Microsoft takes an early lead in the battle for the Netflix of video game Microsoft now has 10 million subscribers to its Xbox Game Pass service, the company confirmed during an investor call yesterday. It’s the first time Microsoft has publicly disclosed Xbox Game Pass numbers, and it’s a sign that the company’s ambitious bet …
Weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million last week, higher than economist expectations of 3.5 million. The total brings the rolling six-week figure to 30.3 million. First-time filings for unemployment insurance hit 3.84 million last week as the wave of economic pain continues, though the worst appears to be in the past, according to Labor Department …
Some Amazon Web Services customers, like Slack and Zoom, saw major usage gains in the quarter as companies and schools sent people home to avoid coronavirus. AWS announced a deal with 3M in the quarter. Amazon’s market-leading cloud business crossed $10 billion in revenue for the first time in the first quarter. At $10.22 billion, …
Bank of America Corp. has 256,000 loan applications totaling about $28 billion that are ready for the Small Business Administration to process. The requests for relief funds include 184,000 submitted on Sunday and early Monday, plus 57,000 being uploaded via the SBA’s manual process, according to an internal memo from Chief Administrative Officer Andrea Smith …
The E&P industry, which includes oil majors, made $2.47 trillion in revenues globally last year, according to Rystad Energy. This year, it’s projected to bring in $1.47 trillion, reflecting a 40% decline year-on-year. It comes as the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns cripple demand and force companies to slash spending and cancel projects. The energy …
It’s a Friday afternoon in early April, and Las Vegas billionaire Phil Ruffin is bored and looking for some action. “I’m at my desk—no customers,” says the 85-year-old casino mogul, who runs an empire worth $3 billion, including Treasure Island and Circus Circus. “There’s no one on the streets and our phones are not ringing.” On any …
Marco Polo Plus is launching for $5 a mont Marco Polo, an app that became popular for staying in touch with friends while social distancing, is looking to make some cash. The free app is launching an expanded premium product today called Marco Polo Plus that costs $5 per month with an annual commitment or …
Windows 10 is also getting coronavirus information in search result Microsoft is planning to bring music controls to its Your Phone app that will allow Android owners to see and control what songs are playing on their phones. The software maker has started testing this new feature in preview versions of Windows 10 today, and …
Apple is also adjusting FaceTime to make it more suitable for group call Apple’s latest beta version of iOS 13 comes with a much-needed improvement to lock screen authentication for those who now spend a majority of their time at work or outside wearing a face mask. Now, instead of constantly attempting to identify your …
The new model adds USB-C and an updated keyboard layou The ThinkPad mouse nub — i.e., the TrackPoint — is a controversial piece of technology. People tend to either despise the red dot-shaped substitute for a real mouse, or adore it as the single best mouse solution around. For those in the second camp is …