The Pentagon said it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service providers. “With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the JEDI Cloud contract, which has long been delayed, […]
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Ericsson, the Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company and Entel telcos partnered to launch 5G and IoT services in Chile. Through this agreement the largest Chilean telecommunications company, Entel, will install a 5G network using products and solutions from the Ericsson Radio System and Ericsson Spectrum Sharing portfolio, including Massive MIMO radios for high-band (26GHz), […]
In an unprecedent effort, ByteDance, owner of popular video-sharing app TikTok, attempted to bypass Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) measures in collaboration with a several other Chinese tech company, but Apple managed to halt any peculiar activity that might jeopardize their users’ privacy. This transpired as Chinese tech companies attempted to switch to their new […]
Content is king — if you can find it. As streaming services proliferate, it’s becoming more of a challenge to track down your favorite TV shows and blockbuster movies when streaming services can change up their offerings every month. That’s complicating life for those who know what they want to watch, but just don’t know […]
Instagram is no longer a square photo-sharing app, the company’s head Adam Mosseri said, as the application is looking to undergo profound changes via two features that have been announced, and another that was leaked. Mosseri highlighted this fact during a video he published on Wednesday on both his personal Instagram and Twitter accounts, noting […]
Facebook has officially joined the trillion-dollar company club after yesterday’s stock market close, according to Yahoo Finance. The landmark came following the tech giant’s victory in a court against Federal Trade Commission (FTC) where a federal court rejected two lawsuits from the FTC and a coalition of state, spiking Facebook shares up 4.2 percent. The […]
A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient” and didn’t provide enough evidence to […]
Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Hostility toward Big Tech has grown in recent years with the belief that its size and swagger have stifled competition, […]
Just around one month ago, Tesla stopped accepting Bitcoin as payment for vehicles citing precisely environmental concerns as the main reason. The reason for this is that Bitcoin, and in fact, most cryptocurrencies, use an energy exhaustive method to mine and complete transaction. The creation of new Bitcoins, or mining, is essentially rewarding the user, […]
Digital media company BuzzFeed is setting its sights on growth. It plans to become a publicly traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. BuzzFeed hopes the move will put it in a better position to capture lucrative digital ad dollars against much bigger rivals […]