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Head-Scratcher: Making Sense Of Why Oracle Would Be Interested In TikTok
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 3:08pm | 392Tech company Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is reportedly interested in joining a bidding war to acquire TikTok and close observers are scrambling to figure out why. A Surprise Report: Financial Times reported Monday evening Oracle is competing with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to buy the...
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Facebook Takes Heat From NAACP, Muslim Advocates And Trump
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 12:20pm | 633After tweeting that it has returned a donation from Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), the NAACP is calling on users to #LogOutFacebook following Monday’s Senate report that revealed that Russia’s Internet Research Agency has been using Facebook to stir up racial tensions in an effort to...
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How Walt Mossberg Changed The Way We Think About Apple, Google And Others
Monday, April 10, 2017 - 8:26am | 961Walt Mossberg, a name synonymous with tech reporting, has decided to hang up his boots after a career spanning over 47 years. He made a name as a make-or-break reviewer of technology products, to whom many people looked before finalizing tech purchase decisions. Booting Into A Journalistic Career...
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It's Still Too Soon To Judge Apple's Tim Cook Era, According To Walt Mossberg
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 3:05pm | 366Everyone from Wall Street to Main Street has an opinion about Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and his performance since taking over the ranks after the passing of Steve Jobs. Recode's Walt Mossberg, one of the most respected technology journalists, decided it was time for him to jump...
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It's Not You: Recode's Mossberg Says TVs are Still Too Complicated
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 10:22am | 356Here's a scenario that never seems to get easier: Picking out the right TV. First there is the size of the TV to worry about, then decided between LCD, Plasma, OLED or the new 4K. In a blog post, Recode's tech journalist Walt Mossberg suggested that picking a new TV is a daunting task. If one of...
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Elon Musk On Apple Car: 'A Missed Opportunity,' But Will Be Here By 2020
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 8:32am | 352Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s so-called "iCar" is unlikely to be hit full-scale production or even be ready to be sent to customers before 2020, at least according to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). Speaking at the Code Conference on Wednesday, Musk told...
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Jeff Bezos Has Some Advice For Peter Thiel
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 9:25am | 370In addition to being the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post - one of the largest and most influential news outlets in the country. Naturally, when Bezos took the stage at the Code Conference on Tuesday, he was asked to offer his opinion...
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iPad Pro Reviews Are Coming In: A Good Update, But Won't Replace Your Laptop
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 11:52am | 926Prominent tech writer Walt Mossberg said that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s new iPad Pro won't replace a user's laptop, even though he is a "tablet man." Mossberg, writing for The Verge, added that despite his appreciation for the iPad, he is not "over the moon about...
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Apple Music May Be The Best Streaming Service, But There's A Learning Curve
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 3:08pm | 370Re/code's Walt Mossberg recently published his review on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s music streaming service, Apple Music, titled, "Apple Music First Look: Rich, Robust — But Confusing." Mossberg was on CNBC Tuesday to discuss his experience using the service for the first time and...
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Here's Why The Average Consumer Will Find The Apple Watch Useful Enough To Buy It
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 9:43am | 339Walt Mossberg, Re/code co-executive editor, recently published his review for the Apple Watch after using it for a month. Mossberg was on CNBC to discuss the highlights of his review and whether the usability of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s latest product is heavily dependent on the...
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Re/Code Executive Editor Explains Why It's Going To 'Take A While' For Apple Watch To Be A Success
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 9:06am | 341While brokerages and analysts on the Street are busy toppling previous estimates with their own sales number of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch in the first year, some experts believe that the Apple Watch isn’t going to be as big a success as it is being made out to be. Walt...
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Hewlett-Packard $43 Bid For Rackspace Quashed By Anonymous Denials
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 1:12pm | 129Rackspace Hosting (NYSE: RAX) was sharply lower on a report that a rumored $43 a share bid by Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is inaccurate. A web site launched recently by Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher, former tech columnists of The Wall Street Journal, obtained denials of the deal from Hewlett-Packard...
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Will 2014 Be Apple's Best Year Since 1989?
Friday, May 30, 2014 - 11:38am | 802Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) SVP Eddy Cue made a big statement at the Code Conference this week. Cue told Re/code's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher that Apple has the "best product pipeline that I've seen in my 25 years at Apple." Mossberg then took a moment to point out that Apple has released...
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AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher Close To NBCUniversal Deal
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 1:56pm | 452Two of the tech industry's most notable reporters could be close to a deal with Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) media and entertainment subsidiary. AllThingsD editors Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher will leave their existing empire behind when their contracts with News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) expire at the...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Monday, August 19
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 1:19pm | 679There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Walt Mossberg The Wall Street Journal columnist, Walt Mossberg ( @waltmossberg ), tweeted...