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The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled during a virtual product launch. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The price Americans will pay for an iPhone 12 depends on what cell service they plan to use it with. The three U.S. carriers are actively competing for subscribers by discounting the new iPhone, which

Tesla announced on October 19, 2016, that all cars being produced have Full Self-Driving hardware. Almost four years later, numerous over-the-air software updates have introduced new features. But there has yet to be a complete Full Self-Driving release. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted this week that some “expert and careful drivers” will get beta of

Millions of citizens involved in the 2020 presidential campaign, including organizers, volunteers and fervent supporters, have downloaded a campaign app like Vote Joe or Trump 2020. When they download it, users give the app their phone number, thereby subscribing them to a stream of texts encouraging them to get more involved. The Biden app asks

Amazon employees are told they can get health care on call Amazon Care, the company’s online medical clinic for its own employees, is trying to hire half a dozen people in business development roles to “build and grow relationships with commercial and public sector enterprises.” Most of the roles were posted in the past month.

The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled during a virtual product launch. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple‘s new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, which are available for preorder beginning Friday, come with a cable in the box, but not the plug that goes into a power outlet. Apple started doing

A person using Instagram. Lorenzo Di Cola | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Facebook-owned Instagram committed to take further action to prevent “hidden advertising,” the U.K.’s competition watchdog said Friday. Back in 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began investigating the issue of social media influencers using their profiles to promote businesses without

Facebook and Twitter typically take heat for acting too slowly to reduce the spread of harmful misinformation. But on Wednesday, both companies acted surprisingly quickly to limit distribution of an unverified New York Post report claiming to contain a “smoking gun” email related to Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden and his son,

Pricing for the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple announced its latest class of iPhones on Tuesday, but some analysts said the company failed to address a key point: Why the average consumer should shell out $1,000 or more for its top-of-the-line model. “In past phone

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook on Wednesday said it had made the decision to limit the distribution of a news article from the New York Post that claims to show “smoking gun” emails related to

GUANGZHOU, China — Apple’s iPhone 12 range with 5G connectivity is going to be very important in China and key to achieving what analysts are calling an upgrade “supercycle.” 5G refers to next-generation mobile networks promising super-fast data speeds. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled four new 5G-capable iPhone models. While 5G networks are in their infancy,

Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals the new iPhone 12. Source Apple announced new iPhones Tuesday in a video presentation just over an hour long covering the new devices’ faster chips, 5G speeds and capabilities, and improved cameras. But one of the most important pieces of information for investors and customers got significantly less stage time:

On Tuesday, Apple is expected to release its first iPhone models that support 5G networks. Those iPhones will be able to tap into faster next-generation networks from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile for faster download speeds and stronger wireless connections. In the United States, the carriers are still building their 5G networks. When the 5G iPhone

Bob Chapek Jeff Gritchen | MediaNews Group | Orange County Register via Getty Images Disney is restructuring its media and entertainment divisions, as streaming becomes the most important facet of the company’s business. On Monday, the company revealed that in order to further accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy, it would be centralizing its media businesses into

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Source: Apple Inc. On Tuesday, Apple is holding a launch event where it will reveal this year’s iPhone lineup.  In most years, Apple announces its iPhones in September, and they go on sale shortly after that. This year is different. Apple instead released new Apple Watches last month and pushed

Lucid Motors is a California-based electric vehicle start-up, and in September it revealed the Air, its vision for an electric, luxury sedan. The company promises some impressive specs, such as an estimated 517 miles of range. But starting up an electric vehicle company is notoriously difficult, and it faces steep competition from Tesla and other

Satya Nadella in New Delhi, India. Ramesh Pathania | Mint | Getty Images When Microsoft-owned LinkedIn said last month that it would add a video-calling feature to direct messages, it said it would start allowing users to kick off calls through Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Verizon-owned Blue Jeans. Skype, Microsoft’s third-biggest acquisition after LinkedIn and