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Redwire Space Shares Pop On Blue Origin Partnership: What Investors Should Know
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 2:26pm | 391A space company that completed a SPAC merger to go public in September has shares moving higher on a partnership with Blue Origin. What Happened: Orbital Reef, a future commercial space station from Blue Origin, could begin operations in the second half of this decade, according to The Verge. Blue...
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AMD CEO: Crypto Mining Is 'A Small Part' Of Business, Shouldn't Be A Focus Going Forward
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 10:26am | 332Crypto mining isn’t a market that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) feels strongly about, says CEO Lisa Su. What Happened: According to a report from The Verge, Su downplayed the impact of crypto on AMD’s business at the 2021 Code Conference earlier this week. Su reportedly told...
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Facebook Introduces Cloud Gaming For Apple Gadgets Via App: Verge
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 12:43pm | 156Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is launching its nascent cloud gaming service to Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and iPads through a web app, the Verge reports. Users can add the app to their home screens. The app offers simple web games like Solitaire and match-threes and...
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Snap to Acquire British AR Company For Over $500M: The Verge
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 2:01pm | 313Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) will acquire British augmented reality (AR) technology company, WaveOptics Ltd, for a purchase price of over $500 million, The Verge reports. It will pay half the purchase price in stock at closing and the other half in either cash or stock in two years. Snap is...
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Facebook Expands Oversight Board's Scope For Platform Content Review: Report
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 10:33am | 365Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) users will be able to ask the company’s independent oversight board to permit content review appeal to remove inappropriate posts from the platform, Reuters said. Facebook created the board following inappropriate content handling backlash, ...
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Netflix To Rollout 'Shuffle Play' Feature Around The World In Coming Months
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 11:38pm | 432Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) disclosed during its fourth-quarter earnings report that it will bring "Shuffle Play" to its global userbase in the first half of 2021, the Verge reported Wednesday. What Happened: The feature allows users to forego browsing the catalog as Netflix will...
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Apple Held Talks With Canoo Over Electric Vehicle Foray: The Verge
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 10:39pm | 375Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and California-based electric startup Canoo Inc (NASDAQ: GOEV) held talks in the first half of 2020 centered around the latter’s speculated automotive entry, the Verge reported Tuesday. What Happened: The companies are said to have discussed options spanning from...
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Zoom Wants To Launch Email, Calendar Service: Reports
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - 12:15pm | 337Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) is looking to expand beyond its core video conferencing service and offer an email and calendar service, The Information first reported Wednesday. What Happened: Zoom has been quietly working on an email product that could advance to the testing phase...
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Google Kills Its Google Home Max Smart Speaker Line
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 4:29am | 430Alphabet, Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) most expensive smart speaker, Google Home Max, is discontinued, the Verge reports. What Happened: The Home Max speakers are sold out on the Google store, and the company confirmed to The Verge that it is removing the three-...
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Disney+ Subscribers Will Have To Shell Out An Extra Dollar Starting March
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 11:46pm | 287Walt Disney Co’s (NYSE: DIS) subscription-video-on-demand service Disney+ has hiked its subscription price by $1 in the United States, the company said in its investors day presentation, as first reported by the Verge. What Happened: The SVOD service will now cost $7.99 per month, with...
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2020 Google Trends: The Most Searched Terms, People And Entertainment
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 3:00pm | 6752020 has been a wild ride for sure with the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way people work, travel, shop and go to school. The pandemic was the main theme in the 2020 trending searches released by Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, according to The Verge. COVID-19...
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Microsoft's 'Halo Infinite' Coming In Fall 2021
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 4:03am | 388Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next game from the iconic Halo franchise, "Halo Infinite," is coming in fall 2021, developer 343 Industries said in a blog post. What Happened: Halo Infinite was originally supposed to launch alongside the Xbox Series X and Series...
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Google Rolls Out Direct-To-YouTube Livestream Of Stadia Games
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 2:25am | 457Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) gaming service Google Stadia is introducing one of its most-awaited features on Monday — the live streaming of stadia games directly to YouTube, 9to5Google reports. What Happened: The live stream to YouTube feature will allow...
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Google To Allow Free Access To Some Paywalled News Outside US
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 4:21am | 558As part of Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) $1 billion investment in news, Google will start offering people access to paywalled content in partnership with select news publishers, the company said in a blog post. What Happened: Google News Showcase...
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Tesla Might Have 'Wider Beta' In Two Weeks, Elon Musk Says
Saturday, November 28, 2020 - 12:07pm | 244What Happened: Replying to a user’s question about the “Full Self Driving” software beta in Minnesota, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said that the company might go to a wider beta in approximately two weeks. Probably going to a wider beta in ~2 weeks — Elon Musk (@...