The lesson in Meta's 20-day win streak — plus, why Apple's lower-cost iPhone matters

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  Apple Unveils Lower-Priced iPhone 16e With A.I. Features

  The iPhone 16e is the first update to the company’s most affordable model since 2022, but carries a higher price tag of $599.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  There’s No Longer a Sub-$500 iPhone. Does It Matter?

  The iPhone 16e starts at $599, which is nearly $200 more than the iPhone SE it just replaced.
  
  Wired - 1d
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  Apple iPhone 16e (2025): Specs, Price, Release Date

  The iPhone SE is no more. It’s now replaced by the iPhone 16e, which includes a price hike, Face ID, and USB-C.
  
  Wired - 1d
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  After 18 Years, Apple Just Killed Off 1 of Its Most Iconic iPhone Features. It’s the End of an Era

  The all-new iPhone 16e ditches the Home Button for good.
  
  Inc. - 1d
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  Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest-priced iPhone

  Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the company has been ...
  
  ABC News - 1d

• Apple expands India manufacturing

  Also in this newsletter: better-off Indians’ growing reliance on borrowing, and foreign direct investment shrinks
  
  Financial Times - 8h

• Temple visits Charlotte, looks to stop road losing streak

  Temple Owls (14-12, 6-7 AAC) at Charlotte 49ers (9-17, 2-11 AAC) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -1.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Temple ...
  
  ABC News - 2d
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  Meta Will Build the World’s Longest Undersea Cable

  Meta’s Waterworth Project will provide internet connectivity on five continents, with landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.
  
  Wired - 1d
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  Meta’s ‘free speech’ revamp divides oversight board

  Independent body searches for ways to hold social media group to account over content moderation and hate speech changes
  
  Financial Times - 5h
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  'History Matters,' a posthumous essay collection by David McCullough, will be published this fall

  A collection of essays by the late David McCullough, including some never published before, will be released this fall
  
  ABC News - 2d

More from CNBC

• Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs

  Meta's executive officers could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary under the company's new executive bonus plan, up from the 75% they earned previously.
  
  CNBC - 7h

• Rivian beats Wall Street's fourth-quarter expectations, but expects lower deliveries in 2025

  Rivian beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings expectations and achieved its first gross quarterly profit but is forecasting lower sales in 2025.
  
  CNBC - 11h

• Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue for the first time

  Walmart reported $180.5 billion in sales during the most recent quarter while Amazon reeled in $187.8 billion.
  
  CNBC - 14h

• Trump 'doesn't care' what happens to Ukraine, former foreign minister claims as U.S.-Kyiv relations sour

  U.S. President Donald Trump doesn't appear to be concerned about Ukraine's post-war future, the country's former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC.
  
  CNBC - 4h

• Block shares fall on profit, revenue miss

  Block, formerly known as Square, got off to a sluggish start on Wall Street this year after underperforming the Nasdaq in 2024.
  
  CNBC - 9h

More in Business

• Treasury yields slip ahead of latest batch of economic data

  U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Friday ahead of the latest round of economic data.
  
  MarketWatch - 7m

• Life with 7 kids: Hilaria and Alec Baldwin open up their $16 million New York home for reality series

  Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are making a new TLC reality series that will reveal an intimate glimpse inside their lives as parents to seven children.
  
  MarketWatch - 9m
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  When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy

  The country’s competitiveness has stagnated and its once-powerful industries are suffering. Just ask these executives.
  
  The New York Times - 11m
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  Profits, Not D.E.I., Are Why Companies Exist

  An awkward truth has become evident in the first days of the Trump administration, as many firms mute their commitments to diversity and sustainability.
  
  The New York Times - 11m

• Emmy-winning producer Andy Cohen lowers the price of one-of-a-kind West Village condo to $12 million

  Cohen’s beloved, unique and alluring home of over 20 years is struggling to attract a buyer.
  
  MarketWatch - 12m