Chief executive Elon Musk has told employees that the company, long regarded as a luxury automaker, needs “to reach more customers who can afford our vehicles” if it wants to grow and compete. Tesla’s profits disappoint, renewing concerns about growth Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe chipmaker also tells investors it’s still trying to settle an antitrust case with the FTC. Qualcomm reaches interim licensing agreement with Huawei – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft says chip supply issues hurt its Q2 Office and Windows revenues and that negative effects “will take through the June quarter to normalize” — Microsoft’s cloud businesses and Surface grew solidly during its Q2 FY19, while Windows OEM and Office Consumer products slowed, in part, due to chip supply
Read MoreThe search giant took advantage of a program from Apple designed for internal app distribution. Google's data-gathering app may have also violated Apple's policies – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}We Are Social and Hootsuite’s latest collection of Global Digital reports reveals that internet users are growing by an average of more than one million new users every day, with all of the original ‘Next Billion Users’ now online. The number of people using the internet has surged over the past year, with more than
Read MoreA new report claims Apple’s next iPhone may have a 3D rear-camera powered by lasers and that the company is looking to replace its Lightning port. Next iPhone may swap Lightning port for USB-C, have three rear cameras – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft’s cloud businesses and Surface grew solidly during its Q2 FY19, while Windows OEM and Office Consumer products slowed, in part, due to chip supply issues. Microsoft says chip shortages to continue to impact Windows, Office through June quarter Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says Instagram Stories has 500M daily users, will phase out Facebook-only metrics, focusing on “family” metrics like 2.7B monthly users across apps — Roughly half of Instagram’s users 1 billion users now use Instagram Stories every day. Facebook says Instagram Stories has 500M daily users, will phase out Facebook-only metrics,
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Google says Google+ for consumers will shut down April 2; all content posted by consumer accounts, including Google+ pages, photos, and videos, will be deleted — In late 2018, Google announced that it would shut down Google+, its beleaguered social network, for consumers due to “low usage” … Google says Google+
Read MoreJonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: PayPal misses with Q4 revenue of $4.23B, but saw $164B in total payment volume and 2.9M net new active accounts thanks to Hyperwallet and iZettle acquisitions — PayPal revenues miss but strong growth from its recent iZettle and Hyperwallet acquisitions and booming business at Venmo point to a strong outlook for
Read MoreThe social network has disclosed an estimate for years, but a closer look raises lots of questions. Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Argo AI, a self-driving car startup that received $1B from Ford in 2017, has obtained a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in California — Argo AI, the self-driving car startup that burst onto the scene in 2017 with $1 billion in backing from Ford, has obtained a permit to test
Read MoreThe electric-car maker reported a jump in sales and revenue and said it would have enough cash to pay off bonds coming due in March. Tesla Profit Declines, but Musk Says Cash Position Is Strong Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDespite a painful year of scandals, the social network reported Wednesday that it continued to grow in the fourth quarter. Facebook Gains More Users as Revenue and Profits Climb Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUnder pressure from small merchants, the Indian government is prohibiting Amazon and Walmart from selling products on their own sites. Amazon Users in India Will Get Less Choice and Pay More Under New Selling Rules Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe conditions that produced Billy McFarland, Anna Delvey and Elizabeth Holmes show no signs of abating. Critic’s Notebook: Our Never-Ending ‘Scam Season’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Microsoft meets Q2 expectations with $32.5B revenue; Azure revenue grew 76% YoY, LinkedIn revenue grew 29% YoY, and Surface revenue grew 39% YoY — Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $32.5 billion, net income of $8.4 billion … Microsoft meets Q2 expectations with
Read MoreMicrosoft delivered strong second quarter results as its commercial cloud and Azure revenue fared well. Microsoft Q2 strong amid commercial cloud revenue surge to billion annual run rate Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft: Microsoft Q2: revenue of $32.5B, up 12% YoY; Productivity and Business Processes revenue of $10.1B, up 13% YoY; Intelligent Cloud revenue of $9.4B, up 20% YoY — Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Second Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — January 30, 2019 — Microsoft Corp. today announced … Microsoft Q2: revenue of .5B, up 12%
Read MoreFacebook: Facebook reports Q4 net income of $6.9B, up 61% YoY, revenue of $16.9B, up 30% YoY, DAUs of 1.52B, up 9% YoY, and headcount of 35,587, up 42% YoY; stock up 6%+ — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. Facebook reports Q4
Read MoreYou’d be hard-pressed to find more ardent supporters of 3D printing then we here at Hackaday; the sound of NEMA 17 steppers pushing an i3 through its motions sounds like a choir of angels to our ears. But we have to admit that the hard plastic components produced by desktop 3D printers aren’t ideal for
Read MoreResearchers at Columbia University are using an algorithm to translate brain waves into intelligible spoken words. Scientists train AI to turn brain signals into speech – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Apple tests USB-C iPhones and iOS dark mode for 2019, plans updated 10″ iPad this spring, laser-based 3D cameras to aid AR on iPhones as soon as 2020 — – Company is testing a triple camera system for 2019 phones — New low-end iPads and an updated iPhone XR also in the works
Read MoreEmily Badger / New York Times: A lot of tech startups have promising ideas to fix the housing crisis, but the fundamental problem of affordability seems beyond their reach — A lot of start-ups have promising ideas, but the fundamental problem of affordability seems beyond their reach. — Billions have been flowing … A lot
Read MoreThis is the second such case within a year. Apple worker charged with stealing self-driving-car secrets for China – Roadshow Source: CNet
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