Apple’s research team isn’t just working on glucose monitoring.

Apple insider Mark Gurman says the company has assembled a secret team working on implementing a non-invasive glucometer in the Apple Watch and some other interesting projects. He also said that the company's upcoming headset will probably be able to work without an iPhone. XDG Labs.Apple has long been known for keeping future products secret, but even by those standards,…

Instagram and Facebook will get paid verification

Meta is testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 a month online and $14.99 a month on mobile. In an update on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the "Meta Verified" account gives users a verified badge, increased visibility across platforms, priority customer support and more. The feature launches this week in Australia and New Zealand and will…

Samsung has created Message Guard, a new antivirus for messages

Samsung unveiled a new Message Guard security feature for its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets that could better protect users from "zero-click" cyberattacks disguised as image attachments to messages. Zero-click attacks, in which spyware and other malicious code are installed on devices without any interaction from the owner, have become increasingly common over the past few years. One of…

These brands are testing the TikTok store feature

TikTok continues its efforts to turn its app into a place to shop, attracting more brands for its "Shop" initiative, which allows companies to sell their products directly in the app with full checkout options. TikTok began testing stores in the U.S. last November, and we now know that several more brands are participating in this initial testing phase. According…

Lens and Google’s new multisearch features.

Google has announced several new ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its search functions. AI has played a crucial role in Google's search technology from the beginning, improving the company's language understanding capabilities. Through further investments in AI, Google has expanded its understanding of information to include images, videos and even real-world insights. Here's how Google is using…

Uber stock is up 34% since the beginning of the year

Uber Technologies ( UBER ) is on the upswing ahead of its fourth-quarter results to be released before markets open Wednesday, with demand for its rides and deliveries up, fares higher and the number of drivers fully recovered from steep losses due to the pandemic. The company is on track to post the first profitable year in its history based…

Metaverse division lost more than $4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022

Mark Zuckerberg's ambitions for the Meta universe still look like a money pit, which has cost Meta tens of billions of dollars over the past two years. The company's financial statements for the end of 2022 exacerbate previous large losses from Reality Labs, but Meta management remains committed to the venture. Meta's fourth-quarter 2022 financials show that its VR unit's…

Gold hits more than a nine-month high

Gold prices continued to rise Thursday, hitting a high in more than nine months after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by an expected 25 basis points and comments from Chairman Jerome Powell were seen as dovish by the market. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1953.76 an ounce as of 02:06 GMT after reaching its highest level since April 2022…

Intel shares fall after horrible results

Intel shares closed down 6.4 percent Friday, a day after the company reported dismal quarterly and annual results . The chip maker's tepid quarterly results, with a 32% year-over-year decline in revenue and a net loss of $664 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, took analysts and investors alike by surprise. Intel's problems, including chip glut and weakening factory…

McDonald’s has beaten profit estimates

McDonald's reported Tuesday that U.S. customers are visiting its restaurants more frequently, helping the fast-food giant beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and earnings. For the second quarter in a row, the company saw an increase in domestic traffic, contrary to the industry trend. Many consumers have cut back on restaurant spending in response to inflation. But McDonald's largely…

Microsoft investigates disruption of its services

Users faced a cloud failure Wednesday that affected several products, including Teams and Outlook. The U.S. technology giant has now canceled a network change that it believes is responsible for the glitch that left users around the world unable to access several Microsoft 365 services earlier Wednesday. The company also said that some of its previously affected customers are now…

Apple Glass: release date, specs and cost

The upcoming smart glasses, Apple Glass, is expected to introduce and redefine AR for consumers in the west, giving you extensive AR apps for iOS in augmented reality glasses. This article will detail everything we know about Apple Glass, and we will update it as new information becomes available.Leaks about Apple Glass point to an announcement in 2023 with a…

Bitcoin and ether remain resilient after Genesis bankruptcy

"It's incredible to see how bitcoin reacted to the news of Genesis' bankruptcy," a prominent cryptocurrency columnist tweeted Monday, admiring the top cryptocurrency's restrained reaction to a statement from one of the largest institutional cryptocurrency lending companies for bankruptcy protection. Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency by market value, was trading in stasis at about $21,000, up 0.7% in 24 hours…

JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter profit rose

A look at which companies are making the biggest moves in the premarket: JPMorgan The bank reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue before it even sounded a signal that beat Wall Street's expectations. Nevertheless, it said that a moderate recession is now a "major case." JPMorgan lost nearly 3% in initial trading. Lockheed Martin. Goldman Sachs downgraded the defense contractor from…

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