Business
ESPN and NBC will now stream NFL games on smartphones
After Verizon fumbled its mobile streaming rights with the NFL, both ESPN and NBC have wasted no time in taking advantage of a new opportunity. ESPN and NBC…
Business
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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
Uber names ex-Orbitz CEO Barney Harford as new company COO
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has found a new COO for Uber who will be his right hand man. Barney Harford has been named the chief operating officer for…
Business
YouTube inks deals with Sony and Universal that leads the way for a music service
We previously reported that YouTube has been planning to launch a music service as early as March, according to Bloomberg. YouTube has been engaged in ongoing negotiations with…
Apple
AirPods are sold out virtually everywhere until 2018
If you've been thinking to pick up Apple AirPods as a holiday gift, you may need to rethink your gift strategy. Both 9to5Mac and MacRumors have said that…
Business
FCC votes 3-2 to kill net neutrality
In a 3-2 vote today, the Federal Communications Commission approved to dismantle net neutrality rules that were put in place two years ago. These rules prevented internet providers…
Apple
7-Eleven is currently testing a mobile ordering delivery service
7-Eleven announced today that it's currently testing mobile ordering on its 7-ElevenNow app at select locations in Dallas, Texas. The 7-Eleven app is available for download in Apple's…
Business
All mobile carriers will be able to stream NFL games starting January
It seems that Verizon's exclusivity on watching NFL games is coming to an end. For a long time now, the wireless carrier has held exclusive rights to mobile…
Business
American Express moves to get rid of signatures on credit card purchases
Another credit card company has joined the lot to get rid of credit card signatures. American Express has announced that they will no longer require signatures for credit…
Business
Discover is the latest credit card company to move away from signatures
Discover is one of the latest major credit card companies to announce that they will no longer require customers to sign their name when checking out, starting April…
Business
Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi is coming to North America
Chinese ride-hail giant, Didi Chuxing, is expanding to North America, according to Reuters. Didi has announced plans to expand to Mexico next year. This would be the company's…
Business
Uber’s operating license gets suspended in Sheffield
According to a new report from The Guardian, Uber's license has been suspended by Sheffield city council. Uber has said that this was due to an "administrative error."…
Tesla
Tesla just received its largest Semi trucks preorder yet
When Elon Musk and Tesla unveiled their new electric Semi truck to the world, the trucking industry was watching very carefully. Several companies like Walmart have already placed…
Companies
AT&T’s solution to people leaving is to raise prices even more
AT&T has had a pretty rough 2017. Cord-cutters are setting new records for ditching traditional pay-TV. An estimated 1.2 million people ditched cable and satellite subscription services in…
Business
Qualcomm partners with AMD to power new line of Always Connected laptops
Things aren't entirely bad for Qualcomm. At their conference on Tuesday, AMD's corporate vice president and GM Kevin Lensing surprised everyone and announced that the two companies are…
Business
Google to pull YouTube from Fire TV and Echo Show as dispute with Amazon grows
The feud between Google and Amazon continues to grow. Three months ago, YouTube pulled its programming from Amazon's Echo Show device. Because of this, Amazon stopped selling the…