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Apple Needs ‘Time’ to Upgrade Siri; Services Revenue Dampened by Cost Hikes

Apple Needs ‘Time’ to Upgrade Siri; Services Revenue Dampened by Cost Hikes
Apple Needs ‘Time’ to Upgrade Siri; Services Revenue Dampened by Cost Hikes
May 01, 2025  |  Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday (May 1) that the company needs “more time” to upgrade Siri’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, as the AI assistant...

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Roblox: Low-Cost Online Entertainment Minimally Impacted by Any Economic Downturn
Roblox: Low-Cost Online Entertainment Minimally Impacted by Any Economic Downturn
May 01, 2025  |  Earnings

Online game platform and game creation system Roblox said Thursday (May 1) that it doesn’t expect any potential economic downturn to keep it from growing...

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Block Renews Bets on AI, Ecosystem Lending as Growth Softens
Block Renews Bets on AI, Ecosystem Lending as Growth Softens
May 01, 2025  |  Earnings

For a company long hailed as a tech disruptor in financial services, Block’s Q1 2025 results present a paradox. One of slowing growth amid a...

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Spotify Submits App Update to Apple After Ruling in Epic Games Lawsuit
Spotify Submits App Update to Apple After Ruling in Epic Games Lawsuit
May 01, 2025  |  Apple

Spotify said Thursday (May 1) that it submitted a new app update to Apple that includes features made possible by a Wednesday (April 30) court...

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Samsung Leads Global Smartphone Market Amid ‘Lackluster’ Industrywide Sales
Samsung Leads Global Smartphone Market Amid ‘Lackluster’ Industrywide Sales
May 01, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Samsung led the global smartphone market in the first quarter as the market recorded slight year-over-year growth of 0.2%, global technology market analyst firm Canalys...

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Waymo and Toyota Explore Partnership to Bring Self-Driving Tech to Personal Vehicles
Waymo and Toyota Explore Partnership to Bring Self-Driving Tech to Personal Vehicles
May 01, 2025  |  Technology

Alphabet’s Waymo autonomous vehicle division is exploring a collaboration with Toyota to develop an autonomous vehicle platform that would bring self-driving technology to personally-owned cars....

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‘Saks on Amazon’ Storefront Combines Curated Shopping and Fast Delivery
‘Saks on Amazon’ Storefront Combines Curated Shopping and Fast Delivery
May 01, 2025  |  eCommerce

The new Saks on Amazon storefront offers the curated shopping experience and luxury fashion and beauty items associated with Saks Fifth Avenue together with the...

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Accounting Firms Aim Higher as AI Handles the Heavy Lifting
Accounting Firms Aim Higher as AI Handles the Heavy Lifting
May 01, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Pinion Global, one of the nation’s largest midsize accounting partnerships, is betting that artificial intelligence (AI) can do more than crunch numbers. In March, the...

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