Twitter web test lets you remove followers without blocking them
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 …
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Cloud wars: Former Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell reportedly joins rival Microsoft
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 …
Samsung makes its free TV Plus streaming service available on the web
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 …
Twitter fixes bug that disabled ‘latest tweets’ timeline for some web users
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 …
Microsoft’s Brad Smith goes after Google again over web content and digital advertising revenue
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, …
Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky will return to Amazon Web Services as CEO, replacing Andy Jassy
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 …
Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in *profits* for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song
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 …