Twitter has started its second health test in a day, and this one could be especially helpful if you’ve ever been exposed to online abuse. With a newly available web test, you can remove followers without blocking them. They disappear from their feed with no notifications that could trigger harassment and threats. The social network … Read more
Charlie Bell (LinkedIn Photo) Long-time Amazon Web Services boss Charlie Bell has reportedly taken a job at Microsoft. Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team and long-time lynchpin of the company’s cloud business, left the Seattle company this month after more than 23 years. Business Insider reported Wednesday that Bell was joining Microsoft. The … Read more
Even people who don’t own Samsung devices can now enjoy its ad-supported streaming service. According to Protocol, tech giant TV Plus – something that used to be exclusively available on the brand’s TVs and mobile devices – launched for the Internet in May. It was likely a soft launch, as the publication put it, as … Read more
An unfortunate mistake today led some people to believe Twitter removed the switch to toggle between an algorithmic and chronological feed while using its web client. Throughout the day, people used the service to tweet their frustration when they found that the star icon that you can use to switch between the two feeds was … Read more
Microsoft President Brad Smith. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft President Brad Smith isn’t done with the fight against Google yet. In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday, Smith said that Google violated the concept of the open web and “sucked most of the oxygen out of opportunities for people who stopped creating … Read more
Adam Selipsky, CEO of Tableau, is leaving and will join Amazon Web Services as the new CEO. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Adam Selipsky, CEO of Tableau Software, will be the new CEO of Amazon Web Services, replacing Andy Jassy, who will take over the position of CEO of Amazon later this year. Selipsky is … 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