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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Rivian, Nvidia, Amazon, U.S. Steel, FedEx & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs adds Nvidia to the conviction buy list Goldman said the stock is well positioned to benefit for AI. UBS initiates Sunnova as buy UBS said the solar company is best positioned to take share. Morgan Stanley upgrades U.S. Steel to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the steel stock that the transformation continues. UBS reiterates Amazon as buy UBS raised its price target on Amazon to $180 per share from $175 and says it's bullish on ads in Prime video content. Morgan Stanley reiterates TJX Companies as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating after a meeting with company management.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, bullish, Evercore, RIVN, Gordon Haskett, Piper Sandler, Piper, Jefferies, Truist, Wells, ROY, SolarEdge, Morgan Stanley, Davidson, CLX, it's Organizations: Nvidia, UFC, WWE, UBS, NOVA, Susquehanna, FedEx, Meta Connect, Microsoft, Barclays, JPMorgan, Apple, Steel, Bank of America, NSC, Amazon, TJX Companies Locations: PODD, GLP, 3Q23, 2Q23, 1Q23, 4Q23, Europe, Bank of America downgrades Norfolk Southern

☆ Wonderlust: Apple set to unveil new iPhone 15 at event
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Apple is expected to debut its iPhone 15 lineup Tuesday at the company’s annual September keynote event, and it could introduce the biggest change to the phone’s design in 11 years. Other iPhone 15 featuresThe entire iPhone 15 lineup is rumored to get the “Dynamic Island” feature — an interactive home for alerts, notifications and various controls — that replaces the notch on top of the screen. Although there are few other rumors circulating about its entry-level iPhone models, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models are expected to get a handful of new features, according to a Bloomberg report. What not to expectWith the new iPhone expected to take center stage, many analysts don’t anticipate Apple will release new iPads or Mac computers until October. And despite rivals Samsung and Google doubling down on foldable devices, Apple is still not expected to unveil a similar version this fall.

Persons: Apple, pare, ”, Ben Wood, Apple’s, Greg Joswiak, Max, Yoram Wurmser, “, It’s Organizations: CNN, Apple, European Union, CCS Insight, Bloomberg, Vision, Insider Intelligence, Apple Watch, Samsung, Google Locations: Cupertino , California, EU

☆ Seat massages, smartphones and driverless features: Automakers turn to tech to take on Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The presence of Amazon, Qualcomm, Samsung and other tech giants underscores how traditional automakers are looking to bolster the tech in their cars. Ramping up technology features is also essential to meet buyer expectations in China. Driverless features pushA big part of the focus of Tesla technology has surrounded its Autopilot ADAS. No car can operate autonomously — at least from a legal perspective — but automakers are ramping up the driverless features and capabilities. watch nowMore traditional automakers are looking to catch up in the area of driverless features.

Persons: Arjun Kharpal, You'd, Tesla, Mohit Sharma, That's, Xingji, Lucid Organizations: Amazon, IAA, Qualcomm, Samsung, CNBC, CCS Insight, Benz, Swedish EV, Polestar, BMW, Neue Locations: Munich, China, Swedish, U.S

☆ Wonderlust: What to expect at Apple's iPhone 15 event
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Apple is expected to debut its iPhone 15 lineup Tuesday at the company’s annual September keynote event, and it could introduce the biggest change to the phone’s design in 11 years. Other iPhone 15 featuresThe entire iPhone 15 lineup is rumored to get the “Dynamic Island” feature — an interactive home for alerts, notifications and various controls — that replaces the notch on top of the screen. Although there are few other rumors circulating about its entry-level iPhone models, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models are expected to get a handful of new features, according to a Bloomberg report. It’s also likely to announce launch dates for its next-generation operating systems for the iPhone, iPads, Mac computers and Apple Watch. What not to expectWith the new iPhone expected to take center stage, many analysts don’t anticipate Apple will release new iPads or Mac computers until October.

