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,...
Continue reading...April 2020
US weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million, topping 30 million over the last 6 weeks
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...
Continue reading...AWS tops $10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time
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....
Continue reading...Bank of America has a total of 256,000 loan applications ready for the Small Business Administration to process.
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...
Continue reading...Oil and gas companies set to lose $1 trillion in revenues this year
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...
Continue reading...Due to the pandemic, Ruffin, who owns casinos in both Las Vegas and Miami, claims he’s only losing about $6 to $8 million a month on each property.
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...
Continue reading...Video chat app Marco Polo says its costs are getting too expensive, so it’s launching new paid features
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...
Continue reading...Microsoft Your Phone app now lets you control music on a phone from your PC
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...
Continue reading...Apple latest iOS beta makes it easier to unlock an iPhone while wearing a face mask
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...
Continue reading...Lenovo new ThinkPad keyboard is the best way to get the infamous nub on your desktop
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...
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