Technology

  Bloomberg The debut of Apple Inc’s latest iPhone brings a change to the way its US customers can purchase the device, a move toward cutting wireless carriers out of the process and giving the tech giant more control. Traditionally, when a user buys an iPhone at an Apple retail store or the company’s online store, the customer provides their ...

Bloomberg Three of China’s largest smartphone brands have opened discussions with Indian manufacturers about making phones locally for global export, a concrete step towards establishing the country as a hub for electronics production. Xiaomi Corp, Oppo and Vivo are holding talks with Indian contract phone-makers, hoping to take advantage of cash incentives readily available to local firms. If they go ...

Bloomberg Panasonic Corp is gearing up to become a major manufacturer of a new, more powerful battery championed by Tesla Inc. that the Japanese electronics maker says meets the demands of its high-flying customer. Over the past year and a half, Panasonic has been working to develop a bigger “4680” battery it intends to sell to the American electric carmaker. ...

  Bloomberg AT&T Inc, which is returning to its roots as a pure telecom company, showed investors how it plans to balance expanding broadband services while paying for network upgrades and a $8 billion dividend. AT&T Chief Executive Officer John Stankey says the spinoff of WarnerMedia in the coming weeks will mark the “starting line of a new era” for ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co has suspended product shipments to Russia due to current geopolitical developments, joining a growing list of companies from Apple Inc to Microsoft Corp that are halting sales and services in the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The South Korean tech giant is actively monitoring the complex situation, the company said in an emailed statement to ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc shareholders approved outside proposals recommending audits of the company’s civil-rights impact and a public report on its use of concealment clauses in employment agreements, marking a rare instance of investors defying the tech giant. The votes were part of Apple’s annual shareholder meeting, held virtually for the second year in a row. Investors also reelected the company’s ...

Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc expects revenue growth of about 4% annually in 2024 and beyond, driven by gains from its new 5G mobile phone services. Service and other revenue is expected to grow about 3% in 2022 and 2023 and 4% in 2024, Matt Ellis, chief financial officer, told investors at a conference. Analyst had expected gains of about 2% ...

Bloomberg Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc is building a digital voice assistant to help people interact hands-free with physical devices, such as the company’s Portal video-calling device and, eventually, augmented-reality glasses. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company is building the assistant in preparation for the so-called metaverse, a more immersive version of the internet that will let ...

Bloomberg Mykhailo Fedorov, who serves as Ukraine’s vice prime minister and oversees digital operations, urged Apple Inc to halt product sales in Russia and shut down its App Store in the country. The government official made the request in a letter to Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook that he posted on Twitter. Fedorov also said Apple should support the ...

Bloomberg Twitter Inc said it suspended all advertising in Russia and Ukraine, seeking to ensure that promotional posts don’t detract from public safety information sent via the social network. The San Francisco-based company won’t show advertising in those markets, and also will curb tweet recommendations that appear in users’ timelines from accounts that they don’t already follow in an effort ...