Apple is expected to ship new “iPhone 12” models without an AC power adapter, but it could also do the same for previously released devices like the iPhone SE.
The lack of a charging brick in the box is said to be a cost-saving move for this year’s iPhone models. Apple also stopped shipping power adapters with the Apple Watch Series 6, citing environmental reasons.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggested that the Cupertino tech giant would also stop shipping charging bricks with previously released iPhone models that “it’ll keep selling.”
In addition to removing the charging adapter from the newest iPhones today, look for Apple to do the same for the SE and other iPhones it’ll keep selling.
Amazon’s 48-hour Prime Day event started early Tuesday morning.
Moody’s analyst Charlie O’Shea told Business Insider that Prime Day will serve as a litmus test to see if Amazon is able to keep up with its exponential growth.
The sales event will trigger a surge in orders that will weigh on Amazon’s delivery network, with Moody’s estimating that the company’s fourth-quarter shipping expenses could reach nearly $20 billion.
“They’re doing the best they can,” O’Shea said. “It’s almost like trying to plug a dam with your finger.”
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Amazon just kicked off what Moody’s says will likely be the biggest — and most challenging — Prime Day of all time.
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The e-commerce giant’s 48-hour Prime Day began early on Tuesday morning. The annual sales event
The container shipping company, which is eliminating hundreds of jobs, said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will be in the range of $7.5 billion to $8 billion, before restructuring and integration costs. That compares with an earlier forecast of $6 billion to $7 billion, according to a statement.
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“The upgrade underlines the strong earnings momentum,” Brian Borsting, a credit analyst at Danske Bank A/S, said in a client note.
Copenhagen-based Maersk, which transports about 15% of the globe’s seaborne freight, said there was a “continued recovery in demand” in the third quarter. It reported revenue of $9.9 billion for the quarter, and an EBITDA before costs of $2.4 billion.
Maersk is undertaking a major restructuring as the
Shoppers stand in line to enter the Apple store at the Queens Center shopping mall in Queens, New York.
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Apple Inc. is starting to use its network of retail stores as distribution centers for shipping products to consumers, joining a trend popularized by other retailers.
The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has typically shipped devices like iPhones, Macs, iPads, and accessories from warehouses located across a customer’s region or directly from China. Now items that are in stock can be shipped directly to consumers from a network of almost 300 retail stores spread across the U.S. and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple told staff the shift will mean faster delivery times for customers who live further from distribution centers than from stores, according to the people who asked not to be identified discussing internal policies. The products will be shipped through
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Google last week announced a suite of new smart home products and, notably, a new content streaming service through which to navigate many options you have to choose from: Google TV. The new Chromecast was first to become available last week and, as of today, you can order the reimagined Google Home, now called the Nest Audio — everything else will be released in the U.S. and in about a dozen other countries throughout October and into November, a Google spokesperson told us. Here’s a brief overview of the new devices, including a new flagship phone, the Pixel 5, and a 5G-enabled
Environmental activists in major US cities during global climate action week on 23 Sep 2019. World … [+] leaders have convened virtually this year for UN meetings to avert the planet’s “climate emergency.”
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At UN Climate Week this week, calls have increased for shipping to urgently ditch fossil fuels to meet the planet’s climate goals.
The global shipping industry remains weakly regulated and is significantly off course to meet climate targets that scientists and the rest of the world all agree are needed to avoid runaway climate change.
2 July 2020: Liberia registered oil supertanker, ‘Madison Orca’ unloading oil at port. The global … [+] shipping industry have been called out for moving too slowly away from fossil fuels.
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A new report, entitled ‘Zero-Carbon for Shipping’ from leading international conservation organization Ocean Conservancy was launched at a virtual gathering of world leaders
California on fire: a hillside burns during the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, September … [+] 18, 2020. California is in the midst of wildfires that have been exacerbated by climate change.
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When China has a more ambitious climate plan than the country holding the reigns of the UN shipping agency, serious questions must be asked about that country’s moral leadership. That is the farcical position that Japan finds itself today.
11 August 2020: French Army photo shows oil leaking from the Japanese owned Wakashio into a network … [+] of environmentally sensitive areas in Mauritius.
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As California is ravaged by wildfires, Brazil sees unprecedented deforestation, Venezuela’s national parks suffer monthly oil pipeline leaks, Sri Lanka and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean are rocked by oil tanker explosions and major oil spills, and 150 million people surrounding the Red Sea watch a massive