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Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks at re: Invent 2018. (GeekWire Photo) Andy Jassy will have big shoes to fill when he succeeds Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, later this year. The Chicken Wing’s 53-year-old tech manager will also face a number of challenges – from labor problems to a sprawling empire of … Read more
Kuaishou, a Chinese video app largely underrated outside of China, has just completed a massive IPO in Hong Kong. The app is by far the biggest rival to Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and unlike many western video platforms that make money from ads and subscriptions, Kuaishou’s Cash Cow is the tipping business. Kuaishou’s … Read more
Like many of us, Google cares more about our health. The company today announced new features that will allow people without wearable sensors to read their breathing and heart rates. Starting next month, Pixel owners will be able to use their phone cameras to measure their heart rate and breathing rates through Google Fit. The … Read more
Iterative CEO Patrick Thompson. (Iterative photo) The Seattle startup iteratively raised a $ 5.4 million round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. Founded in 2019 by veterans of Atlassian and Microsoft, the company iteratively sells software to data and product teams to track customer analytics. The idea is to avoid data quality problems … Read more
Bang & Olufsen’s audio equipment ranges from opulent to functional. The company has a range of speakers that include everything from pocket-sized sound bars and bluetooth devices to modular wall sculptures and expensive showpieces. Today the company introduces its latest creation: the Beosound Level. With this speaker, B&O offers a “portable” option that allows you … Read more
Distance learning in Iowa in December 2020. (Phil Roeder / Creative Commons) It is well known that COVID-19 was largely disastrous for schools, but the numbers behind that claim are still pretty shocking. There are approximately 1.1 million K-12 students in Washington state public schools, and an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 do not have adequate, … Read more
Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecommunications companies to temporarily block Facebook in the Southeast Asian nation days after the military seized power in a military coup. Several users of the Myanmar subreddit reported moments ago that Facebook was already inaccessible to them, suggesting that ISPs have already started complying with the order that … Read more
This isn’t the only big thing. Embracer has also acquired Aspyr Media, which is best known for porting games to the Mac (including Borderlands) and consoles, as well as for publishing. The $ 100 million deal places Aspyr under Saber Interactive and is designed to help Aspyr acquire more licenses while leveraging Saber’s existing portfolio … Read more
It turned out that Andy Jassy already ran most of Amazon. Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing giant led by the future CEO of Amazon, ended 2020 with more than $ 13.5 billion in annual operating profit, accounting for more than 63% of the company’s operating profit accounted for $ 45.3 billion year over year, … Read more