☆ Here are 3 things for stock investors to watch in the market in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

It was a down week for the major stock market benchmarks as rumors of an iPhone ban for government employees in China sparked concerns over increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing. Here's a full rundown of all the important domestic earnings reports and economic data in the week ahead. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Apple —, Jim, we'll, Einstein, Stellantis, We'll, That's, Oracle's, LEN, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Apple, Dow, Nasdaq, Broadcom, DuPont, Huawei, Nvidia, Apple Watch, Vision, Club, Google, Justice Department, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, UAW, CPI, PPI, Oracle, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft, Costco, Caseys, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Apple Inc, Getty Locations: China, Washington, Beijing, U.S, People's Republic of China, San Francisco, Shanghai

☆ In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +26 min

In this high-tech contest, seizing the upper hand across fields including AI and autonomous weapons, like Ghost Shark, could determine who comes out on top. This could become critical if the United States intervened against an assault by Beijing on Taiwan. Cheap and expendableThe AI military sector is dominated by software, an industry where change comes fast. Still, the available disclosures of spending on AI military research do show that outlays on AI and machine learning grew sharply in the decade from 2010. The Costa-Mesa, California-based company now employs more than 1,800 staff in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

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☆ EU lists Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and three other tech giants as 'gatekeepers' under strict competition rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag shown in the background. The European Commission on Wednesday said it designated six tech giants as "gatekeepers" under its new Digital Markets Act — a strict set of rules that could shake up the business models of large digital platforms. Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and ByteDance will have six months to bring their core platform services into compliance with the obligations laid out in the EU's DMA, the Commission said. The Commission said that it deems Amazon , Apple , Alphabet , Meta , Microsoft and China's ByteDance as "gatekeepers." The EU believes that Microsoft's Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising platforms and Apple's iMessage service meet the bar to be considered gatekeepers.

Persons: Microsoft's Bing, Apple's iPadOS Organizations: Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, European Commission, Meta, EU, Edge, Commission, Google, Spotify, Games, Digital, CNBC, Wednesday Locations: EU, Cupertino, Beijing

The companies now have six months to start complying with the Digital Markets Act's requirements, which are spurring changes in how Big Tech companies operate. “So that’s the endgame.”For example, under the DMA tech companies can't stop consumers from connecting with businesses outside their platforms. That means Telegram or Signal users could exchange texts or video files with WhatsApp users. That means Meta can't mix together a user's data from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp services without clear consent. Google noted that it's already doing this and said it would remind European users of their choices.

Persons: Thierry Breton, who's, ”, Alexandre de Streel, ” de Streel, it's Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Big Tech, Digital Services, EU, Digital, University of Namur, Epic, Spotify, Facebook Locations: Europe, Brussels, EU

Both brands have made waves lately with their most recent high-end models: the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Below is a side-by-side comparison of the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Specs at a glanceApple Watch Ultra Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Price $800 $450 Display size 49mm 45mm Case size 49mm 45mm Compatibility iPhone Android Battery life 36 hours Apx. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Smartwatch performanceFor both the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, the quality of their smartwatch experience is defined by a very clear line in the sand: Ultra users should have an iPhone, and Watch 5 Pro users should have an Android phone. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Battery lifeWhen it comes to battery life, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro heavily outperformed the Apple Watch Ultra in our individual reviews, with the Pro boasting a three-day max as opposed to the Ultra's 36-hour limit.

Persons: Gray, Antonio Villas, Rick Stella, it's, Siri, you'd Organizations: Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy, Apple, Ultra Samsung Galaxy, Price, Suite Apple, Boas, Samsung, Apple Health, Galaxy Watch, Google, Health, Insider Health, Galaxy, Pro

☆ Meta plans 'retention-driving hooks' for Threads as more than half of users leave app
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Meta Platforms executives are heavily focused on boosting retention on their new Twitter rival Threads, after the app lost more than half of its users in the weeks following its buzzy launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday. Retention of users on the text-based app was better than executives had expected, though it was "not perfect," said Zuckerberg, speaking at an internal company town hall, the audio of which was heard by Reuters. "Obviously, if you have more than 100 million people sign up, ideally it would be awesome if all of them or even half of them stuck around. Meta is looking at adding more "retention-driving hooks" to entice users to return to the app, like "making sure people who are on the Instagram app can see important Threads," said Chief Product Officer Chris Cox. Responding to a question on the proposed "cage match" against Elon Musk, Zuckerberg said he was "not sure if it's going to come together."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, We're, Chris Cox, Cox, Elon Musk Organizations: Reuters, Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Elon

NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O) executives are heavily focused on boosting retention on their new Twitter rival Threads, after the app lost more than half of its users in the weeks following its buzzy launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday. Retention of users on the text-based app was better than executives had expected, though it was "not perfect," said Zuckerberg, speaking at an internal company town hall, the audio of which was heard by Reuters. Zuckerberg said he considered the drop-off "normal" and expected retention to grow as the company adds more features to the app, including a desktop version and search functionality. Meta is looking at adding more "retention-driving hooks" to entice users to return to the app, like "making sure people who are on the Instagram app can see important Threads," said Chief Product Officer Chris Cox. Reporting by Katie Paul in New York and Sheila Dang in Austin; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, We're, Chris Cox, Cox, Elon Musk, Katie Paul, Sheila Dang, Muralikumar Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Elon, Thomson Locations: New York, Austin

☆ Microsoft is 'in the lead' with new cloud-based A.I. workloads, CEO Nadella says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

1 when it comes to selling cloud-based AI services. The concept of AI has been around longer than Microsoft, and Microsoft has been running AI models for other companies for several years. That's the reason Microsoft has disclosed how much of the expected Azure cloud growth will come from AI for the past two quarters, Nadella said. That could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars in new Azure AI revenue. "There are two parts to even the AI," Nadella said.

Persons: Satya Nadella couldn't, Microsoft's, Nadella, Bing, OpenAI, Amy Hood, Adam Crisafulli Organizations: Microsoft, Bing, Google, Windows, OpenAI

☆ 'Android's now better than iOS': Instagram boss weighs in on the age-old iPhone vs. Android debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Android is "now better" than Apple's iOS. Which is better: iPhone or Android? "Android's now better than iOS," Mosseri posted on Threads in response to tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, who had asked for people's best tech "hot takes." Both Android and iOS have been wildly successful since the introduction of the first iPhone and Android phones in 2007 and 2008, respectively. As of the first quarter of 2023, Apple held an estimated 52% US smartphone market share, with Samsung the runner-up with a 27% share.

Persons: Adam Mosseri, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, reigniting, Android's, Mosseri, Marques Brownlee, MKBHD, Apple hasn't, Sameer Samat Organizations: Android, Morning, iOS, Meta, Counterpoint Research, Apple, Samsung, Google, Lenovo

Both brands have made waves lately with their most recent high-end models: the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro. Below, we've compared the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro with the Apple Watch Ultra side-by-side to help you decide. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro: Specs at a glanceApple Watch Ultra Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro Price $800 $450 Display size 49mm 45mm Case size 49mm 45mm Compatibility iPhone Android Battery life 36 hours Apx. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro: Smartwatch performanceFor both the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro, the quality of their smartwatch experience is defined by a very clear line in the sand: Ultra users should have an iPhone, and Watch5 Pro users should have an Android phone. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro: Battery lifeWhen it comes to battery life, the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro heavily outperformed the Apple Watch Ultra in our individual reviews, with the Pro boasting a three-day max as opposed to the Ultra's 36-hour limit.

Persons: you've, Gray, Antonio Villas, Rick Stella, it's, Siri, you'd Organizations: Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch5, Samsung Galaxy, Apple, Ultra Samsung Galaxy, Suite Apple, Boas, Watch5, Samsung, Apple Health, Galaxy Watch, Google, Health, Insider Health, Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro, Pro

☆ China releases its first open-source computer operating system
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HONG KONG, July 6 (Reuters) - China has released its first homegrown open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, state media said, as the country steps up efforts to cut reliance on U.S. technology. China's massive market for operating systems was worth 15.5 billion yuan ($2.1 billion) last year, state media said, citing an industry report. Developing an operating system independent of U.S. technology has been an important goal for China's tech industry in recent years, with many companies and organisations having contributed to the development of the OpenKylin system. More than a dozen Chinese companies are trying to develop operating systems that could replace Microsoft's Windows and Apple's MacOS operating systems. One such company, UnionTech Software Technology Co Ltd, has been developing what it calls the "Unity operating system".

