Broadcom announces plans to buy VMware in $61 billion deal
Hock Tan, chief executive officer of Broadcom Martin H. Simon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Broadcom will buy VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $61 billion, based on…
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Apple says it will raise pay for corporate and retail employees in tight labor market
Steve Proehl | Corbis Unreleased | Getty Images Apple said on Wednesday that it will raise pay for corporate and retail workers later this year. The move comes during a…
Feds say Twitter used contact info collected for security purposes to target ads
Musk would have been appointed to Twitter’s board on Saturday, but the world’s richest man informed the company on the day that he would not, in fact, be taking the…
Nvidia stock falls on light guidance
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at The MGM during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia reported fiscal…
Snap’s warning sends shock across digital advertising as investors flee social media stocks
Evan Spiegel, CEO and co-founder of Snap Inc. Adam Galica | CNBC Social media companies were already having a rough year from the cutback in digital ad spending caused by rising…
Bitcoin could fall to $8,000, a more than 70% plunge, Guggenheim’s Minerd says
Scott Minerd, Chairman Investments and Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on…
DC AG sues Meta CEO Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announces a civil lawsuit against extremist groups the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, over the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.…
Tech stocks are mired in their longest weekly losing streak since dot-com bust
Trading updates are shown on monitors on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 18, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Tech…
Democratic senators concerned about phone location data being used to track people seeking abortions
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a…
Apple reportedly showed off its mixed-reality headset to board of directors
Apple’s board of directors previewed its mixed-reality headset last week, according to Bloomberg, suggesting that its next major new product category could launch soon. For…
New bipartisan bill would force Google to break up its ad business
CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images A new bipartisan proposal takes aim at Google and would force it to break up its digital…
Apple now allows video, music apps to sign up new subscribers without paying fees
Apple said on Wednesday that so-called “reader apps,” which allow users to access libraries of content on their phones, will be allowed to use external links inside…
The Tesla Roadster is an endangered species — meet the community keeping it alive
The year was 2006, the concept of electric vehicles expensive and impractical. But a small engineering team had an unorthodox vision for a car that could truly showcase the…
Spotify pulls out of Russia citing new laws restricting free expression
Spotify app Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Spotify said Friday it’s pulling out of Russia entirely because recent laws restricting news operations could put the…
Nvidia, Intel lead rally in semiconductor stocks as optimism on economy boosts riskier assets
Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, holds a semiconductor chip while testifying during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled Developing Next…
Apple is reportedly preparing an iPhone subscription service that could launch this year
An employee arranges Apple iPhones as customer shop at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue shortly after new products went on sale in Manhattan, in New York City, March 18, 2022. Mike…
Apple services are down for some users
Many Apple services, including the App Store, Apple Arcade, Music and Maps and other are experiencing outages. The company’s status page, which typically shows how severe an…
Why Russian people need tech companies to stay, not withdraw: It’s terrifying ‘how dark that place could become’
People gather to stage anti-war protest in Saint-Petersburg, Russia on March 1, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As the U.S. and Europe impose economic sanctions on Russia for…
New $599 iPad Air includes the powerful chip used in Macs, but skimps on storage
iPad Air 2022 Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple’s new $599 iPad Air launches on Friday. I’ve been testing it for the past several days and think it’s the best iPad for…
War in Ukraine shows the tech industry needs to support national security, says ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt, former chairman and CEO at Google. John Lamparski | Getty Images Russia’s war on Ukraine will show tech companies why national security is important and why…
Apple just released a new update that lets you unlock your iPhone with a mask on — here’s how to set it up
The software update will likely be the biggest update of the year, except for iOS 16, which is expected to be announced in June at Apple's developer conference.
Apple’s new budget phone is fast and has 5G at $429, if you don’t mind an old look
Apple iPhone SE 2022 Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple‘s new $429 iPhone SE launches Friday. I’ve been testing it for the past several days, and it’s a good option for…
Why Starship is the holy grail for SpaceX
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that the “holy grail” to making human life multiplanetary lies in our ability to make a completely reusable rocket system that can carry…
Uber adds fuel surcharge because of high gas prices
Uber signage on a vehicle at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber is adding a…
Musk seeks to end SEC settlement that required pre-approval for some tweets
Entrepreneur and business magnate Elon Musk gestures during a visit at the Tesla Gigafactory plant under construction, on August 13, 2021 in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern…
What to expect from Apple’s event on Tuesday: A budget iPhone and more
Apple’s March 2022 event invite Apple Apple is holding its first launch event the year on Tuesday, where it is expected to announce a new iPhone, an iPad, and possibly some…
Shareholders vote for Apple to conduct a civil rights audit, bucking company’s recommendation
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the grand opening event of the new Apple store at The Grove on November 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Apple…
Russia blocks access to Facebook
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Erin Scott | Reuters Russia’s media regulator said Friday it will block access to Meta-owned Facebook in the country as it…
Apple workers set to return to office beginning April 11
An aerial view of Apple Park is seen in Cupertino, California, United States on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple employees will start to…
Disney+ to launch cheaper ad-supported tier later this year
In this photo illustration the Disney+ logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Disney announced on Friday a new ad-supported tier for…