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Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) announced Monday it has formed a partnership with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s autonomous car business, Waymo. Under a multi-year agreement, Avis will service and store 600 of Waymo’s self-driving cars. The fleet is part of Waymo...

Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) has entered the in-home artificial intelligence world with a big splash. At the annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Apple announced a blueprint for its HomePod. The latest device from the tech empire will offer the most enhanced form of Siri — designed...

With all the talk of Russia's alleged cyber interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and news of proven cyber security breaches, the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (NYSE: HACK) has been getting plenty of attention this year. More importantly, HACK, the first and still the largest...

Last week, a deal was confirmed between the ride-hailing service Lyft and autonomous car company Waymo (parent company, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)). While the companies are keeping hush on details, each offered statements confirming the deal. “We’re looking forward to...

PC shipments during the first quarter of 2017 totaled 62.2 million units, which marks a 2.4 percent decline from the prior quarter and the first time since 2007 that shipments tracked below the 63 million unit mark in a quarter. Gartner noted the PC industry benefited from a growth in demand from...

The downturn in PC market continued in 2016 as shipments declined for the fifth year in a row, according to estimates from research firm Gartner. Gartner said 2016 worldwide PC shipments fell 6.2 percent to 269.7 million units. PC shipments have declined annually since 2012. For the fourth quarter...

While many have thought Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the big winner from Samsung’s Note 7 recall, there is a catch. Samsung Recall's Lasting Effects There is no denying of the fact that Apple benefited from the recall, but the gain has not been as large as expected, with Apple’s own...

The year 2016 is running its final lap. The end-of the-year stocktaking and prognosis making for what lies in store in the New Year are all part of exercises individuals, corporations, governments and others resort to in order to improve upon their past performances. Investors are no exception. The...

PC shipments have been on the wane for the eighth consecutive quarter, marking the longest duration of decline in the history of the PC industry. A release on market research firm Gartner's quarterly PC tracker survey showed that third quarter PC shipments fell 5.7 percent year-over-year, a faster...

According to a research report by Gartner, mobile phone shipments for 2016 is expected to fall 1.6 percent. In addition, shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are expected to dip 3 percent this year and mark the second consecutive year of declines. Smartphone Market According to...

Baird Equity Research analysts William Power and Charles Erlikh initiated coverage on RingCentral Inc (NYSE: RNG) shares with a Neutral rating. They have kept a price tag of $24, indicating a possible 7 percent upside. The comments come on the heels of Gartner naming RingCentral as a leader in its...

Most PC's are still powered by the chips of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), the world's largest manufacturer of microprocessors. But, have you ever wondered how the company makes a chip? A Bloomberg report said chips are made by creating tiny patterns on a polished 12-inch silicon...

PC and printer maker HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) reports its second-quarter results on May 25, and UBS still sees the company's full-year EPS outlook of $1.59–1.69 "at risk." "We continue to see risk to earnings guidance though the stock might not care," analyst Steven Milunovich wrote. Rating,...