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We compared Spotify, Tidal, and Qobuz, a streaming service that says it has 29 times better sound quality than Spotify — here's how they fared

For music lovers, sound quality is one of the most important things a streaming service can offer. Qobuz, a music app that's new to the US, claims to stream music with sound quality nearly thirty times better than Spotify 's. We compared Qobuz's sound with Spotify's and Tidal's , and found that while the difference was noticeable from track to track, it might not be worth the extra cost. Are you happy with the sound quality of your music streaming app? You might not think much about it. But audiophiles are always on the hunt for better sound quality, and a new streaming service has debuted, offering to deliver it. Qobuz , new to the US, supports much higher audio quality – according to the company, as much as 29 times better than Spotify. High resolution audio is nothing new. In the last decade, formats like DVD-Audio and SACD have promised sound quality far surpassing anything on CD, but they largely failed because they were inconvenient compared to CD pl

Apple's big event leaves many unanswered questions (AAPL)

Wall Street analysts weighed in on the special event that Apple held on Monday , where the company unveiled new offerings. While many analysts kept their ratings unchanged, at least one firm bumped up its price target for Apple shares. Goldman Sachs analysts said the event was "materially different than we had expected," and expected investors' focus to return to Apple's slowing iPhone business. Watch Apple trade in real-time . Apple 's highly anticipated event in Cupertino, California, on Monday was long on grandeur, but somewhat short on answers. So say Wall Street analysts who walked away from the big event pleased with the release of Apple's new, long-rumored television streaming and news services, but searching for greater pricing detail. Apple unveiled Apple News Plus, its premium news service; Apple Arcade, its gaming subscription service; Apple TV Plus, its streaming service; and a physical credit card called Apple Card . And while pricing

PewDiePie's YouTube throne overtaken once again by Indian music channel T-Series as the two accounts race toward 100 million subscribers each

Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg's YouTube channel was overtaken by Indian music label T-Series this week. The two channels have been bouncing back and forth between first and second place as each nears 100 million subscribers. As of Saturday morning, T-Series is only ahead by about 100,000 subscribers. The competition between Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg and Indian music label T-Series continues, as T-Series overtook PewDiePie once again early Saturday on YouTube.  As of Saturday morning, T-Series remains the most popular channel on YouTube with nearly 92 million subscribers. Kjellberg's channel is a close second, with 91.8 million subscribers. The ongoing competition between the two channels is the first time in years that a competitor has overtaken PewDiePie, and it's a credit to the mass appeal of T-Series as a Bollywood-focused record label and film production firm.  The T-Series YouTube channel primarily features music, music videos, performanc

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is engaged and living in a luxury apartment with her hotel-heir fiancé, William 'Billy' Evans

Elizabeth Holmes , the founder of the infamous blood-testing startup Theranos , is reportedly engaged . Her fiancé is William "Billy" Evans, a 27-year-old heir to a hospitality property management company in California,  according to those reports. Holmes and her ex-boyfriend, former Theranos president Sunny Balwani , are awaiting trial on federal charges of fraud, and she faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. While Elizabeth Holmes faces the possibility of spending the next two decades in jail , the founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos has reportedly found the time to get engaged. Holmes is engaged and living in a luxury apartment with her fiancé in San Francisco, Vanity Fair reports . Reports say the man is William "Billy" Evans, a 27-year heir to a chain of hotels in California.  Not much is known about the couple's relationship, since they've largely kept things off of social media and out of the press. The couple has b