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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Insists 'Overall Query Growth' Persists Shrugging Off Eddy Cue's Warning, Calls Search 'Far From Zero-Sum Game'
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 10:39am | 441Google chief executive Sundar Pichai pushed back on claims that artificial-intelligence tools are eroding the company's search engine. What Happened: Pichai told The Verge's Nilay Patel that "we're seeing overall query growth in search" even on Apple devices despite rival assertions to the contrary...
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'This Is The First Time In Two Decades That Google Is Extremely Vulnerable:' Perplexity's CEO Breaks Down Search Giant's Margin Trap
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 5:16am | 904Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas believes search giant Google is currently at its most vulnerable since its founding over two decades ago, caught between its legacy dominance in search advertising and the fast-moving disruption of AI-native search. What Happened: During the Sohn Investment...
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Apple's AI-Powered Home Services Strategy Could Upend Yelp, Angi, Alphabet: Insider Says Trust, Data And UX Key In This $500 Billion Market
Monday, May 19, 2025 - 5:23am | 1170According to an insider, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is making a foray into the $500 billion home services market by leveraging its AI capabilities and deep user data to power in-app bookings via Siri and other interfaces. What Happened: On Thursday, Alphasense, an expert network that connects...
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Alphabet's Value Could Skyrocket To $3.7 Trillion With Google's 'Big Bang Breakup' Over 'Isolated Spin-Offs,' Says Analyst
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 2:54am | 767DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria has proposed that Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) should contemplate splitting up Google’s various businesses to enhance its overall value. This recommendation comes amid Google’s struggle to retain its supremacy in the search...
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Apple Executive Says iPhone Users Are Ditching Google — Now Chamath Palihaptiya Urges The Search Giant To Stop Waiting For Data And Start Fighting Models Like ChatGPT
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 12:35am | 745In the latest episode of the All-In Podcast, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya and fellow co-hosts reacted to a revelation from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) executive Eddy Cue stating that the tech giant witnessed a decline in its search volume last month—something that hasn't happened in 20...
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Apple TV+ Bleeding Over $1 Billion Yearly As Streaming War Heats Up: Report
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 2:42am | 652The streaming service of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Apple TV+, is reportedly incurring annual losses exceeding $1 billion. What Happened: Since its 2019 launch, Apple has been allocating over $5 billion annually to content for Apple TV+. However, this budget was cut by around $500 million last year...
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Eddy Cue Praises 'Severance' For Breaking Through The Noise Globally, Says Apple TV+ Isn't Going To Throw 20 Shows On The Wall Hoping One Will Stick
Monday, March 10, 2025 - 1:53am | 730On Sunday, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) services chief Eddy Cue shared insights into Apple TV+'s selective content strategy while praising the global success of “Severance," calling it one of the most culturally impactful shows of recent years. What Happened: During a panel at the SXSW festival...
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Apple Lays Off 100 Employees In Services Division, Including Key Teams Under Eddy Cue Responsible For Books App And Store: Report
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 12:06am | 413Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly laid off about 100 employees from its services division. What Happened: On Tuesday, Cupertino informed the affected employees who were part of various services under senior vice president Eddy Cue, reported Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the...
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Can't Make It To The Allegiant Stadium For The Super Bowl? Here's How To Get An Immersive View With Apple Maps
Sunday, February 11, 2024 - 10:03pm | 747Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Maps app has updated its imagery to offer an immersive view of the Allegiant Stadium, the venue for Super Bowl LVIII, including the Apple Music Halftime Show. What Happened: Maps users can now virtually explore the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, just hours...
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Apple Caught Off Guard By Industry's Sudden AI Fever As Executives Fret Over 'Pretty Big Miss,' Says Gurman — Here's Where Tech Giant Is In Its Pursuit
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - 1:03pm | 569Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been late to the AI party, with the likes of Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google already making huge strides in the arena. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest installment of the weekly “Power On” newsletter delved into what the tech giant has been...
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Could Apple Replace Google With Its Own Search Engine… It May Be A Matter Of 'When,' Says Mark Gurman
Sunday, October 1, 2023 - 10:07pm | 805Popular tech analyst Mark Gurman has suggested the possibility of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) developing its own search engine, potentially replacing Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google. “it may be closer than you think.” What...
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Microsoft Considered Selling Bing To Apple As Google Rival, But iPhone Maker Remained Skeptical
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 10:05pm | 781Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reportedly discussed selling Bing to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as a replacement for Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, with Cupertino executives expressing skepticism about the former’s...
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Apple Services Business Flourishes In 2021: Record High App Store Developer Revenues, Launch Of Apple TV 4K, Apple Pay Expands To New Markets And More
Monday, January 10, 2022 - 5:45pm | 772Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) services business is a vital cog in the tech giant's wheel, and the company is providing an update on how the segment fared in 2021. "Apple's world-class portfolio of services proved essential in 2021, as people worldwide sought new ways to keep...
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Report: Apple's Eddy Cue Pushed For An Acquisition Of Time Warner Last Year
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 9:04am | 364According to a report by the Financial Times Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Eddy Cue entertained the idea of acquiring Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) last year. Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services is said to have raised the acquisition idea when he met with Time Warner's...
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ESPN Standalone Offering Not Coming Anytime Soon
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 1:16pm | 368Correction: A previous version of this article stated Skipper said a standalone ESPN product was not "a good business." Skipper said a standalone ESPN could be sold, but said the company didn't believe it was "good business" at the moment. Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN channel could...