Amazon Prime memberships grew by over 50 percent in 2015
That strong international growth was mirrored in how customers are using Prime. Specifically, Prime Video streaming outside the US nearly doubled in Q4 2015 compared to a year ago. Even the fledgling Prime Music service (which still offers “only” 1 million songs, compared to the 35+ million that you’ll get with Spotify, Apple Music and most of their competitors) is starting to grow. Amazon said that streaming hours...
Apple Reports Record Third Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, California — July 21, 2015 — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended June 27, 2015. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $49.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $37.4 billion and net profit of $7.7 billion, or $1.28 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.7 percent compared to...
Google to Feds: Project Loon is totally safe, despite outcry
The filing comes in response to a number of complaints from members of the public who, being luddites, worried about radiation exposure, microwave beams, and all sorts of other vaguely quasi-scientific worst case scenarios. “The proposed experimental operations in fact present vastly less risk from RF exposure than other transmissions the Commission routinely authorizes,” Google countered in its filing. “Thus,...
Google to Feds: Project Loon is totally safe, despite outcry
The filing comes in response to a number of complaints from members of the public who, being luddites, worried about radiation exposure, microwave beams, and all sorts of other vaguely quasi-scientific worst case scenarios. “The proposed experimental operations in fact present vastly less risk from RF exposure than other transmissions the Commission routinely authorizes,” Google countered in its filing. “Thus,...
Hawaii AG declares that daily fantasy is indeed gambling
Five other state attorney generals — including Texas, New York and Nevada — have already come out in opposition of daily fantasy sports (DFS). 20 states in total are considering legislative remedies to the issue while Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and Washington have already banned the games outright. See more here: Hawaii AG declares that daily fantasy is indeed gambling
