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Apple raising prices of Apple Music, Apple One and Apple TV+

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Streaming budgets are taking another hit. Apple confirmed Monday it has raised the prices of three of its streaming services: Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple One, its subscription bundle which provides access to several services for one monthly cost. The price of Apple Music will...
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Amazon union push at California warehouse stalls

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A group of Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, California, seeking to join the independent Amazon Labor Union have withdrawn a petition to hold a union election, mere weeks after launching their campaign, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed. The move Friday to...
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Amazon to allow US customers to pay with Venmo

This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the Venmo app on an iPad in Baltimore. Amazon is rolling out a feature that allows shoppers to pay for items using their Venmo accounts. The e-commerce giant said in a news release the payment option will be available for select customers beginning...
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Google’s ad sales slow dramatically, eroding parent’s profit

The redeveloped St. John's Terminal building is seen, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in New York. The 1.3 million square foot office building, expected to be completed by 2023, will be the largest of three buildings at Google's campus in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan. Alphabet, Google's parent company, reports...
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Microsoft profits down 14% as Windows hit by weak PC sales

Microsoft Surface equipment lies on the turf before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Atlanta. Microsoft earnings are reported on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/John Amis Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 14% drop in profit for the...
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Facebook’s ad delivery algorithm is discriminating based on race, gender and age in photos, researchers find

Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Have you ever noticed the faces in Facebook ads seem to match your gender, race or age? That isn't an accident, Northeastern computer science researchers say. A new paper published by a group of researchers from Northeastern's Khoury College of Computer Sciences found that Facebook's algorithm...
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Would-be crypto investors in Singapore could face risk awareness tests

The Monetary Authority of Singapore's proposals aim to protect cryptocurrency traders from losing large sums of cash. People looking to trade cryptocurrency in Singapore may soon have to take a test to prove they understand what they are getting into, the central bank said Wednesday, as it looks to prevent...
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China COVID curbs disrupt production at world’s biggest iPhone factory

More than 200 million people in China are under some form of enhanced Covid restrictions this week, Japanese investment bank Nomura estimates. Millions of people in China were under tight COVID restrictions on Wednesday as sporadic outbreaks across the country prompted business closures and disruption at the world's largest iPhone...
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South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix worries about China future

A logo of SK Hynix is seen at Korea Electronics Show in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 8, 2019. South Korean computer chipmaker SK Hynix says it could possibly be forced to sell its manufacturing operations in China if the United States further intensifies a crackdown on the exports of...
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Boeing reports huge loss on defense contract woes

Boeing reported a surprise $3.3 billion loss due to rising costs in its defense business. Aerospace giant Boeing reported a surprise $3.3 billion third-quarter loss Wednesday as it struggled with swelling costs on several defense programs, including the US presidential jet Air Force One. The performance woes in defense—which also...
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