Persons: Josh Ye, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: China Industrial Control Systems, UnionTech Software Technology Co, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China

☆ The average employee goes into the office less than twice a week. Here's what your business can do to help remote workers succeed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Intel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Employees today go into the office an average of 1.4 times per week, according to a study from the Advanced Workplace Association. Below are a few considerations to help you support your hybrid workforce with the PC technology they need to succeed. Intel vPro Enterprise for Windows OS allows IT teams remote access even when the device is turned off or the operating system isn't working. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, for example, began upgrading to Intel vPro technology in 2020. Learn more about how Intel vPro can help you meet the needs of your hybrid workforce.

Persons: Forrester, weren't Organizations: Advanced Workplace Association, Intel, IT, Employees, Forrester Consulting, Intel vPro Enterprise, Windows, Tech, University Hospitals Bristol, Weston, Foundation Trust, Insider Studios, Intel Corporation Locations: Europe, Israel, Malaysia

☆ I watched a dead composer perform at an augmented-reality concert. It shows how Apple could transform the entertainment business if it can take AR mainstream.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Or at least, I saw Sakamoto's digital avatar perform in a darkened room with a Magic Leap 2 headset clamped to my face. Some technical issues aside, the experience showed me the potential that AR has to transform the entertainment industry. As the lights dimmed, the audience became ghostly silhouettes, and Sakamoto's avatar appeared center stage. KAGAMI still showed a lot of promise for the future of AR entertainment. The tech company that builds the best AR hardware and software has a shot at controlling the next generation of entertainment.

Persons: Ryuichi Sakamoto, KAGAMI, it's, Sakamoto, they're, Elton John, Bob Iger, Apple Organizations: Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Disney, Artists Locations: Japanese, New York City

☆ 12 of the highest-paying jobs in finance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Getty Images/Peter DazeleyThe finance industry has many high-paying jobs such as chief financial officer, and investment banker. The finance industry is brimming with high-paying, excellent jobs, whether you want to become an accountant, financial analyst or something else entirely. Financial risk managerFinancial risk managers have very important jobs: they help companies and investors understand different levels of financial risk. As high-earning financial professionals, their financial modeling and financial reports are invaluable to the finance sector at large. Most finance professionals in this position have years of experience.

Persons: Peter Dazeley, CPAs Organizations: Getty, Morning, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics . Investment, Investment, Financial

☆ Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoTOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple (AAPL.O) and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators' own payment systems, a government panel said. Apple's iOS and Android from Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google roughly split Japan's mobile OS market. Apple allows users to download iPhone apps only through its own app store, while both Apple and Google require software developers to use proprietary payment systems that charge commissions of up to 30%. Members of the government panel include Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto.

Persons: Mike Segar, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Shigeyuki Goto, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Lincoln Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, stoke, Google, Asahi Shimbun, Industry, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, TOKYO, Japan

☆ Apple hits record high one week after announcing Vision Pro VR headset
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple stock rose more than 1.5% Monday to close at $183.79 per share, which is the all-time-high share price for the company. The milestone comes a week after Apple's biggest product launch of the year. Last Monday, the company kicked off its developers conference, WWDC, and unveiled the Vision Pro headset, its first entirely new product line since 2014. In May, Apple CFO Luca Maestri suggested Apple's revenue may decline about 3% on an annual basis during the current quarter. Although Monday's stock price is a split adjusted all-time high, Apple's market capitalization isn't currently a record because the company has bought back some of its shares.

