Features • 1) Apple Event Sept 12: New iPhones, Apple Watch & Apple TV, 2) China & Cryptocurrency, 3) Amazon Alexa + Microsoft Cortana, 4) Investing: US GDP, $AAPL, Uber IPO, Intel $INTC, Sprint $S Short, Disney $DIS Dinosaur ABC TV, Forecast of Doom?, 5) ICYMI Tech News: Google & EU Antitrust, US DOJ Probes Uber, Hurricane Harvey and Weather Prediction Models.
Apple Sends Out Invitations to Sept. 12 Product Event
Video above published Aug 31, 2017: Apple Inc. $AAPL has set Sept. 12 for its most significant new product announcement in years. Bloomberg.com's Mark Gurman says new iPhones, Apple TV and Watch will be introduced. See also Why Apple’s Sept. 12 iPhone event is its most important in years | Recode.net.
2) China & Cryptocurrency: Chinese regulators, including the People's Bank of China and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, are considering how to handle ICOs (initial coin offerings), including whether to ban them outright until regulations are in place, Caixin reported citing sources. See also Major Chinese Cryptocurrency Fundraising Platform Halts Operations | CaixinGlobal.com.
3) Amazon Alexa + Microsoft Cortana: "Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced ... Alexa will [later this year] be able to talk to Cortana, and Cortana will be able to talk to Alexa. You will be able to turn to your Echo device and say, “Alexa, open Cortana,” or turn to your Windows 10 device and say, “Cortana, open Alexa.” Alexa customers will be able to access Cortana’s unique features like booking a meeting or accessing work calendars, reminding you to pick up flowers on your way home, or reading your work email – all using just your voice. Similarly, Cortana customers can ask Alexa to control their smart home devices, shop on Amazon.com, interact with many of the more than 20,000 skills built by third-party developers, and much more."--Amazon Press Release Aug. 30, 2017.
4) Investing
5) ICYMI Tech News:
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- US revised second-quarter GDP up 3.0% vs 2.7% rise expected | cnbc.com: "The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, notching its quickest pace in more than two years. There are signs that the momentum was sustained at the start of the third quarter. Gross domestic product [GDP] increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the April-June period, the Commerce Department said."
- Apple's [$AAPL] market cap could reach $1 trillion | cnbc.com
- Uber IPO is 18-36 months away says new Uber CEO Khosrowshahi--WSJ.com.
- Intel $INTC | SeekingAlpha.com: Intel's Moat Is No Joke, And AMD Should Be Worried: "... Intel's immense R&D budget gives it a moat the market is forgetting. The company trades cheap, carries a solid yield and offers significant growth potential ..."
- Sprint: Compelling Short With Multiple Ways To Win - Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) | SeekingAlpha.com Aug 30, 2017 by John Zhang: "... reclassification of certain expenses has created a mirage of rapidly improving finances ..."
- Disney Dinosaur ABC TV: Disney to Cut Staff at ABC Television Group | WSJ.com: "As many as 300 jobs could be cut in aim to reach 10% reduction in costs."
- Forecast of Doom? Ray Dalio's Forecast of Doom Is Overblown--Bloomberg.com and Systemic Uncertainty, Meet Fragility--washingtonsblog.com.
5) ICYMI Tech News:
- U.S. DOJ probes Uber | WSJ.com Aug. 29, 2017: the Justice Department has started probing whether managers at Uber violated U.S. laws--the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act--which forbid bribery of foreign officials.
- What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme? WashingtonsBlog.com: A combination of unusually high rain rates and long duration resulted in a very large area with 30 to 45 inches of rain in a few days "... One final remarkable aspect of Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall is how accurate numerical weather prediction models – and the human forecasters who use them to make official forecasts – were at highlighting the incredible precipitation accumulations. Medium-range forecast models at least a week in advance were showing Harvey stalling out along the Texas coast and producing extreme rainfall ..." See also: Don’t get duped: How to avoid post-Harvey charity scams | WGNO.com.
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