Ken Griffin, billionaire founder of the hedge fund Citadel, reportedly bought the most expensive U.S. home ever, an NYC penthouse for about $238 million.
Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
Amazon’s latest gee-whiz invention: Scout, the friendly neighborhood delivery robot
The latest gee-whiz project from Amazon is Scout, a cooler-sized robot that traverses your neighborhood sidewalks to deliver shipments.
Hulu updates monthly pricing: Live TV bill goes up while on-demand cost drops
Hulu has a new pricing plan coming. The streaming TV service is raising the price of Live TV by $5 monthly, while dropping on-demand by $2 to $5.99.
Apple’s iPhone SE sneaks back into smartphone marketplace – for a few hours, at least
Apple has quietly begun making the smaller iPhone SE available again. It quit selling the smartphone two years ago as consumers opted for bigger devices.
FDA head: Agency may call back more food safety staff, currently out due to shutdown
Food and Drug Administration head Scott Gottlieb says the agency may call back additional unpaid food safety workers during the government shutdown.
Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, increase Model 3 production at lower prices
Saying the road ahead was “very difficult,” Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would be cutting its staff by about 7 percent.
DC brewery sues government over shutdown, citing lack of labels, speech concerns
Washington D.C. brewery Atlas Brew Works is suing the government over the shutdown, saying it cannot ship beer without new government-approved labels.
Netflix price increases could cause some subscribers to downgrade, cancel streaming service
Netflix’s price hikes, including a $2 increase on its most popular plan to $13, could lead some subscribers to downgrade or cancel, surveys suggest.
NBC has its own streaming service in the works, due in 2020
NBC is working on its own streaming service, due to launch next year. It will be free to Comcast subscribers and others can subscribe.
Digital First value on Gannett too low, cost-cutting hopes likely unrealistic: Analysts
Alden Global Capital may view Gannett as a company it can prune like it has other media companies, but Gannett already runs lean, analysts say.