Business
Report: Snap is laying off around 100 engineers
Snap is about to go through another round of layoffs, and this time, around 100 engineers are being cut, according to Cheddar and CNBC. While laying off around…
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Business news from The Jolt Journal: the US economy, jobs, inflation, interest rates and tariffs, plus crypto policy and tech industry moves.
Business
CBS is planning more All Access shows to better compete with Netflix
If you're a fan of All Access Streaming service from CBS, be on the lookout because there are new shows coming your way. At an investor conference in…
Business
MoviePass continues to avoid location tracking questions
Previously, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe stated that his company could watch how their subscribers drive home from the movie and see where else they went. Remember Uber's post-ride…
Apple
If you buy a new Fiat Chrysler and VW models, they come with free Apple Music trial
Apple is partnering up with two automakers to bring an introductory offer to its music subscription service. At the same time, it could potentially help Apple do some…
Android
Target expanding its Drive Up delivery to 1,000 stores by the end of 2018
Today, Target announced that it's working to expand Drive Up to almost a thousand stores in the US by the end of 2018. The Drive Up program allowed…
Business
Last month, Netflix streamed to almost half a billion devices
Netflix just keeps getting more and more popular. The company apparently streamed to 450 million discrete device just in the last month alone, says Greg Peters, Netflix's chief…
Business
MoviePass CEO says the service tracks where you go after you leave the theater (Updated WIth Statement)
MoviePass's $10 per month movie-going service is quite attractive if you're a big movie-goer, but what's the real cost behind the service? Access to where you go after…
Amazon
Walmart is launching its own meal kits in some stores
While companies like Blue April and Amazon have their own meal kits, Walmart doesn't want to just sit around and sell third-party meal kits. It appears that the…
Autonomous
Following lawsuit, Uber is considering partnership with Waymo
The long-running legal battle between Waymo and Uber is settled, the two companies may actually partner up. According to a report from The Information, led by new CEO…
Business
Xiaomi confirms it’s coming to the U.S. smartphone market
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi says that it plans to enter the U.S. smartphone market in late 2018 or 2019, according to report from The Wall Street Journal. Xiaomi…
Amazon
We might soon get Amazon-branded checking accounts
It seems that healthcare isn't the only area Amazon is looking to get itself into. According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is currently talking with J.P. Morgan…
Business
U.S. Government has intervened in Broadcom’s bid to takeover Qualcomm
The U.S. government has come in and intervened in what could potentially be the technology industry's biggest potential takeover, the Wall Street Journal reports. They've requested that a…
Business
Uber CEO Khosrowshahi says MIT study about driver pay is ‘incompetent’
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi had some words to say about the new MIT study that was published. The study claims that the median income for Uber and Lyft…
Business
New shoe deal talks between Kawhi Leonard and Jordan Brand has stalled, sources say
San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard has accomplished a lot in the last few years and will likely be pursuing a Superman contract over the summer. While…
Amazon
Amazon and Google feuding again, this time over smart homes and Nest
It seems that Amazon and Google are at it again with their feud. Amazon will not feature any future products from Google's line of smart home products and…