Airpods are now sold out for the holidays at Apple Stores. Macworld Staff Writer Michael Simon explains why this tech accessory is now resonating with consumers.
Apple struggled at first to capture the attention of the market with its cordless Airpods. Simon says it is typical for Apple to create demand for products on surface that don't seem revolutionary at first. Then people use them, word spreads, and all of a sudden everyone wants them.
Rumors surfaced on Tuesday Apple will release a new, more expensive Airpod model in 2018. Simon says little detail has been reveal. Simon expects to see a slightly smaller "neck" on the accessory, and potentially some new colors. Simon also says he'd like to see a true Siri integration with the Airpod in the future.
Waymo has been taking a more "slow and steady approach" to self-driving tech than Uber and has racked up more miles of testing, says Alex Roy, Founder of The Human Driving Association. Uber took heat this week after one of its autonomous vehicles struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Ariz.
The problem with regulating Facebook is that the social media network operates in over 190 countries in a multitude of languages. On top of that "governments themselves are abusing it," making it an extremely complex company to rein in, says David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World."
President Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese imports and Facebook's privacy scandal both weighed down markets Thursday, said Daniel Ives, Chief Strategy Officer at GBH Insights. The Dow ended the day more than 700 points lower.
On Wednesday night, the Facebook CEO sat down with four media outlets to discuss the Cambridge Analytica scandal that has engulfed the company for the past week. While he hit the right tone and talking points, he didn't really address most users' concerns, says Ina Fried, Chief Technology Correspondent at Axios.
Many know Roku for its hardware. But it's focusing on content distribution and streaming, and CEO Anthony Wood says on that basis, it would be the third largest cable operator in the U.S.
Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) told Cheddar he believes the Trump campaign was aware of the use of private data harvested off Facebook and is outraged the social media company sought to profit off the move. The company remains under fire amid a data scandal that unveiled private information of more than 50 million users to an analytics firm working for the Trump campaign.
Artists who are just putting out their first products turn to SoundCloud, whereas other platforms pick them up after they've built a bit of momentum. That gives the company its edge, says Kerry Trainor, CEO of the music streaming platform.
The way Facebook's CEO has handled the privacy scandal so far raises questions about his leadership ability. His age might be to blame, says Rasmus Houggard, author of "The Mind of the Leader."
Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer at the payment processing company, says omni-channel retail and the company's Cash App are major growth boosters.
The fallout from Facebook's latest data scandal continues to intensify. The Weinstein Co. officially files for bankruptcy protection after many attempts to sell the company failed. Josh Sternberg, tech editor for AdWeek, joins us to discusses how Uber moves forward after one of its driverless cars killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. And Bri Bauer from Dairy Queen brings ice cream cones to the trading floor to celebrate the company's National Cone Day. On the first day of spring, Dairy Queen gives customers free vanilla ice cream cones.
