Mobile
Apple agrees to pay up to $395 to MacBook owners who replaced ‘butterfly’ keyboards
The keys on the keyboard take some getting adjusted to. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple agreed to a $50 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit on Monday night over the company’s “butterfly keyboard,” which was installed on MacBook laptops between 2015 and 2019. The settlement will likely lead to payouts to customers in seven U.S. […]
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Twitter-Musk trial on $44 billion deal set to begin in October after Musk loses effort to delay
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Twitter won its motion for an expedited trial in its lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday. Delaware Court of Chancery chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ruled in favor of an expedited 5-day trial, to take place in October, after a hearing conducted […]
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Snapchat is finally coming to the web after more than a decade as a mobile app
Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel attends a session during the Viva Technology show in Paris on June 17, 2022. Eric Piermont | AFP | Getty Images After over a decade as a mobile-only service, Snapchat is coming your desktop. Snap, the parent of the popular photo and messaging app, said Monday that it’s debuting […]
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Twitter board urges shareholders to approve sale to Elon Musk
The Twitter logo and trading information is displayed as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Twitter’s board of directors unanimously recommended that its shareholders vote to approve Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the company. Twitter […]
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Musk says Tesla can lower car prices if inflation ‘calms down’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet Friday that the electric car company could lower prices if inflation “calms down.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a higher-than-expected inflation rate this week with the consumer price index rising 9.1% from a year ago. Tesa increased the prices of all of its car models in […]
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Pinterest shares soar after report that Elliott Management has acquired a 9% stake
The Pinterest application on a Apple MacBook Air. Guillaume Payen | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Pinterest shares jumped over 20% in extended trading on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that Elliott Management has accumulated a stake of over 9% in the company. Elliott, known for its activist investments, has been […]
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SEC letter to Musk questions tweet about Twitter acquisition
The official profile of Elon Musk on the social network Twitter. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission asked billionaire Elon Musk for more information on a tweet related to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter that he’s recently tried to call off, a new regulatory filing Thursday shows. The […]
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Apple’s new MacBook Air is a near-perfect update, but don’t rule out the older model
A new MacBook Air running M2 chip is seen displayed during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 6, 2022. Peter Dasilva | Reuters Apple’s new $1,199 MacBook Air, with its latest processor, the M2, launches in stores Friday. I’ve been testing it for a week, and I think it’s the MacBook […]
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Twitter is down
The logo and trading symbol for Twitter is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 11, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Twitter is down Thursday morning. While the website loads for people, users are unable to see timelines. It’s not clear how widespread […]
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Here are Twitter’s biggest accusations against Musk in its lawsuit
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) Theo Wargo | Wireimage | Getty Images Twitter has filed suit against Elon Musk to seek […]
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