Record-Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store
CUPERTINO, California — January 6, 2016 — Apple® today announced that customers around the world made this holiday season the biggest ever for the App Store®, setting new records during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s. In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store...
The birth of a spaceport
The site, situated on the east coast of Florida, saw its first rocket launch 66 years ago this week, and over the past six decades, it’s hosted many, many more, from the launch of Explorer 1, the first US satellite, right up to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches over the past six years. One thing it didn’t host was the Apollo program itself — those launches were at Kennedy Space Center. Nonetheless, events like the...
The birth of a spaceport
The site, situated on the east coast of Florida, saw its first rocket launch 66 years ago this week, and over the past six decades, it’s hosted many, many more, from the launch of Explorer 1, the first US satellite, right up to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches over the past six years. One thing it didn’t host was the Apollo program itself — those launches were at Kennedy Space Center. Nonetheless, events like the...
Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results
Results Produce Record Quarterly Profit of $18.4 Billion CUPERTINO, California — January 26, 2016 — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 26, 2015. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $75.9 billion and record quarterly net income of $18.4 billion, or $3.28 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $74.6 billion and net income of $18 billion, or $3.06 per...
Google used DeepMind AI to cut its power bill
The company sees more savings ahead, too. The AI now knows where there are gaps in its coverage, and it may tell Google to install more sensors to improve its effectiveness. Software can only do so much to lower the tech giant’s power consumption. However, it’s a relatively small investment that can pay big dividends, and not just for Google’s bottom line — combined with investments in renewable energy, it...
