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Frightful Five: Apple Speaker Delayed While Alexa, Google Assistant Charge Ahead

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Apple’s big selling point for the HomePod was its superior auditory quality, which was supposed to justify the $349 price tag. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, PepsiCo COO Hugh Johnston and Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson. It’s possible the strategy was successful and this is why we are seeing the HomePod’s delay.

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Partnerships, Pivots And Bookended Data Breaches

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The gold medal effort hit early — with news that Starwood, Hyatt and Marriott had all been snared in the same data breach affecting a property management company used commonly among them. All in all, 12 Starwood properties, 6 Marriott Properties and a single Hyatt hotel have been found to have been snagged in the breach. Twenty U.S.