Apple revises guidance for its fiscal 2019 Q1 downwards due to weakness in some markets, particularly China; stock opens down 10%
To Apple investors: — Today we are revising our guidance for Apple's fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. We now expect the following:
Apple lowers revenue guidance to $84B after previously projecting $89B-$93B, because of fewer iPhone upgrades than expected
Apple has lowered its Q1 guidance in a letter to investors from CEO Tim Cook Wednesday. — Apple stock was halted in after-hours trading just prior to the announcement …
USB-IF recommends a USB Type-C authentication program to protect against non-compliant USB chargers and USB malware risks, at the moment a connection is made
USB-IF announced it will roll out a USB Type-C authentication program to protect against non-compliant USB chargers and USB malware risks.
Apple failed to warn about China and market saturation, the underlying conditions for its guidance downgrade, which were obvious to those paying attention
The company has reached the end of its denial phase. — The optimistic narrative about Apple Inc.'s iPhone business is falling apart in front of our eyes.
Vuzix opens preorders for its $1,000 Vuzix Blade smart glasses that have a 8MP camera, micro-SD card slot, and are compatible with Alexa
Vuzix has been making smart glasses for well over a decade, primarily for enterprise use such as medical applications or stocking shelves in warehouses.
Microsoft adds two new Microsoft 365 security and compliance focused bundles and expands availability of its MyAnalytics “fitness tracker for work” service
Microsoft is adding new Microsoft 365 packages to its subscription-service roster, as well as expanding availability …
Obituary of Karen Sparck Jones, a self-taught programmer whose 1972 research paper on natural language processing laid the groundwork for modern search engines
A pioneer of computer science for work combining statistics and linguistics, and an advocate for women in the field. Tweets: @dtunkelang , @jeremyphoward , @mededitor , @nytimestech , @stemettes , @po...
BitTorrent announces its own crypto tokens that users can pay or trade with other users for faster downloads
BitTorrent, which pioneered peer-to-peer technology for sharing files on the internet, is creating its own cryptocurrency. — Issued by the Singapore-based BitTorrent Foundation …
Thoughts on the state of crypto in 2018, which marked the start of a crypto recession, and predictions for 2019 as experts now focus on adoption and usage
My thoughts on the state of crypto in 2018 and where we're headed — As another year wraps up, I started writing an email …
Popular Fortnite streamer Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja, says he has earned nearly $10M in 2018, with 70% of the revenue coming from Twitch and YouTube
Ninja and Fortnite are making millions together - CNN http://www.cnn.com/... JoshTheBear / @thejoshthebear : I really dislike how the media makes it seem like he's just an average gamer with their tit...
Voicebot data shows Alexa skills in the US grew to 56,750 in 2018, up 120% YoY; Amazon releases year-end list of Alexa's “top” skills made up of games and more
Amazon Alexa had a good year as a developer platform - at least in terms of the number of voice apps being built for Alexa …
Inside Beijing-based Beyondsoft and its “censorship factories”, with 4,000+ staff monitoring online content for media companies eager to please China's censors
Thousands of low-wage workers in “censorship factories” trawl the online world for forbidden content … Tweets: @liyuan6 , @moonalice , @linhpnguyen , @wingcommander1 , @mariancw , @stevenleemyers , @m...
Roku Channel adds premium subscriptions, with networks including Showtime, Starz, and Epix available on Roku devices and apps, Samsung smart TVs, and more
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Google says automatic spam protection within the default Android Messages app has begun rolling out to some users; the spam protection is opt-out by default
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Net Applications: Windows 10 reached 39.2% worldwide OS market share in December, finally surpassing Windows 7, which dropped to 36.9%
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Netflix confirms it has hired Spencer Neumann as new CFO; source says Activision Blizzard fired Neumann because he was pursuing another job
Sara Salinas / CNBC :
FCC grants permission for Google to deploy its Soli radar-based sensors that enable touchless control of devices with hand gestures
David Shepardson / Reuters :
The US Senate confirms FCC commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks, bringing the five seats to three Republicans and two Democrats, for five-year terms
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch :
Some tech industry insiders are worried that the export restrictions on AI proposed by the Commerce Department would stunt the industry in the US
But Will The US Give It A Try? Adam Thierer / Technology Liberation Front : Global Innovation Arbitrage: Export Controls Edition [H]ardOCP : The U.S. May Restrict Exports of A.I. Tech Due to Concerns ...
Sydney-based Baraja, which makes a Spectrum-Scan LIDAR with no moving parts, raises $32M Series A led by Sequoia China and CSIRO Innovation Fund
Lidar startup Baraja has raised $32 million in a series A round of funding led by Sequoia China and Main Sequence Ventures' CSIRO Innovation Fund …
CarDekho, which operates a range of portals that sell new and second-hand cars and motorbikes in India, raises $110M Series C at a $400M-$500M valuation
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Sources: Waymo has 950 employees while Cruise has 1,000+ and Uber's autonomous vehicle division has ~1,100; half of Waymo's 10-person executive team is female
Amir Efrati / The Information :
CarePredict, a startup developing wearables and an AI-powered platform to monitor seniors' daily activities and predict health issues, raises a $9.5M Series A
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.