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☆ Wayfair to open its first large store, as physical locations make a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Wayfair follows other direct-to-consumer brands that have opened stores, including Warby Parker , Figs , Casper, Glossier and Everlane. In the early 2010s, new store openings largely outpaced closures, until the tide turned in 2017. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOther privately held direct-to-consumer brands have also expanded into retail stores, including bedding company Brooklinen, furniture store Burrow and apparel brands Everlane and Untuckit. High cost of entryIf direct-to-consumer brands could all open stores and suddenly boost sales and profitability, they'd all be doing it. Courtesy: WayfairSome direct-to-consumer brands have already been burned after they expanded too quickly and demand fell.

Persons: Niraj Shah, Wayfair, Warby Parker, Glossier, They're, Larry Cheng, It's, you'll, Liza Lefkowski, Shah, Coresight, John Mercer, Coresight's, Trina Spear, Spears, King, King of Prussia, Rebecca Fitts, Alvarez, Tolia, Allbirds, Al Drago Organizations: CNBC, Apple iOS, Companies, Walmart, Target, Joss, Discount, TJX, Bloomberg, Getty, Marsal, Washington , D.C Locations: Wilmette , Illinois, Chicago, Casper, Amazon, U.S, Coresight Research's, Burlington, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, King, King of Prussia , Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Washington ,

☆ More than 200 people with diabetes injured after software issue drained insulin pump batteries
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jamie Gumbrecht | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —More than 200 people with diabetes were injured when their insulin pumps shut down unexpectedly due to a problem with a connected mobile app, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Version 2.7 of the t:connect Apple iOS app – used with the t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ – has been recalled due to a software issue that causes the app to crash and relaunch. This cycle drains the pump battery, causing it to shut down sooner than expected and suspend insulin delivery. On March 26, Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. sent affected customers a device correction letter requesting that users update the mobile app to version 2.7.1 or later. Customers in the United States can contact the Tandem Diabetes Care Technical Support Team at (877) 801-6901 for more information.

Persons: Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Get CNN, CNN Health, Tandem Diabetes Care Inc, Tandem Diabetes Care Locations: United States

☆ Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord face growing appetite in Congress for tighter social media regulation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

(L-R) Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Tillis and other lawmakers accused the tech executives of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on their respective social media platforms. Growing appetite for regulationTo be sure, both Republican and Democratic senators were united in their conviction that social media firms are failing the American public and directly harming young people. Still, it takes time for bills to get passed, and all of these social media firms are still getting slammed for child-safety related issues, which could keep the topic fresh in the minds of politicians. Watch: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety Senate hearing.

Persons: Shou Zi Chew, Linda Yaccarino, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Alex Wong, Sen, Thom Tillis, Tillis, Josh Hawley, Zuckerberg, Tom Cotton, Chew Organizations: Dirksen, Facebook, Republican, Democratic, Meta, New, Apple, Lawmakers, Chinese Communist Party Locations: Washington , DC, Cambridge, China

☆ The advertising environment is getting tougher to navigate. How these investors are trading it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A strong advertising market may be starting to feel the pressure from geopolitical risks erupting aboard and a higher-for-longer interest rate environment. But comments from some major technology players last week led to increasing questions that some investors have struggled to shake off. META 5D mountain Meta shares in recent trading sessions That concern added to declines in other ad-focused technology names, with Alphabet dropping nearly 10%. Instead, Tengler favors companies such as Amazon and Microsoft , which offer some, but less concentrated, exposure to advertising. Technology investor Paul Meeks is also shying away from the most popular advertising players — and big technology as a whole — until he sees a better setup for interest rates.

Persons: Susan Li, Gene Munster, Laffer, Nancy Tengler, Paul Meeks, Meeks, Roth, Rohit Kulkarni, Kulkarni, Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Meta, YouTube, Federal, Investments, Microsoft, Technology Locations: Israel, Munster, Ukraine

☆ Apple's latest iPhone software lets you leave a FaceTime video voicemail. Here's how to do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Sofia Blum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A new Apple iOS 17 feature gives you the option to leave a video message if your FaceTime goes unanswered. As long as you have an iPhone from 2018 or later, and you update your phone's software, you can record a video message. Keep in mind this only works if your recipient also has iOS 17. It can be a fun way to leave a video for someone if they miss your FaceTime call, and it works just like you might expect to leave a voicemail. It's easy to do, so I'll show you how.

Organizations: Apple

☆ Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer bets on digital problem that Apple iOS 17 is focused on, too
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Carolyn Chun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Whenever there's mention of a new CEO opening in tech, former Yahoo CEO and former Google vice president Marissa Mayer's name always seems to come up. However, Mayer raised some eyebrows in 2020 when instead of turning up at another Silicon Valley giant, she launched startup Sunshine to focus on the seemingly "smaller" problem of contacts. Mayer and co-founder Enrique Muñoz Torres started working on Sunshine in 2018 to automate the mundane task of organizing contact information. The company also has Sunshine Birthdays and Sunshine Circles that delve into organizing birthdays and sharing information with groups. "The idea is that Sunshine Contacts basically becomes the brain that operates your contacts," Mayer told CNBC back in 2020 when the app was launched.

