July 20 MacBook Pro ARM update below, post originally published on July 16. Glancing at another week of Cupertino news and headlines, this week’s Apple Loop includes new details from the iPhone 12, the killer feature of the iPhone, the dying but not yet dead MacBook Air, the iPad Pro …
Read More »Big Tech Shares Add $ 291 Billion in Market Value in One Day
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon Katherine Taylor | Reuters Shares of Amazon, Tesla, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Netflix appeared on Monday, adding $ 291.66 billion in combined market valuation. Technology stocks have been among the best-performing during the Covid-19 pandemic, with many reaching record highs in recent weeks despite …
Read More »Alibaba’s Ant Group, reportedly valued at $ 200 billion, plans double IPO
Ant Group, an Alibaba subsidiary, announced plans for its long-awaited dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong on Monday. The company is known for running Alipay, one of China’s most popular mobile payment systems. But Ant Group has been expanding its reach in everything from wealth management to microcredit. And …
Read More »Apple’s new MacBook Pro in ARM has three big benefits and one big problem
Update from July 20 below, post originally posted on July 19. Confirmation of Apple’s move from Intel-based processors to ARM-based processors through the Mac platform will impact consumers for years, if not decades, to come. This year’s ARM MacBook Pro will be at the forefront of a transformative plan. It’s …
Read More »SpaceX launch today is a communications satellite for the South Korean Army
The rocket is scheduled to take off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station between 5 p.m. and 8:55 p.m. ET. Inside the bulbous nose cone at the tip of the rocket is a communications satellite belonging to the South Korean army. SpaceX said it will finish the webcast of …
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