Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta‘s social media platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads are down for many users across the globe Tuesday morning. Facebook and Threads seem to be particularly impacted. Neither app was loading as of 10 a.m. ET, when reports of the outage started to surface on DownDetector.com. Instagram feeds aren’t refreshing … Read more
A new album from Ariana Grande and Garth Brooks taking viewers behind the scenes to the opening of his bar in Nashville are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: John … Read more
BARCELONA, Spain — Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed flying car firm, says it has reached 2,850 preorders for its futuristic electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. Alef Aeronautics, which is based in San Mateo, California, said preorder numbers recently hit a fresh record after previously reporting 2,500 preorders for its two-seater flying car, the Alef Model … Read more
In this photo illustration, UnitedHealth Group Inc logo seen displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Change Healthcare on Friday said it’s finished setting up a new electronic prescription service, which could help provide some relief to pharmacies and physicians that have been struggling to contend with the … Read more
An EE mobile phone store, operated by BT Group, in Reading, U.K. in 2020. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA — British telecommunications giant BT says it expects to launch its first so-called “standalone 5G” network in 2024. Howard Watson, BT’s chief technology officer, told CNBC that the telco group plans to switch … Read more
Paramount is anticipating being profitable on streaming by the end of 2025, company leadership told investors Wednesday. As part of a report to investors on fourth-quarter earnings from last year, the company said it had reached 67.5 million subscribers on Paramount+ after netting 4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Subscription revenue grew 43 … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the Wonderlust event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 12, 2023. Loren Elliott | Reuters Apple on Thursday said it is expanding its self-service repair program to include its MacBook Pro and iMac models powered by the latest M3 chip. The program, which Apple announced in 2021, … Read more
Women in leadership are reaching a level of success that is not only exceptional but highlights novel approaches to old business problems and identification of new market opportunities. The women named to the inaugural CNBC Changemakers list are creating a pattern of what it takes to defy the odds, innovate and thrive in a volatile … Read more
The Bumble app is displayed on a smartphone in New York on Nov. 6, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bumble on Tuesday announced plans to lay off about 350 employees, or about 37% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan. The company said the layoffs will help drive stronger operating … Read more
President and C.E.O. of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery has gone “pencils down” on a potential acquisition of Paramount Global, halting talks after several months of kicking the tires … Read more
