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Apple Inc. has released iOS 17.3 with features like Stolen Device Protection, Unity wallpaper, collaborative Apple Music playlists, and AirPlay for hotel TVs. The update aims to improve user experience and address issues from a previous beta version.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

January 23, 2024 | 10:18 am

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The FDA has called for a boxed warning on CAR-T cancer therapies due to risks of serious side effects. Companies affected include BMY, GILD, JNJ, LEGN, NVS, and TSVT, which produce these therapies.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

January 23, 2024 | 10:13 am

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Infineon Technologies AG (IFNNY) and Wolfspeed, Inc. (WOLF) have expanded and extended their multi-year silicon carbide wafer supply agreement. This agreement, which was first signed in February 2018, includes a capacity reservation and aims to stabilize Infineon's supply chain in response to increasing demand for silicon carbide semiconductor products in the automotive, solar, EV, and energy storage systems sectors.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 23, 2024 | 10:05 am

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is offering an option for prescription lenses for the upcoming Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, with optical inserts provided by Zeiss at an additional $99 fee. These inserts come with a personal code for pairing and attach magnetically to the headset. The total cost of essential Vision Pro accessories, including the Zeiss lens, is approximately 20% of the headset's cost. There are currently no third-party optical inserts available, and it's unclear if Apple will allow non-Zeiss lenses in the future.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

January 23, 2024 | 9:33 am

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Apple Inc. has started shipping pre-orders of its Vision Pro ahead of the official launch on Feb. 2. The first batch of pre-orders is being dispatched via UPS, with customers able to track their orders using UPS My Choice or the 'Track by Reference Number' feature. Despite the start of shipments, Apple aims to deliver all pre-orders on the launch day. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported strong pre-order performance but warned of a potential dip in demand. Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management predicts a slower sales trajectory for the Vision Pro compared to the iPhone and estimates it will take two years to reach one million unit sales.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

January 23, 2024 | 9:30 am

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Expro Group Holdings N.V. (XPRO) has won a contract for a Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) pilot project with INPEX Corporation. The project, Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia, is Japan's first clean hydrogen production demonstration project. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 23, 2024 | 9:01 am

TSLA

A YouTube video demonstrates how to optimally charge a Tesla vehicle in extreme cold conditions, like those recently experienced in Chicago. The video shows a Tesla driver in Alberta, Canada, preconditioning their 2022 Model Y Long Range's battery during a 48-mile trip to a supercharger, which allowed for regular charging speed despite temperatures as low as -31°F. This method is in line with Tesla's recommendations for winter charging.

Portfolio Pulse from Anan Ashraf

January 23, 2024 | 8:57 am

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BYD Co Ltd, supported by Warren Buffett, is entering the luxury EV market with a new lineup including a $150,000 supercar and an SUV capable of 360-degree rotation and floating. BYD has surpassed Tesla in global EV sales, with a focus on the Chinese market where it sells five times more cars than Tesla. The company aims to expand internationally, despite facing a subsidy probe in Europe and limited U.S. access. BYD also collaborated with DJI on a vehicle-mounted drone, aiming to export 400,000 cars this year.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

January 23, 2024 | 8:53 am

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Apple Inc. has released watchOS 10.3 update for Apple Watch, focusing on stability and performance without introducing significant new features. The update follows the watchOS 10.2 which improved Siri integration and reinstated the swipe gesture for changing watch faces. Despite a sales pause for two watch models in the U.S. due to a patent infringement ruling, analysts from JPMorgan believe the financial impact on Apple will be minimal. Apple also launched its 2024 Black Unity collection for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

January 23, 2024 | 8:34 am

NFLX

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) will start streaming 'Crossroads,' Britney Spears' 2002 debut film, globally on February 15. The film, which also stars Zoë Saldana and was written by Shonda Rhimes, coincides with its original release date. Additionally, Scott Stuber, a key figure in Netflix's success, is set to leave the company in March to start his own production business.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

January 23, 2024 | 8:14 am