Persons: Luca Maestri Organizations: Apple, MacBook, Apple Watch

☆ Pornhub asks users, Big Tech for help as states adopt age verification laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —In the two-minute video, adult performer Cherie Deville stares into the camera and intones soberly to viewers, for the second time in a month, that policymakers are coming for their porn. It’s unclear how much Pornhub expects to achieve, as the laws have already been passed and signed. Pornhub’s simultaneous appeals to users and to Big Tech highlight the challenging position the company now finds itself in amid a wave of state legislation. Now, Pornhub’s fight could prove to be a bellwether for the growing push to enforce age verification for social media. Device-based age verification, Tiwari said, could have “very serious privacy connotations, because you now have the largest tech companies in the world having your government ID and all the information present in them linked to individual devices.

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☆ Here's what Apple unveiled at WWDC: Vision Pro, 15-inch MacBook Air, OS updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Vision Pro sports 12 cameras and a digital crown similar to the Apple Watch to toggle between the AR and VR environments. M2 ULTRA CHIPApple unveiled M2 Ultra, its most-powerful processor so far, that comes to its desktop computers Mac Pro and Mac Studio. LARGER MACBOOK AIR, POWERFUL DESKTOPSApple launched a 15-inch MacBook Air featuring the M2 chip and an 18-hour battery life. The company beefed up its desktop computers, introducing a new version of its flagship Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip, starting at $6,999. WIDGETS FOR APPLE WATCH, OS UPGRADES, JOURNALING APPApple announced fresh versions of operating systems across its products.

Persons: Apple, Yuvraj Malik, Maju Samuel Organizations: Apple Inc, Meta, PlayStation VR, Sony Group, Apple Watch, Disney, Microsoft, Adobe Inc, Vision, Apple, Mac, Mac Pro, Max, APP Apple, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Apple expected to reveal mixed-reality headset at developer conference
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CUPERTINO, California, June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is expected to unveil a mixed-reality headset at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Like Meta's Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week, Apple's device is likely to blend a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset. Investors and tech fans alike will be focusing on how much Apple's view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta's. In addition to Meta, Sony Group Corp (6758.T) and ByteDance-owned Pico both recently released virtual reality devices. Investors will also look for updates on CarPlay, Apple's software for vehicles, which the company said last year would start to power more dashboard functions.

Persons: It's, Mark Zuckerberg, Stephen Nellis, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Apple Inc, Apple Watch, Apple, Facebook, Meta, Meta's, Quest, Sony Group Corp, Pico, Research, IDC, Apple Park, Thomson Locations: CUPERTINO , California, San Francisco

☆ Apple WWDC 2023: What to expect at Apple's big developer event
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The highly anticipated release of an AR/VR headset would be Apple’s biggest hardware product launch since the debut of the Apple Watch in 2015. Here’s a closer look at what to expect:A ‘mixed reality’ headsetFor years, Apple CEO Tim Cook has expressed interest in augmented reality. Apple’s new headset is expected to pack apps for gaming, fitness and meditation, and offer access to iOS apps such as Messages, FaceTime and Safari, according to Bloomberg. New MacBooksA mixed reality headset may not be the only piece of hardware to get stage time this year. New features for iPhone, iPad and Apple WatchConsidering WWDC is traditionally a software event, Apple executives will likely spend much of the time highlighting the changes and upgrades coming to its next-generation mobile operating systems, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.

Persons: Tim Cook, it’s, Siri, Justin Sullivan, Apple Organizations: CNN, Apple, Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple Watch, YouTube, Bloomberg, VR, MacBook, Wall Street, Big Tech Locations: Cupertino , California, Silicon Valley

☆ What to Know About Limiting Your Child’s Screen Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Brian X. Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Attention, parents with “screenagers”: The U.S. government has issued a public warning that scrolling through apps like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat may pose serious risks to your child’s mental health. Social media also hurts exercise, sleep and other activities, he said. One is to explore potential options to limit children’s screen time. Google’s and Apple’s mobile operating systems offer free tools that can be effective for restricting screen time on smartphones and tablets. These tools allow parents to monitor and set limits on their children’s devices.

Persons: “ screenagers, Vivek H, Murthy, Let’s Organizations: U.S

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