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Apple says Epic Games contempt ruling could cost ‘substantial sums’
An Apple store in Walnut Creek, California, U.S., on April 30, 2025.Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple is asking a court to pause a recent decision in its case against Epic Games and allow the iPhone maker to once again charge a…
Rove, founded by a 22-year-old, is helping Gen Z earn airline miles without credit cards
During his junior year study abroad, Max Morganroth, traveled to 30 countries, primarily flying in business and first class. His jet setting was funded almost entirely by airline points he collected through strategic credit card…
Uber (UBER) Q1 2025 earnings
Uber reported first-quarter results Wednesday that beat analysts' expectations for earnings, but fell shy of anticipated revenue growth for the quarter. The company's shares fell about 5% following the report.Here's how Uber did versus…
Meet Amazon’s robot, Vulcan, the first with a sense of touch
There's a new warehouse robot at Amazon that has a sense of touch, allowing it to handle a job previously only done by humans. Amazon unveiled the robot, called Vulcan, Wednesday at an event in Germany.CNBC got an exclusive first look at…
Amid Greek tech boom, a prominent seed-stage firm locks down €75 million
Marathon Venture Capital, a venture firm in Athens that prides itself on being “day one partners to Greek tech partners,” just closed its newest fund with €75 million in capital commitments, according to partner Panos Papadopoulos.
The…
Uber CEO says changing employee benefits ‘is a risk we decided to take’
Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi speaks during the "Intentional Equity in Sustainability" conversation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds…
FutureHouse previews an AI tool for ‘data-driven’ biology discovery
FutureHouse, an Eric Schmidt-backed nonprofit that aims to build an “AI scientist” within the next decade, has released a new tool that it claims can help support “data-driven discovery” in biology. The new tool comes just a week after…
Palantir falls 12% as analysts raise international growth concerns
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp speaks during the Hill & Valley Forum at the US Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesPalantir shares dropped more than…
Temu, Shein face big U.S. tariffs. Don’t count them out, experts say
The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein's business model in the United States. And yet the e-commerce companies are likely to remain a dominant force in American online retailing,…
Musk clashes with neighbors in exclusive Austin suburb
Elon Musk may have a sizable fan base, but residents of the upscale Austin suburb of West Lake Hills, Texas, are unimpressed by their celebrity neighbor, reports the New York Times. Instead, a $6 million home Musk purchased in 2022 has…
Palantir (PLTR) Q1 earnings report 2025
Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during the AIPCon conference in Palo Alto, California, US, on March 13, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPalantir boosted its revenue guidance…
Skype shuts down after 23 years
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After more than two decades, Skype is shutting down. The once-monolithic video calling platform wasn’t able to keep pace with competitors like Zoom and FaceTime, so its parent company,…
Where Apple and Amazon are starting to feel the pinch
Apple CEO Tim Cook, center, watches during the inauguration ceremonies for President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President JD Vance, left, in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.Shawn Thew | Afp | Getty ImagesA…
Is Duolingo the face of an AI jobs crisis?
Duolingo announced plans this week to replace contractors with AI and become an “AI-first” company — a move that journalist Brian Merchant pointed to as a sign that the AI jobs crisis “is here, now.”
In fact, Merchant spoke to a former…
Apple clears Spotify app update that allows purchases
Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify Technology SA, during the Acquired Live event at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 10, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSpotify on Friday said Apple has approved the…
Google advertising antitrust remedies trial set for Sept. 22, judge says
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during a visit to the Google for Startups campus in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The EU has established a reputation globally for its aggressive regulation of major…
Backstage access: Spotify’s dev tools side-hustle is growing legs
Spotify generates the vast bulk of its income from ads and subscriptions, but for the past few years the music-streaming giant has also been quietly building out a developer tooling business. Backstage, a project it open-sourced in…
Jeff Bezos discloses plan to sell up to $4.8 billion in Amazon stock
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, takes the stage during The New York Times' annual DealBook Summit, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesAmazon founder Jeff…