according to […]
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Hacktivist group Anonymous is using six top techniques to ’embarrass’ Russia
Members of the loosely connected collective known as Anonymous are known for wearing Guy Fawkes masks in public. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ongoing efforts by the underground hacktivists known as Anonymous are “embarrassing” Russia and its cybersecurity technology. That’s according to Jeremiah Fowler, co-founder of the cybersecurity company Security Discovery, who has […]
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Shopify’s pandemic boom is finally over — here’s how the e-commerce company is reinventing itself
The Shopify application for download in the Apple App store on a smartphone arranged in Brooklyn New York, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Shopify’s pandemic boom is finally […]
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Intel CFO says we’re ‘on the bottom’ after company misses earnings and stock sinks
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger pictured during the ‘Chips for health’ event at the Grischa Hotel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Eric Lalmand | Belga Mag | AFP | Getty Images Intel shares sank as much as 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported second-quarter results […]
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Instagram rolling back changes after Kardashians slammed the app for being like TikTok
Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian on May 8, 2018 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Meta is ending a test version of its Instagram app that earned the ire of many people, including celebrity sisters Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri […]
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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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