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Report: Apple planning iPhone with 3 rear cameras, redesigned MacBook Pro for 2019
Apple Inc. is reportedly planning to release upgraded versions of nearly all its devices this year, including an iPhone with three rear cameras and the largest MacBook Pro since 2012. The information comes via a note released Sunday night by influential analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo, who accurately predicted the specifications of the 2018 iPhone lineup, ...
Uber logs record fourth-quarter bookings, but growth is slowing
With its initial public offering fast approaching, Uber Technologies Inc. today posted fourt- quarter results that show strong end-of-year momentum but indicate the company’s growth may be slowing. The ride-hailing giant, which currently shares only limited earnings information, generated $3 billion in revenue during the last three months of 2018. That’s up 2 percent from the ...
Amazon leads $700M investment into electric truck startup Rivian
Amazon.com Inc. isn’t placing as big a focus on autonomous driving as certain other tech giants, but it’s nonetheless starting to build up a substantial presence in the auto market. The company today was named as the main backer of a $700 million funding round into Rivian Automotive Inc., a Michigan-based electric truck startup. The news comes ...
Amazon scraps plans for controversial $2.5B campus in New York
Amazon.com Inc. today said that it’s dropping plans to establish a $2.5 billion corporate campus in New York following intense pushback from some local leaders. The project started coming under fire even before it was formally announced in November. Critics, among them politicians and union leaders, took issue with the generous subsidies that officials had promised Amazon in return ...
EU advances new rules to increase regulation of tech giants, online platforms
The European Union’s three lawmaking institutions have agreed on new rules aimed at increasing regulation of online platform operators such as Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google LLC. The approval, announced today, comes 10 months after the legislation was first submitted. The draft can now advance to a vote before EU member states and the ...
Expanding its cloud platform, DigitalOcean launches managed database service
DigitalOcean Inc. today launched the first in a new series of managed database services that will challenge existing offerings from bigger rivals such as Amazon Web Services Inc. The heavily-funded startup, which ranks as the third-largest cloud provider by the number of internet-facing instances it hosts, enjoys a particularly strong following among developers and startups. ...
Apple’s streaming service could reportedly arrive in April with free original shows
Apple Inc.’s long-rumored video streaming platform may become available as early as a couple of months from now. Citing people familiar with the project, CNBC reported today that the iPhone maker is gearing up to launch the service in April or early May. The news follows a separate leak that indicated Apple will host an ...
Google to spend $13B on new data centers and expansions in 2019
Google LLC today said that it plans to spend $13 billion on new data centers and infrastructure expansion in 2019 as part of its growth strategy. The figure is a significant jump over the $9 billion the search giant invested in this area during 2018, though the company intends to reduce overall capital expenditures. Ruth Porat, chief financial officer ...
Amazon expands Alexa Skill Blueprints to court brands and content creators
Amazon.com Inc. is making it easier for companies and content creators to engage consumers via the more than 100 million devices that run Alexa. The company today released an update for Alexa Skill Blueprints, a feature originally released to let users personalize the voice assistant. It will enable companies to create and publish custom Alexa extensions ...
Amid rising competition, time-series database startup InfluxData raises $60M round
InfluxData Inc., the maker of a specialized database used at companies such as SAP SE and Tesla Inc., today revealed that it has closed a $60 million funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. The investment doubles InfluxData’s total capital raised to $120 million. It represents a significant vote of confidence for the startup in ...
