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Apple Said to Consider Bidding for English Football Streaming Rights on Apple TV+
Apple is said to be considering bidding for streaming rights to English football games, to help the company compete with entrenched rivals. The Cupertino company forged its baseball deal a year ago, agreeing to show Friday night games for free, and began requiring a subscription to watch games in the US this season.
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Little-Known Qatari Royal Fires First Shot In Man United Bidding War
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad JJ Al Thani didn't even have a Wikipedia entry until late Friday night, around an hour after he issued a press release announcing his multi-billion-pound bid for Manchester United.
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Twitter Users Vote In Favour For Elon Musk To Step Down As Its CEO
Twitter Inc. users voted for Elon Musk to step down from his role as head of the social platform in a poll the billionaire entrepreneur said he would respect.
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World Cup Ends, Qatar Left With Empty Hotels, Stadiums With No Future
The organizers - particularly FIFA - see the event as an outright success: a record TV audience, happy fans and a burnished brand. But however much soft power Qatar has gained from the tournament, the return to normality will be an epic comedown.
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Musk Sparks Chaos By Pausing Twitter Deal, Then Insisting It's On
Elon Musk sowed new chaos into the market over his takeover bid for Twitter Inc. on Friday, first claiming his offer was "temporarily on hold" and then maintaining he is "still committed" to the deal, sending the social media giant into a tailspin.
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Elon Musk Secures $7.1 Billion In New Financing For Twitter
Elon Musk has secured about $7.1 billion of new financing commitments, including from billionaire Larry Ellison, a Saudi Prince, and Sequoia Capital, to help fund his proposed $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc.
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Elon Musk Makes ‘Best and Final’ Offer to Buy Twitter, Launches $43-Billion Hostile Takeover
Elon Musk has made a “best and final” offer to buy Twitter, saying the company has extraordinary potential and he will unlock it.
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iPhone 13 Demand Has Weakened, Apple Tells Suppliers Ahead of Holiday Season
Apple has told its suppliers that the demand of the iPhone 13 has slowed down, signaling that some consumers have decided against trying to get the hard-to-find item.
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The Spectacular Collapse Of SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son's "Money Guy"
In February 2020, SoftBank Group Corp.'s Masayoshi Son visited Indonesia, offering to invest billions of dollars toward the development of a new capital city. Lex Greensill, at the time a favorite of Son's, was part of the entourage.
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Apple Said to Face Shortages in Power Chips for iPhone 12
Apple is grappling with a shortage of vital chips that manage power consumption in iPhone and other devices, people with knowledge of the matter said, complicating its ability to meet holiday demand for the latest version of iPhone.
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Nvidia Said to Be in Advanced Talks to Buy SoftBank’s Chip Company Arm
Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire ARM, the chip designer that SoftBank Group bought for $32 billion four years ago, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Amazon Workers May Be Watching Your Cloud Cam Home Footage
The Cloud Cam debuted in 2017 and, is one of several gadgets Amazon hopes will give it an edge in the emerging smart-home market.
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Amazon Workers May Be Watching Your Cloud Cam Home Footage: Report
In a promotional video, Amazon.com Inc. says its Cloud Cam home security camera provides "everything you need to monitor your home, day or night." In fact, the artificially intelligent device requires help from a squad of invisible employees.
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Amazon's Alexa Reviewers Said to Be Able to Access Customers' Home Addresses
An Amazon.com team auditing Alexa users’ commands has access to location data and can, in some cases, easily find a customer’s home address, according to five employees familiar with the programme.
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Thousands of Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa
Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening. Sometimes, someone is.
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Apple Said to Consider Bidding for English Football Streaming Rights on Apple TV+
Apple is said to be considering bidding for streaming rights to English football games, to help the company compete with entrenched rivals. The Cupertino company forged its baseball deal a year ago, agreeing to show Friday night games for free, and began requiring a subscription to watch games in the US this season.
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Little-Known Qatari Royal Fires First Shot In Man United Bidding War
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad JJ Al Thani didn't even have a Wikipedia entry until late Friday night, around an hour after he issued a press release announcing his multi-billion-pound bid for Manchester United.
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Twitter Users Vote In Favour For Elon Musk To Step Down As Its CEO
Twitter Inc. users voted for Elon Musk to step down from his role as head of the social platform in a poll the billionaire entrepreneur said he would respect.
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World Cup Ends, Qatar Left With Empty Hotels, Stadiums With No Future
The organizers - particularly FIFA - see the event as an outright success: a record TV audience, happy fans and a burnished brand. But however much soft power Qatar has gained from the tournament, the return to normality will be an epic comedown.
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Musk Sparks Chaos By Pausing Twitter Deal, Then Insisting It's On
Elon Musk sowed new chaos into the market over his takeover bid for Twitter Inc. on Friday, first claiming his offer was "temporarily on hold" and then maintaining he is "still committed" to the deal, sending the social media giant into a tailspin.
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Elon Musk Secures $7.1 Billion In New Financing For Twitter
Elon Musk has secured about $7.1 billion of new financing commitments, including from billionaire Larry Ellison, a Saudi Prince, and Sequoia Capital, to help fund his proposed $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc.
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Elon Musk Makes ‘Best and Final’ Offer to Buy Twitter, Launches $43-Billion Hostile Takeover
Elon Musk has made a “best and final” offer to buy Twitter, saying the company has extraordinary potential and he will unlock it.
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iPhone 13 Demand Has Weakened, Apple Tells Suppliers Ahead of Holiday Season
Apple has told its suppliers that the demand of the iPhone 13 has slowed down, signaling that some consumers have decided against trying to get the hard-to-find item.
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The Spectacular Collapse Of SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son's "Money Guy"
In February 2020, SoftBank Group Corp.'s Masayoshi Son visited Indonesia, offering to invest billions of dollars toward the development of a new capital city. Lex Greensill, at the time a favorite of Son's, was part of the entourage.
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Apple Said to Face Shortages in Power Chips for iPhone 12
Apple is grappling with a shortage of vital chips that manage power consumption in iPhone and other devices, people with knowledge of the matter said, complicating its ability to meet holiday demand for the latest version of iPhone.
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Nvidia Said to Be in Advanced Talks to Buy SoftBank’s Chip Company Arm
Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire ARM, the chip designer that SoftBank Group bought for $32 billion four years ago, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Amazon Workers May Be Watching Your Cloud Cam Home Footage
The Cloud Cam debuted in 2017 and, is one of several gadgets Amazon hopes will give it an edge in the emerging smart-home market.
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Amazon Workers May Be Watching Your Cloud Cam Home Footage: Report
In a promotional video, Amazon.com Inc. says its Cloud Cam home security camera provides "everything you need to monitor your home, day or night." In fact, the artificially intelligent device requires help from a squad of invisible employees.
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Amazon's Alexa Reviewers Said to Be Able to Access Customers' Home Addresses
An Amazon.com team auditing Alexa users’ commands has access to location data and can, in some cases, easily find a customer’s home address, according to five employees familiar with the programme.
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Thousands of Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa
Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening. Sometimes, someone is.
