Apple touts flexibility of M1 chip ahead of 24-inch iMac release

By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) A pair of Apple marketing managers in an interview Thursday threw a spotlight on the company’s M1 system-on-chip design, noting the silicon allows users to variety of devices.Ahead of an expected May 21 release of the redesigned, M1-powered 24-inch iMac, Apple’s product marketing manager Stephen Tonna and Mac product marketing manager Laura Metz …

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Disney+ reports 103M subscribers in Q1 2021 as growth slows

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Disney+ had 103.6 million paid subscribers as of April 3, 2021, missing Wall Street growth expectations for the first quarter.Credit: DisneyThe service added 8.7 million global subscribers to its count in the first three months of 2021, Disney reported in a quarterly earnings update on Thursday. Previously, Disney+ reported that it had …

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Tesla stops accepting BitCoin, nearly entire cryptocurrency market hammered

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) The price of nearly every cryptocurrency has taken a nose-dive after Tesla suspended consumer purchases using BitCoin, citing environmental concerns.Credit: AppleInsiderBitcoin dropped as much as 15% on Wednesday following the Tesla announcement, hitting a low point just above $46,000 per coin. As of writing on Thursday, the price for a single Bitcoin has recovered to $50,836.20, down 7.4%….

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