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Which of the Following Statement Is Wrong About Amazon S3?

Amazon Simple Storage Service, S3, is a cloud object storage service offering world-class services. Data availability, security, and performance. Companies from various scales can use Amazon S3 to store and keep their data safe. Amazon S3 offers management features allowing you to optimize and organize your data. Many myths have been formulated, so which of […]

UAE VoIP Ban: Everything you Need to Know 

Anyone with friends in Dubai or Abu Dhabi knows about the UAE VoIP ban. You have probably tried calling your friends or family on WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, or the like only to hear them say something along the lines of “Wait, let me turn on the VPN.”   Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP, also called IP […]

Cloud Hangs Over U.S. Chipmakers on Worries Data Center Growth Could Slow

Cloud and data centers, the chip industry’s strongest sector, may be its next problem: Signs are showing growth could slow in what has been a pillar during the COVID era as consumers signed up for cloud-based entertainment and companies retooled their offices. Analysts say the cloud market has rarely had to weather a prolonged economic […]

Analysis: Why Spotify's 'Car Thing' Was Destined for the Hardware Graveyard

Spotify Technology SA’s Car Thing player is now a thing of the past. The world’s leading audio streaming service on Wednesday announced it would discontinue the device just five months after it became available to all users in the United States. In doing so, Spotify became the latest software technology company to stumble in an […]

Cathie Wood buys the dip on pandemic darlings Roku, Zoom, Roblox

Star stock-picker Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest this week snapped up shares of pandemic darlings including Roblox Corp, Roku Inc and Zoom Video Communications that have fallen out of favor this year. The asset manager’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF has slumped 43% this year, lagging far behind the S&P 500’s 7.7% decline as the prospect of […]

TikTok Extends Video Length, Blocks Russian State Media in EU

Video-focused short video platform, TikTok, announced on Monday its latest alteration to its video length, with an update increasing the video length upload from three minutes to ten minutes, as it the platform enters a media battle with Russian state media in EU. The ByteDance owned company told Gizmodo in a statement that this alteration will deliver […]

Snap Plays up Augmented Reality in Latin America, Asia Expansion

Snap Inc is speeding up its global expansion in countries from Mexico to Japan through tie-ups with wireless carriers and highlighting its popular augmented reality features, the company told Reuters. The parent company of the Snapchat photo messaging app is leaning on its relative safety during a period when social media platforms such as Meta’s […]

Meta prepares to appeal UK order for Giphy acquisition

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, submitted an appeal to the UK competition watchdog ruling forcing the tech giant to sell the recently acquired company, Giphy, under the pretense that it removed a potential advertising rival. In December 2020, the Big Tech giant appealed against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for prohibiting the acquisition, after it […]