Apple reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $94.9B, and net income down 36% YoY to $14.74B, after paying a $10.2B charge as part of an income tax decision in the EU
iPhone drives record September quarter revenue Services revenue reaches new all-time high — Apple® today announced financial results …
Apple Q4 revenue: iPhone up 6% YoY to $46.22B, Mac up 2% YoY to $7.74B, iPad up 8% YoY to $6.95B, and Wearables, Home, and Accessories down 3% YoY to $9.04B
Apple reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.
Researchers linked to China's military used Llama 2 to develop an AI model for potential military use; Meta says use of “outdated” Llama 2 would be “irrelevant”
Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People's Liberation Army have used Meta's publicly available Llama model …
Google plans to release Android 16 in Q2 2025 “to better align with the schedule of device launches”; major Android releases have been in Q3 or Q4 since 2013
Android 16 is launching in Q2 of 2025, which is months earlier than previously expected. — • — TL;DR
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval
The Pixelmator Team announced the news in a blog post on Friday: — Pixelmator has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval.
Intel reports Q3 revenue down 6% YoY to $13.28B, vs. $13.02B est., a net loss of $16.99B, and Q4 guidance above estimates; INTC jumps 6%+ after hours
Intel shares rose 7% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected earnings and issued quarterly guidance that topped estimates.
Indonesia bans Pixel smartphone sales, saying Google must comply with rules requiring 40% local content in smartphones, days after banning the iPhone 16 lineup
Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days …
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.
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Crypto firm Immutable says the SEC issued it a Wells notice related to the sale of its IMX tokens in 2021, and accuses the agency of “regulation by enforcement”
The firm's IMX token is down over 13% at $1.16 following the announcement. — Immutable said that it received …
Satellite services provider Globalstar says Apple took a 20% ownership stake worth ~$400M, and has committed another $1.1B to expand satellite service capacity
Satellite services provider GlobalStar today disclosed an expansion of its deal with Apple. Apple will commit an additional $1.1 billion …
Anthropic says governments should urgently take action on AI policy in the next 18 months and suggests principles for AI regulation that support innovation
Increasingly powerful AI systems have the potential to accelerate scientific progress, unlock new medical treatments, and grow the economy.
Former Lacework CEO and former Facebook Global Head of Engineering Jay Parikh joins Microsoft's senior leadership team, reporting directly to Satya Nadella
- Company struggling to ramp up data centers to meet AI demand — Jay Parikh will report directly to Microsoft CEO Nadella
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let paid users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google
and I'm shocked by the results Anthony Cuthbertson / The Independent : OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a search engine Hayden Field / CNBC : OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microso...
Canalys: global smartphone shipments grew 5% YoY in Q3 to 309.9M units, the strongest Q3 since 2021; Samsung led with 57.5M units, followed by Apple at 54.5M
According to Canalys research, global smartphone shipments grew 5% year on year in Q3 2024, reaching 309.9 million units, the strongest Q3 performance since 2021.
Amazon reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $158.9B, net income up 55% YoY to $15.3B, and operating income up 56% YoY to $17.4B; AMZN jumps 5%+
The stock is up for three reasons: cloud, ads, and AI. — Here are the numbers: https://lnkd.in/gWfkJivn …
UK police received 7,062 reports of online grooming over the past year; Snapchat was named in 48% of the cases where the means of communication was disclosed
The children's charity said more than 7,000 offences were recorded by police in the last year. — Your support helps us to tell the story
Apple Q4 revenue: down 0.3% YoY to $15B in China, up 7.6% to $5.93B in Japan, up 16.6% to $7.38B in the rest of Asia-Pacific, and up 11% to $24.92B in Europe
Nikkei Asia : X: @neilcybart X: Neil Cybart / @neilcybart : 🚨Narrative Violation Alert Tim Cook confirmed iPhone revenue grew in Greater China last quarter.
Amazon reports Q3 AWS revenue up 19% YoY to $27.45B, vs. $27.52B est., and AWS operating income of $10.45B, vs. $9.15B est., up from $7B in Q3 2023
but for how long? Larry Dignan / Constellation Research : AWS posts Q3 revenue up 19% from a year ago, $110 billion annual run rate Theo Wayt / The Information : Amazon Web Services Reports Steady Gro...
Tether reports Q3 net profit of $2.5B, driven by yields on its US Treasury and gold holdings and bringing YTD profit to $7.7B, as USDT's market cap nears $120B
Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk :
The capital expenditures of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft are set to total over $200B in 2024, as companies accelerate spending to chase AI developments
- Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft all accelerated spending — Mixed results from the big tech won't slow 2025 investment
Microsoft delays rolling out its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs to December to “refine the experience”, after pushing it from June to October
Again Rabia Noureen / Petri IT Knowledgebase : Microsoft Postpones Controversial AI Recall Feature Yet Again Jeremy Laird / PC Gamer : Microsoft recalls Windows 11's Recall AI PC feature yet again and...
Microsoft says Windows 10 consumers will only be able to buy one year of Extended Security Updates for $30, after the company ends support on October 14, 2025
https://www.theverge.com/... Hopefully it's #Linux. X: Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year. Windows 10 end of support is coming in...
Kuo: Apple plans to use its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip made using TSMC's N7 process and supporting Wi-Fi 7 in the iPhone 17, reducing its reliance on Broadcom
what that means for you Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : iPhone 17 series will debut Apple's homegrown Wi-Fi 7 chip Rajesh Pandey / Cult of Mac : iPhone 17 could use Apple's new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip A...
During a Reddit AMA, Sam Altman says GPT-5 likely won't come this year as OpenAI faces “a lot of limitations and hard decisions” in allocating compute resources
It is coming soon, under one name or another Shraddha Sharma / Cryptopolitan : ChatGPT wants to take on Google, and Microsoft with new launch TechRadar : ChatGPT-5 won't be coming in 2025, according t...
Meta is working with Wonik and GelSight to develop and commercialize tactile sensors for AI, including the Allegro robotic hand and Digit 360 tactile fingertips
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B
Jennifer Maas / Variety :
A profile of YC Head of Public Policy Luther Lowe, who led a California pressure campaign against AI safety bill SB 1047 and aims to fight for “little tech”
a company largely staffed by those wanting to pause AGI development unless they're leading it—claims regulating by use case doesn't work, despite big tech already proving it to be effective. Sorry, @A...
Google adds Gemini to Google Maps in the US, with AI-summarized reviews and answers to descriptive questions from users, and adds 150 cities to Immersive View
It's an exciting time for Google Maps. Sundar Pichai announced two days ago that we're now serving 2B people monthly. … Michael Curtes : Very proud to be bringing this to Google Maps! https://lnkd.in...
Tel Aviv-based, enterprise-focused cybersecurity startup Noma emerges from stealth with $32M in funding, including a $25M Series A led by Ballistic Ventures
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Activision-Blizzard says its Call of Duty series has sold 500M+ copies to date; Satya Nadella says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set a record for first-day players
Gene Park / Washington Post :
Istanbul-based Insider, which sells AI-powered marketing and customer engagement tools, raised a $500M Series E led by General Atlantic and plans a US expansion
Bloomberg :
Q&A with Google DeepMind Director John Jumper on winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, merging predictive AI and LLMs, advancing AlphaFold, rival labs, and more
Richard Nieva / Forbes : X: @richardjnieva X: Richard Nieva / @richardjnieva : I chatted with Google DeepMind director John Jumper, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier this month for his wor...
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