Persons: Marissa Mayer's, Mayer, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Enrique Muñoz Torres Organizations: Yahoo, Google, CNBC, Summit, Sunshine, Lumi Labs Locations: Sunshine, Santa Barbara , California

☆ Meta's job cuts are gutting customer service, leaving influencers and businesses with nobody to call
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

As part of the company's two rounds of layoffs, equaling roughly 21,000 job cuts, Meta gutted wide swaths of its customer service operation, leaving influencers and businesses with nobody to contact about their accounts. CNBC spoke with influencers, small businesses and Meta account managers as well as a half-dozen former contractors and former Meta employees about the deterioration in customer service at the company since the job cuts began in November. Holliday said it appears that the only people who get customer service are those who represent a company that's spending heavily on advertising. However, some influencers say Facebook has had such poor customer service that there's no reason to pay for it. After all the problems she's experienced, Karlova questions whether Meta will be able to provide better customer service.

☆ TikTok wants its advertisers to know the 'myths vs. facts' after its CEO's day in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Now, it seems, TikTok wants to clear up some facts that lawmakers may have gotten wrong. TikTok wants to clear up "Myth vs Fact." After the TikTok CEO's 5-hour hearing at Congress last Thursday, the company wants to reassure advertisers that it'll be fine. The document states: "TikTok does not permit any government to influence or change its recommendation model." Advertisers make up a large chunk of TikTok's user base, which the company says is now at 150 million monthly active users in the US.

☆ New AI tool lets you replace pictures of your ex with images of red flags and snakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Picsart debuted a new AI tool that allows user to replace photos of their ex. The tool can swap images of former flames with anything, including snakes, red flags, and baguettes. Picsart, a photo and video editing company, debuted a new artificial intelligence-powered feature that allows users to replace images of former flames with everything from red flags to snakes. Called "AI Replace My Ex," the tool lets users swap images "with virtually anything" and "in just a few seconds with no design skills required," per Picsart. To make the swap, Picsart users can upload a photo, select the ex in question, hit "AI Replace," and then describe a replacement image.

☆ Twitter Blue to be relaunched at higher price for Apple users
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Twitter will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter did not explain why Apple users were being charged more than others on the web but there have been media reports that the company was looking for ways to offset fees charged in the App Store. Twitter had initially launched the Twitter Blue early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. He had then accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from its app store and also said that the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. However, after a subsequent meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple’s app store was resolved.

☆ Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter had initially launched the Twitter Blue early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. He had then accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from its app store and also said that the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. However, after a subsequent meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple's app store was resolved. Both Twitter and Apple did not respond to Reuters request for comments.

☆ Best Buy Cyber Monday 2022 deals available now: JBL speaker, Samsung Galaxy Buds2 and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Gabriella Depinho | Gabriella Depinho Is A Production Coordinator For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Best Buy says that items bought from Oct. 24 through Dec. 31 will have an extended return period through Jan. 14, 2023, with exceptions on certain products. Best Buy does offer a Price Match Guarantee, with more specifics available on the retailer’s website. SKIP AHEAD Best sales from the Best Buy Black Friday sale | Best deals from the Best Buy Black Friday saleIf you’re looking to take advantage of ongoing Cyber Monday deals, we have compiled some of the best deals and sales Best Buy is offering during its Cyber Monday sales, based on previous coverage and Select reader interest. Best sales from the Best Buy Cyber Monday saleWe’re highlighting some of the best sales we think Select readers will want to know about. Best products to consider from the Best Buy Cyber Monday saleBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Best Buy's Cyber Monday sale, using Honey and CamelCamelCamel to ensure their discounts are at historical lows.

☆ 31+ best deals from Best Buy's Black Friday sale
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Gabriella Depinho | Gabriella Depinho Is A Production Coordinator For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Best Buy is one of several retailers offering Black Friday deals now, alongside Amazon, Target and Walmart. SKIP AHEAD Best sales from the Best Buy Black Friday sale | Best deals from the Best Buy Black Friday saleIf you’re looking to take advantage of early Black Friday deals, we have compiled some of the best deals and sales Best Buy is offering during its early Black Friday sales, based on previous coverage and Select reader interest. Best sales from the Best Buy Black Friday saleWe’re highlighting some of the best sales we think Select readers will want to know about. Sales include multiple deals, and not every product listed in a sale is going to be the best deal around. Best products to consider from the Best Buy Black Friday saleBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Best Buy's Black Friday sale, using Honey and CamelCamelCamel to ensure their discounts are at historical lows.

