Apple’s vice president of cloud engineering is reportedly leaving the company. Michael Abbott is set to leave the post in April after five years and his responsibilities are to be taken over by Jeff Robbin, the creator of iTunes, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 3), citing unnamed sources. Apple...
There were plenty of introductions last week. Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication, Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. But, as often happens in...
There are plenty of signs that Apple is gearing up to say goodbye to iTunes. MacRumors reported that Apple has taken down all of the social media content from its iTunes page on Facebook, including posts, photos, and videos. In addition, it has removed all...
Three Apple customers have sued the tech company over what they say are privacy violations, claiming that Apple allegedly shared their listening habits with third parties, according to reports. The plaintiffs, who live in Michigan and Rhode Island, are trying to get class-action status for...
August 01, 2018
Apple’s quarterly revenue came in at $53 billion, a 17 percent year-on-year increase — with earnings per share at $2.34, a 40 percent year-on-year pickup. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had been projecting $2.16 in EPS and $52.3 billion in revenue, so Apple managed to beat on both counts. As always, iPhones sales represented the lion’s […]
March 16, 2018
Two decades ago, talk of platforms was mostly centered around software, often by academics and engineers in highly technical settings. Today, the term is still focused on software — and...
March 14, 2018
There is almost nothing in life worse than driving aimlessly around a major American metro area in search of a parking spot. And there is no pain like the pain...
March 13, 2018
Fleet of foot and fickle of mind, consumers are flocking to retailers -- online, and to buy direct. In the latest Data Drivers, EDITED CEO, Geoff Watts, tells Karen Webster retailers...
February 04, 2024
Apple’s plans to pay more for songs produced with higher-quality audio are causing discord among some artists. That’s according to a report Friday (Feb. 2) by the Financial Times (FT), which says that independent record labels argue that this shift will mean more money for high profile stars and less for other artists. At issue is […]
March 03, 2023
Apple’s vice president of cloud engineering is reportedly leaving the company. Michael Abbott is set to leave the post in April after five years and his responsibilities are to be taken...
June 03, 2019
There are plenty of signs that Apple is gearing up to say goodbye to iTunes. MacRumors reported that Apple has taken down all of the social media content from its...
May 28, 2019
Three Apple customers have sued the tech company over what they say are privacy violations, claiming that Apple allegedly shared their listening habits with third parties, according to reports. The...
