Online gambling wagers worldwide are expected to surge in the coming years, jumping from $550 billion this year to nearly $950 billion by 2021, according to a report Wednesday from researcher Juniper. By then, wagers will approach the same level as total spending on all digital goods and services, expected to hit $1 trillion in …

Listen up: Amazon is offering another Prime membership perk. The e-commerce company said Tuesday it added full access to Audible Channels, as well as a rotating selection of more than 50 audiobooks from Audible’s library, to Prime accounts in the US. Audible Channels was introduced in July as a subscription service costing $4.95 a month that offers commercial-free, short-form audio …

eBay is jumping back into the phone trade-in game. The online marketplace on Monday came out with a new program called Quick Sale, which gives people an upfront cash offer for their used phones, from iPhones to Samsung Galaxy phones to Blu devices. The new program comes just before Apple’s new iPhone 7 officially launches this Friday. eBay already made …

Put your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 down and walk away. That’s pretty much the message from federal regulators, following about three dozen incidents where the phones either overheated or exploded. Samsung is working with the US government to recall the devices, and not a moment too soon. Problems with the phones keep cropping up, including a Note 7 bursting into …

Amazon may be getting sportier. The world’s biggest online retailer is shopping around for video rights for a variety of sports, including French Open tennis and professional rugby, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg that cited unnamed sources. Amazon is looking into sports with global audiences, such as tennis, golf and soccer, but is also interested in major US …

Apple’s iPhone 7 wasn’t the only new hardware revealed by the company Wednesday. The tech giant also came out with the Apple Watch Series 2, which Apple used to veer away from the luxury focus of last year’s model and more toward fitness and sports. The device will be water resistant for up to 50 meters for swimmers and added …

When Amazon’s done, it may very well have shoehorned its digital assistant Alexa into your sink, your sofa and your walls. For now, Amazon will settle for connecting Alexa to as many electronic and Wi-Fi-enabled objects as it can. Amazon’s push toward Alexa dominance took another step forward Thursday, when the online retail giant added Alexa for the first time …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts iPhone 7 2:42 No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. Those are Apple’s newest iPhones. The Cupertino, California, company on Wednesday showed off the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the two newest editions to its hugely popular phone franchise. Aside from a series of tweaks, they look virtually identical to the prior two generations …

Well, we’re almost there. After months of speculation, Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. We tee up the big event with a discussion about some of our wish list items for the new device. (OK, maybe some are pretty unrealistic, such as a smaller iPhone and the ability to turn the phone into a car.) Click …

This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. The main street in Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesvos, wraps around the green-tinted Aegean like a horseshoe. Brightly painted buildings line the road while wooden sailboats bob near the pier. It’s beautiful. …