Oracle CEO Safra Catz sees fiscal second-quarter earnings of $1.09 to $ 1.13 in earnings per share on 3% to 5% revenue growth. The company's largest business segment, cloud services and license support, generated $7.37 billion in revenue, which is up 6% and below the StreetAccount consensus estimate of $8.41 billion.
Looking back at the enthusiasm, arguments, and panics of tech, Apple is now the $2 trillion elephant in the corner. It does not worry about content moderation and hacked elections. However, Tim Cook uses Apple's voice for a social cause far more than Jobs ever did and has spent years building cross-levered accessories and services that drive revenue.
Epic v. Apple's verdict has left the App Store model in a precarious state, but the ruling stopped well short of that. Instead, it seems to open the door to developers skirting Apple’s commission system, or at least making it easier to use non-Apple payment methods outside their apps.
Instagram is developing a new feature called "Favorites," which would allow users to select certain accounts whose posts they would like to see higher in their feed, but it's unclear what limit an Instagram Favorites feature would have. The feature was recently spotted in development by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who found a pushpin icon for Favorites in the Instagram Settings menu.
Elon Musk's new system, Codex, is a new software system that can automatically write software code with only simple prompts written in simple language, based on a revolutionary deep Learning platform that trained on nearly all public available written texts produced by humanity. The system is based on the GPT3 platform, which is based in the form of GPT 3.
As of next week, Britain’s state-owned postal service will help anyone to buy cryptocurrency through its identify verification app, EasyID, enabling verified users to click through to Swarm's website, where they can purchase vouchers that can be redeemed for cryptocurrencies. The Post Office is only responsible for the ID app; it does not receive a commission from the vouchers sold or endorse sales of crypto.
Ming-Chi Kuo expects the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone Pro Max to each have a 1TB storage configuration but also expect Apple to reveal AirPods 3 at Tuesday's event. The new phones are expected to have improved cameras that include video portrait mode and astrophotography mode, improved ultrawide lens, and better optical zoom for video recording.
Epic Games has filed an appeal to a Friday's ruling in its lawsuit against Apple, calling on a higher court to reexamine the case and overturn the judge’s ruling. The judge found that Epic failed to make the case for Apple as a monopoly in the mobile gaming marketplace.
The US Defense Department has put out a call for nuclear propulsion systems to power small- and mid-sized spacecraft. The nuclear propulsion system will offer "high delta-V" while scaling down to less than 2,000kg in dry mass (4,409lbs on Earth)
Crikey publisher Private Media, Mamamia, The Squiz and Junkee Media are among 20 publishers that are coming together to form what will be known as the Digital Publishers’ Alliance, aiming to boost visibility with advertisers, and give the publications a stronger voice on key industry issues.
Charli XCX stars in a new advertisement for Samsung's Galaxy Buds2 headphones, portraying the musician against a backdrop of lush foliage, matching the muted green tone of one set of earbuds. Each scenario in the ad accompanies a dedicated soundscape, like the sound of water crashing on the singer's body, flowers blooming and lightning exploding around her.
