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Fairphone 6 lands a perfect 10 for repairability
Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products. Dutch company Fairphone continues to lead the charge on consumer- and planet-friendly electronics, proving that a great phone doesn't have to be impossible to repair or environmentally unsustainable. The Fairphone 6 has just been released, coming two years after the last generation of the phone built to last. The folks over at iFixit wasted no time in conducting a teardown of this new entry to see how it stacks up against previous generations. The Fairphone 6 scored a perfect 10 out of 10, like every generation of Fairphone bar the very first. Fairphones are modular, and have been designed with easy repair in mind, but there is one change from the previous generations that makes things harder. Whereas the last few Fairphones have used hard batteries that could be flipped out with your fingernail, the new handset packs a soft-pouch cell that's thinner than its predecessors. That's slimmed the phone down, but it does mean the battery is now held in place with five screws. It's the same with every other component on the handset, since none of the components are held in with glue. The lack of adhesives does account for the phone's IP 55 rating, which is lower than the rest of the industry. But given you can't exactly get Samsung to send you a video guide telling you how to open your phone with nothing more than a T5 Torx screwdriver, so there's give and take. iFixit is quick to point out that the Fairphone 6 isn't a bleeding-edge smartphone, nor is it intended to be. It's designed from the ground up to be as sustainable and repair-friendly as possible, and this means some trade-offs compared with flagship devices. The Fairphone 6's use of USB 2.0, a less pixel-dense screen, and only 8GB of RAM are all necessary design choices when built with longer life cycles in mind. Nevertheless, this almost certainly won't affect the day-to-day use of the handset for most consumers, and owning a device you can truly repair yourself just might be worth it.
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If You Buy Amazon Stock With $50,000 Today, Will You Be a Millionaire in a Decade?
Amazon has a strong presence in e-commerce, digital advertising, and cloud computing and is using AI across all three business segments. Wall Street estimates Amazon's earnings will increase at 10% annually through 2026, but analysts have consistently underestimated the company. In the last decade, only five companies currently in the S&P 500 saw sufficient share-price appreciation to turn a $50,000 investment into $1 million. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon › Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock returned 910% during the last decade, growing at a pace that would have turned $50,000 into more than $500,000. Wall Street remains overwhelmingly bullish on the company. Among 71 analysts, 97% have a buy rating on the stock, and the median 12-month target price of $240 per share implies 9% upside from its current share price of $220. Can Amazon stock turn $50,000 into $1 million in the next 10 years? Amazon has a strong position in three large industries -- e-commerce, digital advertising, and cloud computing. The company is also leaning on artificial intelligence (AI) across all three business units to accelerate revenue growth and widen profit margins, as detailed below: E-commerce: Amazon runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in the world, in terms of revenue, and the most popular, in terms of traffic. Even more impressive, the company is still gaining share. Amazon has built more than 1,000 generative AI applications to make its retail business more efficient, including tools to improve inventory placement, demand forecasting, and developer productivity. It's also using generative AI to let human workers engage warehouse robots in natural language. Digital advertising: Amazon has as a distinct advantage in advertising not only because it draws so many shoppers to its marketplace, but also because it has troves of consumer data to target advertising. That advantage has helped it become the third-largest ad tech company in the world. Amazon has added AI tools that help brands plan and optimize ad campaigns, as well as generative AI tools that let brands create images and videos. Cloud computing: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the largest public cloud platform in terms of infrastructure and platform spending. That means the company is already well-positioned to monetize demand for AI infrastructure, but AWS has further cemented its status as a go-to cloud services provider by designing custom chips for AI training and inference. The company says those chips deliver better price performance than leading graphics processing units (GPUs). Through 2030, retail e-commerce sales are forecast to increase at 11% annually, ad tech spending is projected to increase at 14% annually, and cloud computing sales are expected to increase at 20.4% annually, according to Grand View Research. That means Amazon can achieve double-digit annual revenue growth through the end of the decade if it merely maintains its market share in those industries. Amazon would have to increase 20 times in value (i.e., a 1,900% return) to turn $50,000 into $1 million. That is theoretically possible over a decade, but such performance is exceedingly rare. Only five companies in the S&P 500 achieved 20-fold returns during the last 10 years, as listed below: Nvidia: +29,950% Advanced Micro Devices: +5,520% Axon Enterprise: +2,230% Texas Pacific Land: +2,070% Fair Isaac: +1,910% I doubt Amazon shares will advance 1,900% over the next decade. It's already a $2.3 trillion company, and multiplying its current market capitalization by 20 would bring its valuation to $46 trillion. That's nearly what the entire S&P 500 is worth today. It seems unlikely Amazon alone will be worth that much in 10 years. However, the stock is still a smart long-term investment. Some Wall Street analysts have lowered their forward earnings forecasts based on the idea that tariffs will hurt sales or margins. The consensus currently says Amazon's adjusted earnings will increase at 10% annually through 2026. That makes the current valuation of 36 times earnings look expensive, but I think Wall Street is too pessimistic. Amazon beat the consensus by an average of 22% over the last six quarters, and I think the company will continue to top expectations due to its strength in three growing markets and its capacity for innovation in adjacent areas. For instance, Amazon is reportedly preparing to test humanoid robots for package delivery, and its autonomous driving subsidiary Zoox is set to launch robotaxis in at least one U.S. city this year. Before you buy stock in Amazon, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Amazon wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $697,627!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $939,655!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,045% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 178% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 30, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon, Axon Enterprise, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon, Axon Enterprise, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Fair Isaac. 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Itaú Chile launches its first Sustainable Finance Framework, favorably assessed by S&P Global Ratings
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BANCO ITAÚ CHILE (SSE by nuam: ITAUCL) today announced the release of its first Sustainable Finance Framework (the 'Framework'), establishing a comprehensive platform for the issuance of green, social, and sustainability-linked instruments, aligned with leading international standards. S&P Global Ratings issued a Second Party Opinion (SPO), rating the Framework's alignment with global standards as 'Strong', based on the following principles: ICMA Green Bond Principles (2021) ICMA Social Bond Principles (2023) ICMA Sustainability Bond Guidelines (2021) LMA / APLMA Green & Social Loan Principles (2023) 'With this Framework, we place sustainability at the core of our financing strategy, enabling investors to directly support Chile's energy transition and social inclusion agenda,' said Claudia Labbé, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs at Itaú Chile. This initiative reflects Itaú Chile's strong commitment to sustainability, which is fully integrated into its business strategy. Through concrete actions such as sustainable finance, carbon footprint measurement, and financial inclusion programs, the bank aims to contribute actively to a resilient, inclusive, and low-emission economy. The Framework reinforces Itaú's belief that finance can be a powerful driver of sustainable development For the full Sustainable Finance Framework, please refer to the following link: For the Second Party Opinion (SPO) issued by S&P Global Ratings, dated July 4, 2025, please refer to the following link: Investor Relations – Itaú Chile IR@ / in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
