Apple to hold ANOTHER event in October with new iPads and MacBooks tipped
10/4/2018, 4:27:04 PMAPPLE is preparing to launch another line-up of fresh gadgets before Christmas, apparently. Reports of a secretive October press event are piling up, despite Apple have only just unveiled news iPho… ✔ APPLE is preparing to launch another line-up of fresh gadgets before Christmas, apparently ✔ There's plenty of rumours about what Apple might show off in October ✔ But the company has gone quiet on the product ever since, leading to some speculation that it'll appear later this month
iPhone XS camera vs. iPhone X: Officially Apple's best camera phone
10/4/2018, 4:47:32 PMLooks like the same dual 12-megapixel cameras as last year. Trust us, they’re not. ✔ Rather than the blown-out backgrounds and crunchy high-contrast look from the X, selfies look more flattering on the XS ✔ Larger pixels generally mean they can collect more light ✔ Stay tuned for that, plus more comparisons with phones from Samsung and the yet-to-be-announced Google Pixel 3
Stephen Colbert Destroys iPhone to Avoid Trump’s Presidential Alert Message
10/4/2018, 4:04:00 PMStephen Colbert has found a workaround for those hoping to avoid receiving text messages from President Trump as part of the new national presidential alert system ✔ That means that today 2:18 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2018 they thought things were just fine enough that they could test an emergency alert ✔ The plaintiffs in the suit also accused Trump of disseminating weaponized disinformation on Twitter and said they don’t wish to receive text messages, or messages of any kind, on any topic or subject, from Defendant Trump
Pulled over while connected: Siri can quietly video record the police
10/4/2018, 3:31:19 PMiPhone users can now use Siri to secretly record police encounters and alert others of what happened. ✔ The new iPhone XS and XS MAX are the highest powered and priciest iPhone to date ✔ The front camera turns on to record video of the occurrence ✔ When dealing with being pulled over and interacting with law enforcement, you want as little distraction as possible, and that includes music, bright screens and notifications coming in, Petersen said
Steve Wozniak: Don’t worry, AI won’t kill us all - yet
10/4/2018, 5:21:25 PMApple co-founder casts doubts on how AI could take over ✔ Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has cast doubt on the potential of AI to topple humanity, saying the technology still has a long way to go in terms of development ✔ Sometimes what we call AI is just the state of the art of what computers can do right now, he said
Cyber security stocks fall as investors shrug off China spy threat
10/4/2018, 3:49:35 PMundefined ✔ AMZN, -2.02% The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF HACK, -1.00% shed 0.9% in morning trade, with 43 of its 52 equity components losing ground, while the First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF CIBR, -1.04% slid 1.0%, with 33 of 38 components declining ✔ The biggest winner in both ETFs was FireEye Inc.'s stock FEYE, +4.19% which surged 4.6% ✔ PANW, +0.17% tacked on 0.3%, Symantec Corp. SYMC, -0.36% slipped 0.5%, BlackBerry Ltd
Chinese operatives were able to infiltrate motherboards made by a US company that sold to Apple and Amazon: Bloomberg
10/4/2018, 1:24:14 PMundefined ✔ The report says that microchips not part of the original motherboard design were found by Apple as well as by a third party that was looking into the security of Elemental, a company that Amazon eventually acquired ✔ Apple shares have gained 51% over the past 12 months, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% has risen 18%
Magellan's master showman prepares for his next act
10/4/2018, 2:14:32 PMHamish Douglass, who infuriates rival fund managers, is stepping aside as CEO. But don't expect a vanishing act. ✔ Opinion Business Companies Ethical investing Magellan's master showman prepares for his next act By John McDuling5 October 2018 12:05am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Australian chief executives - particularly in the staid and currently scandal-ridden financial services industry - aren't known for their showmanship ✔ How it fares in a tougher environment, which will invariably come, remains to be seen
Cellphone users nationwide just received a ‘Presidential Alert.’ Here’s what to know.