☆ Musk's Twitter updates app to start charging $8 for blue checkmark
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Rhea Binoy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoNov 5 (Reuters) - Twitter on Saturday updated its app in Apple's App Store to begin charging $8 for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk’s first major revision of the social media platform. The change comes a week after Musk took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal. It was not immediately clear how or if Twitter planned to verify the identity of the user beyond charging a fee. Twitter Blue will roll out in India in "hopefully less than a month," Musk tweeted in reply to a question from a follower. As of Saturday, the update to Twitter Blue remained at the old price of $4.99.

☆ Twitter launches $8 monthly subscription with blue checkmark
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoNov 5 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Saturday launched a subscription service for its social media platform for $8 a month that includes the blue checkmark "verified" badge, offering an updated version on Apple’s App Store. In an update to Apple iOS devices, Twitter said those who "sign up now" can receive the sought-after blue checkmark next to their user names, "just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow." A blue check mark next to a person's user name means Twitter has confirmed that the account belongs to the person or company claiming it. Twitter's update said the new service with verification will be available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. However, according to a tweet from Twitter's early stage products executive Esther Crawford on Saturday, the new Twitter Blue service is available but has not yet gone live.

But none of that explains why political campaigns have been turning away from Facebook. Political ads have always been a small part of Facebook's overall business. The pandemic accelerated that trend since so many consumers turned to streaming platforms while stuck at home, and content for cord-cutters proliferated. Ad tracking firm AdImpact projected that of the $9.7 billion spent on political ads this cycle, $1.4 billion would go to connected TVs. Apple's crackdown has indeed diminished Facebook's position in political advertising.

☆ Apple has another iPhone update coming on Monday. Here's what's new
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It will launch for iPhone users with an iPhone 8 or newer models, and it adds quite a few features that weren't available when iOS 16 launched back in September. Access Apple Fitness+ without Apple WatchApple Watch Fitness Source: Apple Inc.IPhone users with iOS 16.1 will be able to subscribe to and access Apple Fitness+ even if they don't have an Apple Watch. Apple is offering three months of Fitness+ free with the purchase of a new iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Clean energy iPhone chargingClean Energy Charging will be available with iOS 16.1 Sofia PittThe iOS 16.1 update will also include Clean Energy Charging. Clean Energy Charging is an option you can select in Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging.

☆ TikTok is arming itself for a looming e-commerce battle as it builds out a US fulfillment services team
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

TikTok is hiring for a slew of new roles around e-commerce fulfillment in the US, Axios reported. New staff will assist with US e-commerce logistics, as well as plan and design fulfillment centers. TikTok is arming itself for a looming e-commerce battle as it staffs up to offer fulfillment services in the US. Social platforms have had a tough time breaking into e-commerceEarly efforts in social shopping have been rocky for social-media platforms in the US. Adding a new layer of fulfillment services for merchants suggests TikTok isn't thinking short-term about how it can capitalize on e-commerce, Goldberg said.

☆ Mark Zuckerberg is ‘derailing’ Facebook, says Harvard expert—here's how he can get ‘back on track'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mark Zuckerberg's leadership is putting Meta on track to fail, a Harvard management expert says — but it's not a lost cause. That's the suggestion for Zuckerberg from Bill George, a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and former CEO of medical technology company Medtronic. Instead, Zuckerberg has become a leader who prioritizes profits, doesn't accept advice and blames others, according to George. In February, CNBC's Jim Cramer said he has "total faith in Mark Zuckerberg" when it comes to Meta's bet on the metaverse. Why a sabbatical may be unlikely for ZuckerbergBut the odds of Zuckerberg actually following George's advice may be unlikely.

☆ There are a bunch of hidden menus on your iPhone. Here’s how to use them
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-26 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

How to perform Quick ActionsMany apps on the iPhone have hidden menus called Quick Actions. Apps that come pre-installed on your iPhone, like the Camera, Mail, Notes, Settings, Messages and Phone apps have these menus. Each Quick Actions menu has functions that make sense for that app. Here's what it looks like:Quick Actions menu for Notes app on iPhone 13 Pro. Here's what the Phone Quick Actions menu looks like:Quick Actions menu for Phone app on iPhone 13 Pro.

☆ Владельцы iPhone в ужасе от нового обновления
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +1 min

Оно сокращает время автономной работы смартфона: «Ситуация настолько плохая, что я не могу работать с iPhone 7 в течение 2 часов — он разряжается». Пользователи iPhone сообщают о проблемах с аккумулятором после обновления до последней версии программного обеспечения Apple iOS 14.6. Ютубер iAppleBytes даже создал видео, демонстрирующее производительность батареи на семи разных моделях iPhone после обновления до iOS 14.6. Результаты неутешительные: из участвующих в тесте смартфонов больше 3,5 часов продержались лишь iPhone XR и iPhone 11:Ответа на вопрос, почему iOS 14.6 так быстро разряжает аккумулятор смартфона, нет. Техподдержка Apple в комментарии к одной из жалоб пишет, что «лучшее решение — обновлять программное обеспечение на iPhone».

Persons: Ютубер, Ответ Organizations: Apple

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