Apple hit with more than $1.95 billion EU antitrust fine over music streaming

Apple hit with more than .95 billion EU antitrust fine over music streaming

The Apple logo. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, on Monday hit Apple with a 1.8 billion euro ($1.95 billion) antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. The Commission said it found that Apple had applied restrictions … Read more

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

U.S. manufacturing struggles to recover

Workers assemble printed circuit boards at the Intervala manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release factory orders figures on February 2. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. manufacturing drag continues

CNBC Daily Open: U.S. manufacturing drag continues

Workers assemble printed circuit boards at the Intervala manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release factory orders figures on February 2. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily … Read more

Telcos are barely done rolling out 5G networks — and they’re already talking about ‘5.5G’

Telcos are barely done rolling out 5G networks — and they’re already talking about ‘5.5G’

You probably remember mobile operators raving about the promise of 5G several years ago. Now, they’re getting excited about a new upgrade: 5G Advanced. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA, Spain — Telecom operators haven’t yet finished rolling out 5G wireless mobile networks. And yet bosses of major carriers are already talking about … Read more

A successful Reddit IPO would be bad news for the bull market

A successful Reddit IPO would be bad news for the bull market

There’s nothing like a moribund IPO market to create a pleasant backdrop for a bull run. We’ve had some small biotech deals and the usual SPAC junk. But nothing big, seemingly for ages. Until Reddit. Its initial public offering — which will probably come at a $7 billion valuation and an odd price tag of … Read more

Facebook is getting rid of the News tab in the U.S. and Australia

Facebook is getting rid of the News tab in the U.S. and Australia

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg plans to visit South Korea, scheduling key meetings during the trip, according to a statement by Meta on Wednesday, which did not provide further details. Reportedly, Zuckerberg is anticipated to meet with Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee later this month to discuss AI chip supply and other generative AI issues, as … Read more

Salesforce beats on earnings, declares dividend. Sellers are missing big picture

Salesforce beats on earnings, declares dividend. Sellers are missing big picture

Salesforce finished its fiscal 2024 on a strong note, as the enterprise software giant continued to deftly balance sales and profit growth. The company also boosted its stock buyback program, and management even tossed in its first-ever dividend — a sign of its confidence in the business. We’re still believers, too. Revenue increased 11% year-over-year … Read more

Augmented reality glasses with AI voice assistant

Augmented reality glasses with AI voice assistant

The Oppo Air Glass 3 is a prototype set of augmented reality (AR) glasses with a voice assistant. Oppo BARCELONA – Oppo on Monday unveiled a prototype set of augmented reality (AR) glasses with a voice assistant, underscoring how electronics giants are trying to infuse artificial intelligence across their products to stand out. Oppo, a … Read more

Wall Street high on AI euphoria

Wall Street high on AI euphoria

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today  Markets positive Wall Street … Read more

Honor shows off tech in Magic 6 Pro to control a car with your eyes

Honor shows off tech in Magic 6 Pro to control a car with your eyes

Honor demonstrated how its smartphone eye-tracking technology could be used to control a car. Honor BARCELONA — Chinese firm Honor on Sunday showed off technology that allows a user to control a car just by using their eyes. The company’s Magic 6 Pro device launched internationally on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, … Read more