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Verizon Throttles California Firefighter Bandwidth During Emergency, Demands More Money, Later Calls It ‘A Mistake’
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Verizon Throttles California Firefighter Bandwidth During Emergency, Demands More Money, Later Calls It 'A Mistake'

Bryan Chaffin · 8:04 PM EDT, Aug 21st, 2018 · 2 Comments

Verizon has crawled ass-backwards into a PR nightmare of its own making after throttling firefighter bandwidth during an emergency in an effort to get $2.00 more per month.

With Thursday Close, Apple Just $9 Trillion from Becoming First $10 Trillion Company
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With Thursday Close, Apple Just $9 Trillion from Becoming First $10 Trillion Company

Bryan Chaffin · 7:00 AM EDT, Aug 3rd, 2018 · 5 Comments

Apple became the first company to close about a trillion dollar valuation on Thursday, which means Apple is now just $9 trillion away from being the first company valued at $10 trillion!

What Apple’s Stock Buyback Plan Should Tell You about the Future
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What Apple's Stock Buyback Plan Should Tell You about the Future

Bryan Chaffin · 8:00 AM EDT, May 22nd, 2018 · 3 Comments

Announced during the company’s March quarter results, Apple described an aggressive plan for what is the single largest share buyback plan in history, and here’s what Bryan Chaffin thinks that means.

Ralph Nader Uses Apple’s Success as Focal Point for His Causes in Open Letter
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Ralph Nader Uses Apple's Success as Focal Point for His Causes in Open Letter

Bryan Chaffin · 5:41 PM EDT, May 14th, 2018 · 6 Comments

Ralph Nader has penned an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook urging him to suspend his company’s plan to to spend US$100 Billion on stock buybacks.

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Cybersecurity Tech Accord: 34 Tech Companies Just Promised a Bunch of Nothing
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Cybersecurity Tech Accord: 34 Tech Companies Just Promised a Bunch of Nothing

Bryan Chaffin · 8:00 AM EDT, Apr 20th, 2018 · 4 Comments

The Accord has gotten some positive headlines, but Bryan Chaffin doesn’t think the announcement stands up to logical scrutiny.

Russia’s Telegram Ban Could Be First Salvo against Apple’s iMessage and Other Encrypted Platforms
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Russia's Telegram Ban Could Be First Salvo against Apple's iMessage and Other Encrypted Platforms

Bryan Chaffin · 6:30 PM EDT, Apr 16th, 2018 · 1 Comment

On Monday, state regulators began blocking access to Telegram, and Bryan Chaffin is wondering what that might mean for Apple and its iMessage platform, and to other encrypted communications platforms.

Mark Zuckerberg Says Privacy Is for the Rich
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Privacy Is for the Rich

Bryan Chaffin · 6:26 PM EDT, Apr 2nd, 2018 · 10 Comments

If Bryan Chaffin is reading Mark Zuckerburg correction, the Facebook CEO thinks privacy is a luxury only the rich can afford.

Some Interesting Excerpts from Tim Cook’s Fast Company Interview
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Some Interesting Excerpts from Tim Cook's Fast Company Interview

Bryan Chaffin · 6:25 PM EST, Feb 21st, 2018 · Add Comment

It’s a wide-ranging interview filled with a mix of marketing speak and genuine insight.

Spotify May Turn to Hardware to Solve Its Platform Problem
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Spotify May Turn to Hardware to Solve Its Platform Problem

Bryan Chaffin · 5:57 PM EST, Feb 20th, 2018 · 1 Comment

Spotify appears to be turning to hardware to solve what Bryan Chaffin calls the Spotify platform problem, and it may be turning to hardware to solve it.

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Apple Could Bring $200 Billion to U.S., But Don’t Start Spending it Just Yet
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Apple Could Bring $200 Billion to U.S., But Don't Start Spending it Just Yet

Bryan Chaffin · 5:24 PM EST, Jan 4th, 2018 · 3 Comments

Wall Street analysts have a shopping list of things Apple could spend that money on, but I wouldn’t advise outside observers to start spending that money for Apple just yet.

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