Microsoft to permanently close all retail stores worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said Friday it will close all of its stores and move its retail operations online, keeping just four locations and…
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Amazon buys self-driving car startup Zoox for over US$1 bil
WASHINGTON: Amazon said Friday it was buying the self-driving car tech startup Zoox, in an effort to rev up the drive for autonomous ride-hailing and…
Google to start paying some news publishers for content
LONDON — Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the…
Hopin raises $40M Series A as its virtual events business accelerates
This morning, Hopin, a London-based startup building virtual events technology, announced that it has raised a $40 million Series A led by IVP. According to…
Amazon Honeycode lets non-developers build apps
With Amazon Honeycode, introduced June 24, 2020, Amazon Web Services is offering a managed AWS service that allows non-technical users to build…
Slack’s new ‘Connect’ looks to better connect IMs, apps across companies
Slack has taken another step in its aim to replace email with the launch of Connect, a communication environment that enables messaging collaboration between…
Sony will now pay $50,000-plus bounties for critical PS4 vulnerabilities
Sony has launched a bug bounty programme that will pay more than $50,000 to anyone who can find critical vulnerabilities in the PS4. Eager to make sure the PS4…
Google makes auto-deleting data the default for new accounts
Google is planning to take some heavy lifting out of maintaining your privacy by getting rid of one of the biggest obstacles: actually going to your settings…
When will Apple release iOS 14 to the public?
iOS 14 was officially announced during Apple’s WWDC Special Event Keynote on Monday, but that doesn’t mean it’s available for everyone to try just yet. iOS 14…
WeRide robotaxis now available on Alibaba’s mapping service
Weride, a Chinese self-driving startup backed by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, is making its autonomous vehicles available for ride-hailing on…