Disney and HBO say companies will face massive investment demands as big media continues developing DTC streaming services (DIS, NFLX, AMZN, AAPL)

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence “Digital Media Briefing” subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. As big media continues to develop direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming services, companies will face massive and growing investment demands, according to two articles examining the SVOD strategies by Disney and WarnerMedia’s HBO. […]

This stylish, funny game about gentrification just won Apple’s iPhone game of the year award (AAPL)

Ben Esposito “Donut County” was just awarded the distinction of iPhone game of the year by Apple itself. The game, which costs $ 5, casts you as the pilot of a hole in the ground, with a mission to swallow up anything and everything. The game is silly, and fun to play, but it has […]

Microsoft briefly dethrones Apple as the most valuable US company (AAPL, MSFT)

Reuters/Shannon Stapleton Microsoft briefly surpassed Apple as the most valuable US company. It passed Apple on Monday with a market value of about $ 812 billion. Watch Microsoft and Apple trade live. Microsoft on Monday briefly surpassed Apple as the most valuable company in the US, with a market capitalization of about $ 812 billion. […]

Three ways brands can benefit from adopting voice technology (AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, MSFT)

Voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant, Apple’s Siri, and Microsoft’s Cortana, are pegged to trigger a widespread transformation across the retail industry in the years to come. The current interest in, and adoption of, voice assistants for commerce is being driven by recent technological breakthroughs, advantages of the tech over existing channels, and the […]

Apple now lets you download all the data it keeps about you — here’s how to do it (AAPL)

AP Apple now allows you to download all the data it keeps about you, your purchases, and how you interact with Apple services. It started providing an easy way for European users to request this data earlier this year because of GDPR, a European privacy regulation, but now the website is available to Americans, too. […]

THE AI DISRUPTION BUNDLE: The guide to understanding how artificial intelligence is impacting the world (AMZN, AAPL, GOOGL)

This is a preview of a research report bundle from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Intelligence, click here. Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a part of the future of technology. AI is the future of technology. Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have even publicly debated whether or not […]

I’ve tried every single iPhone currently available — here’s my ranking of the 7 iPhones you can buy right now (AAPL)

Edgar Su/Reuters If you want to buy an iPhone right now, you have seven different options to choose from.  From the brand-new, futuristic iPhone XS to the old-but-good iPhone 7, the current iPhone lineup has a range of devices and price points.  At this point, I’ve tried all seven of Apple’s current iPhones. And although […]

The iPhone XS Max is an absolutely gorgeous phone, but it proves that bigger isn’t always better (AAPL)

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider There is a moment when you’re holding the gold iPhone XS Max in your hands where you’ll start doing the mental math.  “How much is $ 1,100, anyway?” you’ll ask yourself.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Review: Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL are the best smartphones […]

Apple and Google have a long way to go to catch Amazon in the smart speaker race (AMZN, KRX, GOOGL, AAPL)

Smart speakers comprise one of the fastest-growing device segments in the consumer technology market today. This growth has been driven by rapid hardware iteration in the market since Amazon’s introduction of the Echo smart speaker and the Alexa voice assistant in 2014. Despite their growing popularity, nearly half of respondents to Business Insider Intelligence’s Smart […]

Apple is in serious danger of no longer being a $1 trillion company (AAPL)

AP Apple is in danger of losing its $ 1 trillion market cap. Shares in Apple slid as much as 7% or more in after-hours trading, following its quarterly earnings report. Investors may have been spooked by a big miss on iPhone sales, as well as a soft revenue forecast for the next quarter. Still, […]