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Smartphone shipments dropped 13% globally, and COVID-19 is to blame
We knew it was going to be bad — but not necessarily “lowest level since 2013” bad. As Apple was…
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Apple News hits 125 million monthly active users
During the pandemic crisis, active users of Apple’s news platform hit an all-time high. On an earnings call, Apple CEO…
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iPhone sales are down, ahead of uncertain times for the industry
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Apple device sales have taken a hit, but the company’s services are…
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FDA authorizes a ventilator developed by NASA’s JPL for emergency use in COVID-19 treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized for emergency use as outlined in the agency’s COVID-19 guidelines a…
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AWS hits $10B for the quarter putting it on a $40B run rate
AWS, the cloud arm of Amazon, would be a pretty successful business on its own. Today, the company announced it…
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Amazon Q1 beats on net sales of $75.5B but posts net income of $2.5B, down $1B on a year ago
Amazon has been one of the biggest names synonymous with how the consumer masses are experiencing life under lockdown: its…
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Smart home startup Josh.ai raises $11 million to offer a home assistant alternative to Alexa
Directly taking on Google and Amazon generally seems to be an ill-advised strategy for a young startup. It’s even more…
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Andreessen Horowitz just closed its second crypto fund
Two years ago, the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) took the wraps off a dedicated crypto fund from a subset…
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Figma raises $50 million Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz
Figma, the design platform that lets folks work collaboratively and in the cloud, has today announced the close of a…
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