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Daniel Ek, chief executive officer and co-founder of Spotify AB, stands for a photograph after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spotify shares were up more than 6% on Thursday after Apple announced that it would relax App Store rules that the streamer

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, June 4, 2018.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple on Wednesday said that some apps will be allowed to provide a link to their websites to prompt users to

In this article TWTR Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square, speaks during the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images Twitter on Wednesday launched Super Follows, a feature that allows select users to

A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past advertising for iPhones outside an Apple store. Philip Fong | AFP | Getty Images Eight states will roll out a feature allowing users to add driver’s license and state IDs to Apple Wallet for iPhone and Apple Watch to use at security at participating airports,

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos, arrives for the first day of jury selection in her fraud trial, outside Federal Court in San Jose, California on August 31, 2021. Nick Otto | AFP | Getty Images Theranos isn’t exactly a household word, but many of the

Visitors look at Apple Inc. iPhones and iPads on display at the SK Telecom Co. T Factory flagship store in Seoul, South Korea, June 11, 2021. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea has become the first country to impose curbs on Google and Apple’s payment policies that force developers to only use

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a hearing at a federal court in San Jose, California, July 17, 2019. Stephen Lam | Reuters Nearly a decade ago, Elizabeth Holmes was proclaimed the golden girl of Silicon Valley, and briefly crowned America’s youngest female self-made billionaire. This week, she’ll walk into a San Jose federal

A shopper walks past an ad for Apple’s iPhone 12 outside a store in Hong Kong on May 24, 2021. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Globalstar, a satellite services provider, soared 60% Monday following a report that the next iPhone will have the ability to utilize satellite communications.

[Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] Rocket builder Astra Space is going for its first launch since the company went public, and aiming to reach orbit for the first time.  The new space company cut short its first launch attempt on Friday, with the rocket’s engines firing for a moment and

In this article TSLA A 2019 Tesla Model 3 hit a Florida Highway Patrol car in Orlando on the morning of August 28, 2021. No injuries were reported. Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol The driver of a 2019 Tesla Model 3 told officers she was using Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, when she collided with

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images In a bombshell revelation just days before her criminal fraud trial, defense attorneys for Elizabeth

Bitcoin resting on United States dollar banknotes. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images A small section of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill has generated a flurry of lobbying from the cryptocurrency industry, creating a defining moment for the sector’s presence in Washington. Though industry players failed to change what they see as problematic language

In this article DASH A bike messenger carries a DoorDash bag during a delivery in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The City of Chicago filed two sweeping lawsuits against DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices. The suits echo longstanding claims from

In this article ABNB Afghan refugees are led to a bus taking them to a refugee processing center upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia August 25, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Businesses are rushing to support the thousands of refugees that have been evacuated from Afghanistan in recent days who are now

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends Apple’s “Ted Lasso” Season 2 Premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook received more than five million shares of Apple stock this week, selling most of the stock for more than $750 million, according

In this article OPA The Forbes Magazine stand is pictured at the 24th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Alexander Demianchuk | TASS | Getty Images Forbes, a long-standing media publication, announced Thursday it plans to go public via a merger with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.  The company, merging with Magnum Opus Acquisition, is expected

In this article MSFT AMZN REDMOND, UNITED STATES – 2021/01/25: Microsoft logo seen at their building in Redmond. Microsoft will publish fiscal year 2021 second-quarter financial results on January 26. Toby Scott | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Microsoft has hired Amazon cloud executive Charlie Bell as a corporate vice president, CNBC has

In this article PCG AAPL U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and vaccination program during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, August 18, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday with top executives from several of the largest companies

In this article MSFT Microsoft’s Xbox Series S (L) and Xbox Series X consoles. Phil Barker | Future Publishing | Future via Getty Images Microsoft is bringing its cloud gaming service to Xbox consoles later this year. The company announced Tuesday that Xbox Cloud Gaming, which lets players stream games rather than having to install

In this article BIDU .HSI BABA 3690-HK 700-HK 9618-HK GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese tech stocks staged a huge rally Tuesday as investors got a little more clarity on the regulatory outlook and bought some of the names that have taken a beating in recent months. A positive set of earnings from Chinese technology giants also