Spencer Platt/Getty Images More countries are demanding oil imports coming in from the US. The key drivers are booming U.S. production, expanding pipeline and export capacity, and a slight discount on West Texas Intermediate prices. U.S. crude oil exports are surging and going to a growing number of buyers around the world, including to the […]
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Row between Serbia & Kosovo slowing European clocks by 6 minutes
Millions of clocks across Europe are running more than six minutes late because of diplomatic tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. The situation is so bad it is literally impacting the European electrical grid. Unlike normal wall clocks and watches, which keep time using quartz crystals, electric clocks use the frequency of the power grid to […]
Row between Serbia & Kosovo slowing European clocks by 6 minutes
Millions of clocks across Europe are running more than six minutes late because of diplomatic tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. The situation is so bad it is literally impacting the European electrical grid. Unlike normal wall clocks and watches, which keep time using quartz crystals, electric clocks use the frequency of the power grid to […]
The 6 biggest hurdles slowing the pace of AI innovation
GUEST: At first glance, the artificial intelligence industry seems to be on fire, with tons of consumer demand and ample investor interest. In fact, VC investment in AI startups rose from just $ 3.2 billion in 2014 to more than $ 9.5 billion just in the first five months of 2017. There are countless exciting […]
Apple downgraded over ‘dramatically’ slowing iPhone X demand
Wall Street researchers KeyBanc Capital Markets and Bernstein have lowered their ratings for Apple shares due to slowing iPhone sales. This week, the firm reported weaker than expected iPhone sales for December. Read more “Soft iPhone sell-through suggests a saturated market and the lack of gross margin upside reduces our view of potential profit growth,” […]
Tim Cook says Apple told users it was slowing their iPhones, but adds, ‘I don’t think a lot of people were paying attention’ (AAPL)
Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday made his first public comments on last year’s iPhone battery scandal, where the company admitted that it was slowing down some devices with older batteries. Apple had informed customers of the practice before it became a controversy, but they weren’t paying attention, Cook said. Still, Cook apologized, saying […]
US Senator questions Apple about slowing older iPhones
Senator John Thune, chair of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, has sent Apple CEO Tim Cook a letter with questions about the company’s decision to slow older models of iPhones, Reuters reports. In December, Apple admitted to slowing older iPhones in order to prevent spontaneous shutdowns and later reduced its battery replacement price to […]
Apple apologises for slowing down older iPhones, drops battery replacement price in UK
Apple has issued an apology to its cusromers, following its admission that it intentionally slows down some iPhone models. The Cupertino-based company had issued a statement last week, following the publication of data from benchmarking tool Geekbench that appeared to show that some iOS updates deliberately throttled the performance of some Apple hardware. Geekbench developer […]
Huawei plans global push to combat its slowing smartphone sales in China
(Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies on Friday flagged overall and smartphone revenue figures for 2017 that represented its slowest growth in four years, and vowed to extend its global reach with more premium products next year. The telecom equipment and smartphone maker expects 2017 revenue to rise 15 percent to 600 billion yuan ($ 92.08 […]
Apple apologizes for ‘misunderstanding’ over slowing down older iPhones
Following a strong backlash for conceding they reduced the processing speed of aging iPhones, Apple apologized to customers and lowered the price of the out-of-warranty battery replacements by $ 50. The tech giant is currently facing nine lawsuits in relation to how the company handles the power management of its batteries in older iPhones. In […]
