Facebook’s earnings grow despite ad boycott and coronavirus pandemic

Facebook’s third-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations even as advertisers boycotted the social network to put pressure on the company to do more to combat hate speech. Major brands, including The North Face, Verizon and Unilever, said they would pull advertising from Facebook. Civil rights groups called on businesses to pause spending on …

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iPhone sales fell 20% ahead of iPhone 12 launch, but Apple isn’t worried

Apple’s iPhone sales plummeted 20% as consumers awaited the release of its iPhone 12 amid the continued spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended lives, disrupted business and slowed manufacturing across the globe. But Apple executives said they aren’t terribly worried about it. That’s primarily thanks to Apple’s delay releasing the iPhone 12, creating a fluke in financial reporting that artificially made the …

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Amazon’s profit triples to $6.3 billion ahead of Prime Day bonanza

The lockdown forced by the coronavirus continues to be a driving force for Amazon, which saw its profit triple from a year ago. Those profits are expected to continue even as the company spends billions of dollars dealing with COVID-19.  Net income for the third quarter rose to $6.3 billion, or $12.37 a share, from $2.1 billion, or $4.23 a …

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NBC’s Peacock streaming service hits nearly 22 million signups

Peacock, the streaming service that Comcast’s NBCUniversal launched nationwide in the US in mid-July, has signed up nearly 22 million accounts, Comcast said Thursday. That includes people who registered with Peacock when it rolled out just to Comcast pay TV customers in April as well as new members who’ve signed up since its national launch July 15.  By comparison, HBO Max — the premium cable …

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iPhone 12: The biggest reason to buy a 5G phone right now is FOMO

Apple has given people plenty of reasons to want a new iPhone 12, much as it does every year when it refreshes its phone lineup. The camera is better, and so’s the processor. The display, with its “ceramic shield” technology, is more durable, and there’s even a Pacific blue iPhone 12 Pro. There are now four new models to choose from …

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AT&T to offer Pixel 5 and 4A 5G for heavy discounts next month

AT&T has announced some hefty discounts for the Google Pixel 5 and 4A 5G devices starting in November. According to a blog post, you’ll be able to get the new phones at discounts of up to $425 off. With eligible trade-ins, customers will get the Pixel 5 for $425 off (or $10/month) or the Pixel 4A 5G for $375 off …

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Honeywell fires up the H1, its second

Honeywell’s second-generation quantum computer, the H1, is in business. The powerful computer performs calculations by carefully manipulating 10 ytterbium atoms housed in a thumbnail-size package called an ion trap. Honeywell, a surprise new entrant into quantum computers, is one of a several companies hoping to revolutionize computing. Tech giants IBM, Google, Intel and Microsoft also have serious quantum computing programs, and …

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Maybe iPhone 12 does secretly have a reverse wireless charging feature

Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup may not include reverse wireless charging — when a device being charged wirelessly can charge another device — but a set of FCC filings highlighted by VentureBeat’s Jeremy Horwitz hint that it’s capable of doing so.  This feature wasn’t highlighted during the iPhone 12 launch event earlier this month, when Apple announced the return of its …

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Apple ramps up efforts to build own search engine to rival Google, says report

Apple is ramping up efforts to develop its own search engine, according to a Financial Times report published Wednesday, as US antitrust authorities threaten a lucrative deal that sets Google’s search engine as the default option on iPhones and Samsung phones.  The iPhone’s latest operating system version, iOS 14, has started to show its own search results and to link directly …

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Winter is coming. Know what to wear with this $40 wireless weather station

Ignore the naysayers who tell you to look out the window or ask Alexa what the temperature is. There’s something magical about getting a hyperlocal weather report on a display hanging conveniently in your home, like a piece of functional art. I’ve had various weather stations most of my adult life, and wouldn’t trade knowing the humidity on my porch …

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Tech titans face Section 230 questions on Capitol Hill, Xbox Series X unboxing

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How to keep your electrified car healthy

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