WikiLeaks claims the CIA built special tools for hacking…

Documents published on Tuesday by WikiLeaks claim to be evidence that the “CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal.” According to the WikiLeaks files, it appears that the CIA has teams specifically dedicated to breaking into Apple products, including iOS, the software that runs on iPhones and iPads, and even Apple’s line of routers, AirPort .

Apple’s Oscar Moment Is Coming

Amazon made history this year as the first internet company to score an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, but it could soon be overtaken by Apple. Amazon is the upstart to break into the Best Picture category at this year’s Oscars, but Apple ‘s year is coming, Loup Ventures wrote in a note released on Friday.

Samsung rivals to set the tone at Mobile World Congress

Samsung rivals to set the tone at Mobile World Congress Samsung’s decision to hold off launching the next Galaxy phone clears the way for others. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mdQa1e A woman reacts as she uses a new Samsung Gear 360, a 360-degree camera, at the Mobile World Congress.

Apple TV Could Still Be a Major Opportunity, if Apple Can Execute

The tech giant’s hiring of a new exec from Amazon comes as pay-TV streaming apps and a burgeoning smart home market spell new opportunities. The TV has long been Apple’s white whale, a giant digital content and communications platform that has captured its imagination for at least a decade, but one which it has only established a modest presence for through a line of streaming set-top boxes.

The Top 5 Brands Millennials Love to Love

Market research firm MBLM has released its latest Brand Intimacy Report, which measures the emotional attachment consumers have to various brands. The study reveals that a strong connection is a key ingredient to a better relationship with customers.

Is This Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Rumor True?

On Twitter , user Arkthub sent me a link to a forum post containing an interesting rumor about a key component inside of Apple ‘s 2017 smartphone lineup. The forum post, which appears to have originally shown up on website TheLayoff.com , essentially says the following: upcoming XMM 7480 cellular modem in the next-generation iPhone for several reasons, which essentially boil down to the fact that the 7480 is technologically inferior to competing solutions.

PayPal Is Powering Growth by Focusing on the Small Things

In the last two quarterly earnings reports, after highlighting results for revenue and earnings per share, PayPal began discussing two financial metrics that drive everything management does to grow the value of the business for shareholders: PayPal’s strategy is clear and management is completely focused on driving growth in these two metrics. When we multiply the growth in customer accounts with the growth in transactions per account, we get a result that is almost equal to the growth in total transactions processed.

China Would Outlast U.S. in Trade War, Pine River Letter Says

China would outlast the U.S. in a trade war, which is a “distinct possibility” next year after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a commentator wrote in the $1 billion Pine River China Fund’s investor letter. China’s government would be better placed than the U.S. to marshal state resources to cushion the impact on exporters, wrote James Wang, a City University of Hong Kong professor who pens a monthly commentary for the fund.

It’s On! 2017 Is The Year The Virtual Assistant Wars Get Real

Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant, and Microsoft’s Cortana look to hardware partnerships and development deals to take on Apple’s Siri. The tech industry’s titans have been preparing for an all-out virtual assistant war in 2017-and it’ll be fought by Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and maybe even Microsoft’s Cortana.

8 Must-Download Apps For Your New iPhone Or Android

If you just unwrapped a new smartphone or are thinking of using that envelope of holiday cash to run out and buy one and you’re eager to fill it up with new ways to distract yourself, then read on. Amid all the other year-end retrospectives, future predictions, and service-y listicles pumped out by every media outlet on the planet at this time of year, this story might be for you.

The Worst CEOs of 2016

Every year, Santa and I get together at his place , break out the nog and hash out a list of the naughtiest chief executives. They still get their outsized pay packages, but the fat man can’t resist filling their Christmas stockings with enormous lumps of coal.