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Will the new MacBook debut on September 12? That might be up to Intel

9/5/2018, 4:22:29 PM
Rumored chip shortages could impact Apple’s next laptop ✔ DigiTimes, speaking to anonymous industry sources, reports that Intel’s newly-announced, 8th-generation Amber Lake and Whiskey Lake processors are experiencing serious shortages and could relatively affect vendors’ sales ✔ Here’s what’s going on with macOS 10.14 Mojave Via BGR


Apple’s streaming business could bring in $37 billion in a few years, analyst says

9/5/2018, 4:11:48 PM
Apple Inc. is taking its time building an original-video operation, but its streaming efforts could become a major contributor to services revenue in just a few years. ✔ For context, Apple is expected to generate $37 billion in revenue for the entire services segment in the fiscal year ending this September, according to FactSet ✔ Emily Bary Emily Bary is a MarketWatch reporter based in New York ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


New 6.5-inch iPhone X model reportedly called the ‘iPhone XS Max’

9/5/2018, 6:11:25 PM
Taking the notch to the max ✔ It’s a break from Apple’s usual naming conventions that it had introduced back in 2014 with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus ✔ Both phones will also reportedly see an internal spec boost over the current iPhone X, with a new A12 processor and 4GB of RAM ✔ Whatever the name may be, we’ll find out for sure when Apple officially announces things at its event on September 12th


Apple, Samsung and Facebook blasted over 'human rights violations and child labour'

9/5/2018, 4:47:21 PM
THE WORLD’S top technology companies collectively caused 223 human rights violations, ranging from child labour to data breaches, reveals a shocking new report. Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Sa… ✔ TCE is known to cause varying types of cancer and to produce birth-defects in the children of expectant mothers ✔ The biggest companies must act as the standard bearers for corporate governance ✔ Their boards must question their role in the communities they operate in and their impact on society


What kind of phone does Spider-Man use?

9/5/2018, 6:30:40 PM
Look, we spent way too much time obsessing over this ✔ Insomniac Games Spider-Man and I have a few things in common ✔ There’s no question that at least one of Spider-Man’s phones is supposed to be an iPhone, but the real question is why Insomniac Games didn’t incorporate a Sony Xperia into its game ✔ No one really knows! I’ve asked Insomniac about it, and will hopefully get an answer clarifying this inscrutable issue


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9/5/2018, 6:07:56 PM
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Paramount Names New TV Studio Chief

9/5/2018, 7:40:46 PM
Paramount Pictures has tapped Nicole Clemens as the new president of its television unit. ✔ A veteran television executive with deep ties to both networks and studios, Ms. Clemens is credited with playing a key role in developing several critically acclaimed shows at FX including Atlanta and Better Things ✔ Ms. Powell denied making the remarks, saying: There is no truth to the allegation that I made insensitive comments in a professional settingor in any setting


Tech Stocks Retreat as Senate Hearing Proceeds

9/5/2018, 5:26:29 PM
Technology stocks tumbled across the board Wednesday as executives from Facebook and Twitter defended before Congress their efforts to prevent election meddling. ✔ Over the summer, disappointing earnings and forecasts for growth sent a number of stocks, including Facebook, Netflix and Intel Corp. , sliding again ✔ TCEHY -3.02% as the most-crowded trade for seven consecutive months, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s monthly fund manager survey ✔ After a big run-up, people are just looking for a reason to take profits, Mr. Cappelleri said


Bernie Sanders Strikes at Amazon With New Tax Bill

9/5/2018, 5:26:28 PM
An unusual public spat between Amazon.com Inc. and Sen. Bernie Sanders over workers’ wages escalated Wednesday as the Vermont independent introduced a bill aimed at taxing big companies whose employees rely on federal benefits to make ends meet. ✔ Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, argues that middle-class taxpayers are subsidizing large, profitable companies owned by billionaires ✔ The company disputed the senator’s claim Amazon doesn’t pay its lower-level employees a fair wage, saying full-time warehouse workers are paid $15 an hour on average when stock and bonuses are included


Steve Jobs' Daughter Denies Claims Her Book Is Inaccurate: 'I Have a Right to Tell My Story'

9/5/2018, 4:12:30 PM
Steve Jobs' daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs is opening up about how it felt to lose her father after a decades-long strained relationship — and responding to family members who have called her new memoir inaccurate ✔ I remember just feeling profound love and admiration because we did have joyful, tender, dear moments together ✔ So if you’re gonna read the 400 pages you also have to buckle up for whispering in libraries and dangly earrings and adolescent angst and all of that


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