An Amazon driver carrying packages. Patrick Fallon/AFP US stocks finished Friday’s session higher as investors cheered quarterly results from Apple and Amazon. Major indexes in July notched their best monthly gains since late 2020. The closely watched PCE inflation gauge rose by a more-than-expected rate of 0.6%. US stocks closed higher Friday, with earnings beats…
Pandemic-driven demand for ecommerce accelerated sales growth for every product category. And Amazon generates more than one-quarter of US ecommerce sales for every category other than auto/parts. Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research. The following is…
A variety of ways exist to invest in blockchain technology, which empowers cryptocurrency, but also holds great promise in other industries. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Investing in blockchain technology has become hot due to its role as the database for cryptocurrencies and digital transactions.You can invest in blockchain technology via stocks of companies that offer cryptocurrency-related…
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un during the groundbreaking for the construction of Pyongyang General Hospital on March 17, 2020, North Korea. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images One third of North Korea’s missile program is funded by the country’s cyberattacks. A US official said cyberattacks are a “core driver” of North Korea’s revenue and have become a…
TikTok is conducting a broader test of games in its all-conquering app. The company recently added a way for creators in some markets (including the US) to append one of nine mini-games to a video by tapping the Add Link button and choosing the MiniGame option. When viewers come across a video that links to…
Shortly after Nintendo released the first wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC in March, data miners uncovered what appeared to be a near-complete list of platforms each new wave would be pulling tracks from – and the recent arrival of Wave 2 appears to validate that leak, giving fans a solid…
Backbone and Sony have collaborated to create an officially licensed Backbone controller that looks like the PS5 DualSense controller. It makes PS Remote Play (streaming games from the PS to another device) on iPhone (via the iOS app) as close as possible to the PS style, at least from a design and visual standpoint. The…
Apple with iOS 16 added a new medication management feature to the Health app, which is designed to allow users to keep track of their medications to make sure a dose isn’t missed. The feature works alongside a new Medications app on the Apple Watch, and it’s useful for everything from prescriptions to vitamins. This…
Lawmakers are blaming “three hostile foreign actors.” | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The federal courts’ document system was hit by a breach with a “startling breadth and scope” in early 2020, according to a report from Politico that cites testimony from House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler. The Department of Justice…
It takes about five seconds to set up. If you want to know what frame rates your Steam games are running at, there are many third-party programs out there to help. But if all you need is a very basic counter and you don’t care about other hardware stats, you don’t need to download any…