Sony’s fast train was the global and international box office leader for the studios during its second frame with an addition $17M from 61 overseas markets for offshore sales of $60M and ride the $100 million railroad tracks worldwide $114.5M until Sunday. The international remainder markets fell by 40%; Word of mouth is good and … Read more
Jordan Peele’s sci-fi thriller Nope opened at the international box office, grossing a mediocre $6.4 million in 19 countries. The film had the biggest start in the UK and Ireland at $2.1 million, below the $2.6 million amassed by the opening of Peele’s debut film Get Out in the same territory. In Australia, “Nope” grossed … Read more
Forget inflation and the shaky economy. The iPhone 14 could well have a boom year. A new report from Bloomberg (opens in new tab) suggests that Apple is bullish on demand for its forthcoming iPhone 14 phones. The site reports that Apple has ordered an initial batch of 90 million iPhone 14 units for a … Read more
Apple doesn’t expect iPhone sales to fall in 2022 amid an overall slowdown in the smartphone market, the company reports Bloomberg. The Cupertino-based company expects continued strong demand for the “iPhone” and has asked suppliers to produce 90 million iPhone 14 models, matching the production of the iPhone 13 in the same period last year. … Read more
Inrix sells location analytics software products to retailers such as Starbucks and Chick-fil-A. (Inrix image) Inrix, the Kirkland, Wash.-based transportation software and data provider founded in 2004, has raised $10 million from investors less than a year after the company nearly went public. A spokesman confirmed the funding after GeekWire discovered an SEC filing last … Read more
Francisco Lindor slung a bag over his shoulder, poked a couple of boys eating pizza in the clubhouse with his fist, then headed for the door of Citi Field and a much-needed day off after playing his 111th game of a possible 112 this season had played. The Mets shortstop paused for a minute when … Read more
From the shutdown of a massive nuclear power plant in Mississippi to brief blackouts caused by squirrels, Entergy New Orleans’ reliability big and small came under scrutiny at a city council hearing on Wednesday. For the first time, utility officials have explained what has resulted in a month-long outage at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station that … Read more
Funding raised from new and existing investors increases Finix’s overall funding $133 million. SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Finix, the payment technology company for software platforms, announced today that it has completed a capital increase 30 million dollars into fresh capital raising the overall financing of the company $133 million. Finix was upgraded … Read more
Did you pay for an iCloud Plus subscription in 2015 or 2016? If so, Apple might owe you money: A $14.8 million class action lawsuit stemming from allegations that the tech giant secretly stored subscriber data on third-party servers received final approval in early August. The free version of Apple iCloud comes with 5GB of … Read more
If you were a T-Mobile customer last year, you may be owed part of a fairly large severance payment. The wireless carrier agreed to a $350 million payout a class action filed after a massive data breach in August 2021 exposed the personal information of millions of users. The settlement also stipulates that T-Mobile will … Read more
