Amazon Tackles Healthcare, Apple Slashes iPhone X Production
Amazon is joining forces with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to bring their employees better and cheaper healthcare. The three companies will create an independent company solely focused on improving technology to make the healthcare system more efficient. Details are scarce as plans are still in the early stages.
And Apple is reportedly slashing production of its iPhone X due to waning demand. The company was originally planning to produce 40 million iPhone Xs but now will only produce 20 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. This comes just days before Apple is set to report its quarterly earnings.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how people work, including in creative industries. The famous Tribeca Film Festival featured some projects recently that used A.I. that some filmmakers say make it more creative. Cheddar News took a peek at some of those films.
No one likes to have to take their clothes to the laundromat. But a new bar in Brooklyn, called Pearl Lee’s Washtub, is spicing up the chore by creating a laundromat that's also a full bar.
President Joe Biden highlighted progress in chipping away at so-called junk fees as a “win for consumers” Thursday, as he met at the White House with executives from Live Nation, Airbnb and other companies that have taken steps to embrace more transparent pricing.
