Apple wasn’t the only tech giant eyeing Xnor.ai. GeekWire broke the news on Wednesday that Apple acquired Seattle startup Xnor.ai, paying around $200 million for the three-year-old company that specializes in low-power, edge-based artificial intelli…
Lees meerWith Apple CEO Tim Cook in the audience and a recent report on labor violations in the news, it’s no surprise that Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais took a swing at the company during his opening monologue, but he didn’t stop at one tech giant. “Appl…
Lees meerThe arrival of 2020 is a chance to look back on the past decade and what it has meant for the world of technology. Recent security problems with security cameras sum up where we are today: technology designed to protect us has made us vulnerable ins…
Lees meerFor years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco Bay Area, alongside booming technology industries. Big tech companies are responding with philanthropic initiatives de…
Lees meerApple is inching closer to embracing a so-called “Apple Prime” subscription program that investors have speculated about for years, potentially taking a page out of Amazon’s playbook. As part of the company’s fourth quarter financial update, Apple C…
Lees meerFor the first time ever, the Apple TV app is available for owners of Amazon Fire TV devices, a sign that the streaming rivalry between the tech giants continues to cool. Starting today, Amazon says Apple TV on Fire TV will be available in more than …
Lees meerApple held its annual iPhone unveiling event today in Cupertino, Calif., where it showed off the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro along with a bevy of other products and services. The iPhone 11 will start at $699, which is $50 cheaper than the iPhone…
Lees meerSiri won’t be so sneaky about snooping anymore. That’s the gist of a new policy announcement and accompanying apology from Apple this morning. It’s a move that could pressure its fellow tech giants Amazon and Google to follow suit. Apple says it wil…
Lees meerAmazon became the latest tech giant to let users of its voice assistant opt out of human review of their voice recordings, after similar announcements from Apple and Google. The move Friday afternoon followed revelations from Bloomberg and others ab…
Lees meerMac vs. PC is alive. The geeky advertising rivalry between Microsoft and Apple reignited Wednesday after Microsoft put out a new ad that uses a guy named Mackenzie Book — a.k.a. Mac Book — to talk about why the company’s Surface Pro 2 laptop is bett…
Lees meerApple snapped a streak of sliding revenue in its third quarter driven by continued growth in services. However, revenue from Apple’s flagship hardware division declined year-over-year as the tech giant prepares for its next iPhone release. Apple bes…
Lees meerOn this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the two new Nintendo Switch consoles that were announced this past week – the Nintendo Switch Lite and the Nintendo Switch with refreshed battery. In the case of the Switch Lite, we are getting a new handheld-…
Lees meerOn this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, celebrating Amazon’s 25th anniversary. I bring you my tips on finding the best Prime Day deals, while naming a couple of my favorite Prime Day launch deals (which you can find ri…
Lees meerApple’s new campus in Seattle, unveiled this week, will accommodate as many as 2,000 workers, doubling the company’s previous commitment to expand its engineering operations in the city. But beyond the sheer numbers, the expansion positions the comp…
Lees meerThis week on Geared Up, we talk about the latest rumors saying that Microsoft is working on a new secret new foldable Surface tablet device that will be able to run Android apps and iCloud services, with a stripped-down Windows Core OS. This will li…
Lees meerFor years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with a lower cost of living. But as far as we know, this is the first time an AI personality has made that move. Apple doubles down on Seat…
Lees meerIn the heart of the neighborhood where Amazon has made its home, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she was interested in talking about a “different HQ2,” as she welcomed Apple and that tech giant’s plans for a significant expansion in the …
Lees meerUpdate: Apple plans to grow to 2,000 employees in Seattle, adding 200 by the end of the year. Read our follow-up story from today’s press conference here. It’s been six months since Apple said it would dramatically expand its Seattle operations, an…
Lees meerE3 2019 is in the books, and Microsoft Xbox came out swinging. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk about all the big announcements coming out of the Xbox E3 keynote. First up, Project Scarlett – the all-new next-generation Xbox console that will b…
Lees meerStanford University has long been a Mecca for techno-optimists, a place where innovation, student idealism, and the tech elite converge. But Stanford’s 2019 commencement address struck a more sober tone, adding to a chorus of skepticism about the po…
Lees meerIt was a huge news week in the world of Apple, as the company took the stage at WWDC 2019 to show the world what’s coming next for all of its major software platforms. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk about all the big announcements coming out …
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