Goldman Sachs analyst Robert Boroujerdi says the group, which he has termed “FAAMG,” is acting like a bond proxy because of its low volatility relative to even the most defensive groups of the S&P 500 like consumer staples and utilities. “Steady sales growth, rising cash balances and limited market shocks have dampened realized volatility to the point that [FAAMG] now look more like consumer staples than tech stocks…FAAMG is cueing off 10-year bond yields…which is more analogous to a bond proxy/yield sector,” Boroujerdi wrote in a note earlier this month.

Tech stocks aren't trading like tech stocks

Just as the "computer" part of smartphones has consumed the digital camera, media player, radio, ebook reader, calculator, voice recorder, scanner, GPS, compass, flashlight, portable game player, alarm clock, timer, address book and dozens of other things, it will also devour the "phone" part of your smartphone.

Google's Project Fi is part of its post-smartphone plan

Google Fi represents a revolutionary idea: phones that automatically switch both voice calls and data connections between different carriers, and between voice networks and VoIP over WiFi. It does this using a purpose-built antenna structure and custom SIM card, plus special software. That special hardware is why you can fully use Google Fi only on Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel and Pixel XL phones, although that lineup is about to change.

Google's Project Fi is part of its post-smartphone plan

Excess of savings over capital investments Yahoo Finance’s Julia La Roche talks with Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors about how tech and retirement work together.

McCaughan: Excess of savings over capital investments [Video]

Windows 10 is set to get a host of new features when the Fall Creators Update arrives later this year, and a new preview build has provided a peak at the security-focused upgrades. Windows Insiders can now try out Preview Build 16232, which brings a new 'Controlled Folder Access' feature to the OS, designed to protect your files from ransomware. When turned on, the feature only allows specific apps to access and write to certain folders, with desktop, pictures, movies, and documents folders included on the list of protected folders by default

Windows 10's upcoming 'controlled folder access' protects your files from malware