It’s been 10 years since the iPhone first went on sale back in 2007, and lots of stories behind the device’s creation are spilling out. One new story suggests that the iPhone might have turned out entirely differently, except for one two-week sprint where a team of elite Apple employees…

On Monday, BMW unveiled the all-new 2018 X3 SUV at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Since its introduction in 2003, the X3 has developed into one of BMW’s most important models. Now, BMW has rearmed with an all-new third generation X3. Once upon a time, success for a German…

Uber was already off to a bad start in 2017. But now, just halfway through the year, the $69 billion ride-hailing company has lost its CEO and numerous other executives and fired over 20 other employees as it’s been rocked by scandal after scandal. Uber’s bad luck began in January…

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Digital Media Briefing” subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Amazon aims to charge $2.8 million for ad packages during the NFL games it will stream in the coming season, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter. Amazon initially…

Good morning! Here is the tech news you need to know this Monday. 1. British politicians have been locked out of their official email accounts after a brute force attack. Security services think another state is probably behind the attack, according to the Guardian. 2. Justin Caldbeck, a partner at…

Sony has come to grips with the fact that you’re probably not going to buy its smartphones. The Japanese giant has steadily stripped down its Xperia line of phones over the past few years, effectively conceding that its dreams of reaching Apple and Samsung are over. …

When Firas Kittaneh was in college, he and his brother Moe used to skip class so they could run a kiosk selling “fuzzy slippers” at the local mall. The Kittaneh brothers were originally born in Palestine, but moved to the United Arab Emirates when they were young. In 2001, they…

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is the most feature-filled, beautiful smartphone you can get, period. It has the best camera, the best design, the best screen, and the latest specs. Yet, despite these accolades, I’m still more attracted to the new OnePlus 5. What could the Galaxy S8 possibly do wrong that…

Amazon spread its reach further into the retail industry on Friday when it announced its jaw-dropping acquisition of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. The market’s instant reaction — Amazon’s shares rallied while those of its competitors tumbled — sent a clear message: Investors are bullish on Amazon’s success in the…