Month: February 2020
Google Cloud reveals major restructuring plans
Despite the fact that its cloud business brought in $8.9bn in revenue last year, Google has revealed its plans to restructure its cloud group internally which will also include eliminating some positions. A company spokesperson shared additional details on the restructure in an email with CNBC, saying: “We recently communicated…
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Daily Crunch: HQ Trivia is dead
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. HQ Trivia shuts down after acquisition falls through HQ Trivia is dead. On Valentine’s Day, the…
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Watch the first trailer for ‘Amazing Stories,’ Steven Spielberg’s Apple TV Plus show
Today, Apple posted a trailer for Amazing Stories, a new anthology series executive produced by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg and helmed by his production company Amblin Entertainment. The new series launches on Apple TV Plus on March 6th. The new Amazing Stories is a revival of Spielberg’s NBC series that…
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Redbox enters the free, ad-supported streaming market
Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. The company, best known for its DVD rental kiosks, has been dabbling with streaming for years as consumer demand for DVD rentals has simultaneously declined. But despite its name, Redbox’s new streaming service isn’t offering…
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Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion fund to fight climate change on Instagram
Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, announced on one of the world’s largest social media platforms that he’s creating a $10 billion fund to combat climate change. In an Instagram post on Monday morning Bezos announced that the Bezos Earth Fund will finance “scientists, activists, NGOs — any effort that…
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Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
Today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that he would be committing $10 billion to fight climate change through a new fund called the Bezos Earth Fund. He announced new fund in a post on Instagram. Amazon confirmed the existence of the fund to The Verge: Bezos said that the money…
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