YouTube has been on a crusade to remove harmful content from its platform. Fewer videos, however, haven’t resulted in lower revenue. That’s according to Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat, who spoke on a conference call with analysts following the company’s release of its second-quarter earnings results. YouTube, the video arm of Google, which itself …
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We already knew Amazon’s annual Prime Day summer sales event was huge, but it turns out the e-commerce giant’s business is growing aside from that too. For the current quarter, which includes Amazon’s record-breaking Prime Day event last week, the company said it expects revenue of between $66 billion and $70 billion, the midpoint of which is above the $67.3 …
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As Samsung, Apple, Google and others prep their next high-end flagship phones, Motorola is bringing out something for those on a budget. At $150, the Lenovo-owned company’s new Moto E6 won’t rival those aforementioned brands on power, but it does offer decent specs and hardware for those seeking a cheaper device. With a plastic body, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset and …
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AT&T’s video struggles may be continuing to worsen, but that doesn’t mean the company has stopped trying to find new ways to get people to watch television. During its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, the company announced that it will begin trialing a new over-the-top streaming service in the third quarter of the year called AT&T TV. It is currently …
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Offering both Google Assistant and Android TV, the JBL Link Bar is one of the most feature-packed, and most delayed, sound bars on the market. Originally scheduled to debut in 2018, JBL’s voice-controlled combo sound bar-streaming box is finally on sale for $400. The JBL Link Bar is a do-everything Frankenstein: an HDMI-connected sound bar that offers Google Assistant voice …
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Google’s Project Strobe, an attempt to keep Chrome browser extensions from slurping up your personal data, will take effect Oct. 15. The change is part of a broader tech industry move to protect private information that can be gathered for creepy business purposes or leaked through data breaches. Project Strobe imposes two requirements on developers who write the extensions that …
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The US Department of Justice has announced an antitrust review of how online platforms achieved market power, and whether they are reducing competition, stifling innovation and harming consumers. While the Justice Department hasn’t named specific companies, it’s targeting tech giants including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the antitrust division …
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Chinese phone brand Honor continues to deliver innovative phones with advanced camera technology that sell for hundreds less than those produced by Apple, Samsung or Google. The 9X Pro, announced Tuesday, features a 48-megapixel pop-up selfie cam, a trio of rear cameras that includes an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and an edge-to-edge HD display. And you could buy three of them for the …
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US President Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to award licensing deals between American companies and Chinese tech giant Huawei in a “timely” way. It comes as the US government looks to negotiate a trade deal with China, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Huawei was blacklisted in May when it was added to the United States’ “entity list” (PDF). But US …
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Like a slow-cooker or the internet, a label-maker is one of those things that, once you start using it, you wonder how you ever got along without it. Entry-level labelers typically run about $25-$30, but not today: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon has the Brother P-Touch PT-M95 for $9.99. Regular price: $24.99. See it at Amazon …
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