New Apple CEO John Ternus holds the new foldable iPhone Duo during Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S. Sept. 9, 2026. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple‘s first folding phone is getting a tepid response Chinese consumers that are focused more on how much it costs versus existing foldables from domestic…
An attendee with a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 smartphone at a Samsung Unpacked product launch event in London, UK, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Samsung Electronics Co. revamped its foldable phone lineup, introducing a new entertainment-focused model that will compete with Apple Inc.’s imminent entry into the market. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey.” Sony (L) | Universal (R) Hollywood has a new summer record. The domestic box office tallied $4.76 billion in ticket sales during the period between May 1 and Sept. 7, the highest haul in cinematic history. The key moviegoing season, which starts the first weekend in May and…
In September 2025, Olivia Tai trekked to Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco with a makeshift box, blank notecards and a cardboard sign with a message scrawled in Sharpie: “Confessions Box: Tell Me Your AI Secret.” She set up her DIY confessions booth on a sidewalk and hid out of sight, waiting for passersby to…
Sports legend LeBron James speaking at the CNBC Game Plan Summit in New York City on July 16, 2026. Shea Kastriner | CNBC Superstar athlete LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket in a social media post on Saturday. James posted a 14-second video on social media platform X that appeared…
I can’t stop thinking about Gloria Steinem’s living room. For years, Steinem gathered people in her New York City brownstone and asked them to sit together, without a head of the table, without hierarchy. She called them “Talking Circles.” She said the practice was inspired in part by Indigenous traditions of gathering in a circle,…
Host Maria Bartiromo poses as New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo visits “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on October 29, 2025 in New York City. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Maria Bartiromo is disputing reports that she was terminated from her longtime gig as a host of…
When incoming Apple CEO John Ternus spoke to CNBC in late 2023, he was all about the technology. Custom chips, device battery life and memory architecture were among his primary interests. “If we build the right products with the right components within them, right silicon and other technologies, people love them,” Ternus, who took over…
When I interviewed Dolly Parton in 2015, the woman famous for her relentless optimism surprised me by talking candidly about a period when she had struggled with depression. “I was having some personal problems and beginning to feel a little guilty about my success,” the trailblazing singer-songwriter told me during a conversation at her beloved…
Tanya Reynolds, Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt in “Ted Lasso,” now streaming on Apple TV. Courtesy: Apple TV Apple on Friday increased the monthly price of Apple TV, its streaming service, to $14.99, or $119 per year. It was previously $12.99 per month, or $99 per year. Apple TV is included in Apple One, a…
