Business Stories from February 17, 2018 (Change date)
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Review: 5 things to know before you buy an Apple HomePodFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Hey Siri, play "All About That Bass." Because HomePod's all about that bass. Not that brain. Oh, Apple. Apologies to Meghan Trainor for my geeky remix of her ode to bott...
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Review: Siri just got less intelligent on the HomePodFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Siri, we need to talk. You're embarrassing yourself. You were the Neil Armstrong of voice assistants. When you arrived on the iPhone in 2011, Alexa wasn't a glimmer in A...
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What Google's Chrome ad blocker means for users, advertisersFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Google, already one of the dominant players in the online advertising world, may soon have even more power in that space. It is now taking on the challenge of determinin...
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How Apple plans to root out bugs, revamp iPhone softwareFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Apple's annual software upgrade this fall will offer users plenty of new features: enabling a single set of apps to work across iPhones, iPads and Macs, a Digital Health...
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Have Silicon Valley singles given up on the algorithms of love?Feb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. - Kate Chan, a 30-year-old digital marketer in Silicon Valley, first approached dating apps with a blend of curiosity and hope that they'd help her fin...
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Analysis: Microsoft's plot to kill passwords can't happen soon enoughFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Microsoft is trying to kill the password, and it's about time. This week, the company said the next test version of its stripped-down Windows 10 S operating system will ...
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Meet the teen who created an app to feel safer while walking aloneFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Medha Gupta sometimes felt uneasy making the 20-minute walk from the corner where the school bus dropped her off to her home in Herndon, Virginia, - especially during th...
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Prison for 'e-waste' recycling innovator trying to extend life of PCs?Feb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Eric Lundgren is obsessed with recycling electronics. He built an electric car out of recycled parts that far outdistanced a Tesla in a test. He launched what he thinks ...
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Does Apple Music finally have the muscle to knock off Spotify?Feb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - Apple is turning up the volume on Apple Music, the streaming subscription that comes loaded on its devices, including the new HomePod smart speaker. But that could mute ...
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Silicon Valley's $300M foot fetishFeb 19, 2018 1:44 pm - When Danny Rimer learned that an online sneaker marketplace called GOAT was looking for investors to help expand its business selling must-have Nike Air Jordans and Adid...
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