Venmo has redesigned its app to remove the global payments feed, after a high-profile incident in which President Biden’s account was discovered. Venmo is the digital payment app owned by PayPal. A key component of Venmo’s popularity is its social Read More
Oracle Opens Cloud Regions in Italy and Sweden
Oracle is continuing its cloud expansion, opening its first cloud regions in Italy and Sweden. Oracle has been making major headway in the cloud market, chipping away at its bigger rivals, AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud. Ever the salesmen, co-founder Read More
AWS Offering EC2 M1 Mac Instances
Just a year after introducing Mac EC2 instances, AWS is upping the ante by introducing M1 Mac instances. Apple’s M1 line is a custom system on a chip (SoC) processor based on the semiconductors that have powered the iPhone and Read More
The Next Corporate Real Estate Trend: Climate-Proof Locales
The global pandemic has significantly changed the corporate real estate scene, but climate change may be poised to have an even greater impact. According to Axios, multiple companies are beginning to change locations, move headquarters or acquire new real estate in Read More
TSMC Founder Doesn’t Think Gelsinger Has Enough Time to Save Intel
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is going full speed ahead in his efforts to turn Intel around, but TSMC founder Morris Chang thinks he’ll run out of time. Like many companies, Intel has a mandatory retirement age for its CEOs, requiring Read More
Italy Fines Amazon $1.3 Billion For Antitrust Violations
Italian regulators have fined Amazon $1.3 billion for promoting third-party sellers that buy its extra services over other sellers. Amazon is the biggest e-commerce platform on the planet and, as such, serves as a gateway for countless other companies looking Read More
Google Ads brings image extensions to desktop devices
When the update rolls out in a few weeks, advertisers that are already using image extensions for mobile devices will automatically show those extensions on desktop as well. Google Ads will begin rolling out image extensions to desktop devices in Read More
Google Ads updated political content policies
Google is ending some election ads exemptions, adding new election ads serving options and changing verification requirements. Google is ending some election ads exemptions, adding new election ads serving options and changing verification requirements. Two new policy updates have been Read More
Twitter Acquires Quill, Will Shutter the Service
Twitter has acquired messaging service Quill and is planning on shutting it down. Quill is a messaging service that competes with Slack and Microsoft Teams. Twitter has announced it has acquired the service. Quill says its service will be shutting Read More
Vodafone Idea Looks to Avoid Ericsson/Nokia 5G Duopoly
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is looking for a third-party provider of 5G equipment in an effort to avoid an Ericsson/Nokia duopoly. Ericsson and Nokia are the two main 5G equipment manufacturers in the world. Huawei was once in the top three, Read More