Category: Business
Selling stakes in the beautiful game. What could go wrong?
Football stirs heated passions. But Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, pushes them to boiling point. On July 28th football’s governing body unveiled plans to raise…
Intercontinental Exchange to buy MarketAxess in $6B deal, expands bond trading
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has agreed to buy bond trading platform MarketAxess Holdings in an all-cash…
The Rise of Million-Dollar Companies With Just One Employee
Ben Broca launched a company last December that offers AI tools to entrepreneurs. He’s already added 10,000 paying customers and is on track to bring…
Apple plans to lease iPhones for $17.99 a month: Here’s how
Apple has started a new leasing program called “Apple Upgrade.” It lets customers use the latest iPhones and other Apple devices by paying a small…
Microsoft’s $41B AI spending drives Azure growth and beats expectations
Microsoft reported strong quarterly earnings as its heavy spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure started showing results, with faster growth in its Azure cloud business….
Mercedes recalls over 310,000 US vehicles as weak China sales hit forecast
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 310,667 vehicles in the United States because of a safety issue involving the driver’s door lock, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety…
Tech Tonic | Big AI keeps making the same mistake about Chinese AI companies
For years, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry globally has been stuck in a peculiar cycle. A Chinese AI company announces a new model. Of course,…
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 ushers a spectacular era for foldables
Many years ago, Samsung showed the way with foldable smartphones, and every rival then exhausted many more years trying to catch up. Some have, many…
Google Pay’s smart AI pivot, music subscriptions, and LG’s absurdity
Opening thoughts. Microsoft had to step in, and that itself was induction enough that LG has gone too far with the whole adware saga on…
Can Micron stock reach $1,300 in August? Here’s what Wall Street analysts expect after the AI chip selloff
Micron Technology’s stock is under close watch after a sharp selloff, with many investors wondering whether the shares can still reach the $1,300 mark in…