10/4/2018, 4:15:57 PMWednesday’s test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system will mark the first time that emergency management officials will have used the nationwide alerting capabilities reserved for the office of the president. ✔ By Brian Fung Brian Fung Policy reporter focusing on telecommunications, media, cryptocurrencies and competition Email Bio Follow October 4 at 6:47 AM Beginning at 2:18 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Americans across the country were interrupted by an urgent notification on their cellphones ✔ The judge explained her decision by saying the claims were too speculative, according to the Associated Press, and that it was motivated by concerns that President Trump sought to turn the wireless emergency alert system into a second Twitter feed
Markets drop as interest rates surge; 10-year yield hits its highest level since 2011
10/4/2018, 4:56:47 PMStocks fell sharply on Thursday as interest rates hit new multiyear highs. The 10-year Treasury note yield reached its highest level since 2011. ✔ Adam Shell explains a bull market on the occasion of the current bull market breaking the record for longest ever ✔ Morgan Chase and Bank of America rose 0.3 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively ✔ The report comes as investors brace for the September jobs report, which is scheduled to be released Friday morning
Dividend payouts hit another record as tax bill-fueled giveaway to shareholders continues
10/4/2018, 4:25:47 PMBased on the giveaways from corporate America, there has never been a better time to be a stockholder. ✔ Currently, 81.4% of S&P 500 components pay a dividend; the index has an overall yield of 1.76%, according to FactSet ✔ Don’t miss: Stock-market dividend payouts are hitting records all over the world In addition to increasing dividends, there has been a flurry of stock-buyback programs ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
Why investors shouldn’t fear the dominance of FAANG stocks
10/4/2018, 3:31:29 PMThe U.S. stock market has done well in 2018, to the point of recently hitting record levels, but anyone looking under the hood of the major indexes will quickly learn that most of the gains have come from a few key companies. ✔ Many stocks fade away, disappear entirely; others produce returns that are worse than you might get in Treasury bills ✔ Ryan Vlastelica Ryan Vlastelica is a markets reporter for MarketWatch and is based in New York ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
China put spy microchips in servers used by Amazon and Apple, report says - Los Angeles Times
10/4/2018, 2:49:15 PMChina secretly put surveillance microchips in servers used by major technology firms, including Apple and Amazon, in an audacious military operation likely to further inflame trade tensions between the U.S. and its top source of electronics components and products, Bloomberg Businessweek reported. ✔ American companies design and sell leading technology products, such as servers, laptop computers and smartphones, which built and assembled largely in China ✔ It's also untrue that AWS knew about servers containing malicious chips or modifications in data centers based in China, or that AWS worked with the FBI to investigate or provide data about malicious hardware
Pence accuses China of 'malign' campaign to undermine Trump
10/4/2018, 6:05:43 PMVice President Mike Pence escalated Washington's pressure campaign against ... ✔ The vote will determine whether they keep control of Congress ✔ The two countries have imposed increasingly severe rounds of tariffs on each other ✔ He also urged Google (GOOGL.O) to immediately end development of its Dragonfly app that would make it easier to track someone’s internet searches and thus strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s censorship efforts ✔ Apple Inc AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O denied the report ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
17 Of The Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones You Can Get On Amazon
10/4/2018, 2:46:01 PMA wailing baby on an eight-hour flight? You don't know her! ✔ We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page ✔ In terms of audio, it does sound crisp and clear...but at the same time can rock-out if you want to hear it full volume
Analysis | The Finance 202: Bernie Sanders's bank-busting plan sets marker for 2020
10/4/2018, 12:22:45 PMThe political season will bring the financial industry more hostile attention. ✔ Bloomberg Businessweek's new cover story details how Chinese spies reached into almost 30 American companies by compromising the U.S. tech supply chain ✔ Politico's John Bresnahan, Elana Schor and Burgess Everett ✔ Presidential alert interrupts José Andrés: Kanye West wants people to leave Elon Musk alone:
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