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Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the August 2022 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule. Scheduled games continue to be available to watch for free, only on Apple TV+. Game assignments for “Friday Night Baseball” broadcasters will be announced on a weekly basis. “Friday Night Baseball” live pre and postgame coverage will continue to be hosted […]
CULVER CITY — For the second consecutive year, Apple TV+ broke records with 52 Emmy Award nominations across 13 titles, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special, Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Apple TV+ boosted its […]
SAN JOSE – Adobe recently unveiled major updates to Creative Cloud applications Photoshop, Lightroom and Lightroom Classic, delivering significant new features, benefits and value to customers. The updates deliver new editing and usability enhancements to Photoshop on the web (beta), leverage Adobe Sensei AI and machine learning to help simplify complex workflows for creatives and […]
The average price paid for a new vehicle in the U.S. in June was the highest on record and marked the first time the average transaction price (ATP) surpassed the $48,000 mark and over $66,000 for luxury vehicles, according to new data released by Kelley Blue Book. The new-vehicle ATP increased to $48,043 in June 2022, according to Kelley Blue […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart, the leading grocery delivery service, announced the introduction of Cart Star, a new shopper rewards program that will invite shoppers to get recognized for their hard work on the platform. Instacart has over 600,000 shoppers nationwide that shop for items at supermarkets and delivery directly to customers. The Cart Star program will […]
Apple is now taking orders for the redesigned MacBook Air with M2, and the company says the new laptop will begin arriving at customers worldwide on Friday, July 15. Powered by Apple’s own M2 chip, the all-new MacBook Air features even more performance and a new strikingly thin design, a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Coalition, an Active Insurance company designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, has raised an additional $250 million to accelerate its rapid growth, power international expansion, and broaden the services Coalition offers to help organizations manage digital risk. This funding round closed in June with participation from Allianz X, Valor Equity […]
With gas prices soaring this year, consumers have felt more pain at the pump. Data from commerce technology company Square finds that consumers have been turning to electronic modes of transportation to curb the effects of inflation, purchasing e-bikes and e-scooters at an increasing rate. E-transportation is becoming increasingly popular as people look for alternative […]
Apple has detailed two initiatives to help protect users who may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware. Lockdown Mode — the first major capability of its kind, coming this fall with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura — is […]
MILFORD — Subway restaurants has unveiled the Subway Series, a lineup of 12 all-new signature sandwiches ordered by name or number. These new sandwiches feature a combination of meat, cheese, vegetables, sauce and freshly baked bread. To celebrate the most significant menu update in its nearly 60-year history, Subway is inviting America to experience these […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesorio, an accounts receivable management platform, has secured $17 million in Series B funding led by BAMCAP Ventures. The round includes participation from existing investors Madrona Venture Group, First Round Capital, Floodgate, FundersClub, Hillsven, Mango Capital, and Xplorer Capital, plus new investors Susan and Anne Wojcicki and Carao Ventures. New board members include Jim Sheward from BAMCAP (former CEO of […]
BERKELEY — Kogniz, developer of a next-generation AI-based computer vision platform, has unveiled a ready-to-deploy gun detection module as part of the latest version of its technology that predicts, detects, and resolves key safety and operational problems. The company is also announcing a $10 million investment led by Ulu Ventures and with participation by super{set} Venture Studio and its […]