Month: October 2020
Oracle opens Gen 2 datacentre in Dubai as digital transformation revs up null
Hyperscalers are continuing to open and announce new availability zones in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as CIOs are accelerating their existing digital transformation efforts, even more, to meet new customer and operational agility needs. Oracle, which has opened its second data centre in the UAE in Dubai, is…
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What to stream this weekend: Birds of Prey, The Walking Dead: Word Beyond and more highlights Birds of Prey
With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia’s major streaming services, it can often be difficult to find the best new stuff to watch each week. In an effort to make things easier, every weekend we’ll be hand-picking the best new shows and movies to watch on…
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Twitter removed 130 Iran-linked accounts during last night’s debate
Twitter has removed 130 accounts that appeared to originate from Iran and were attempting to disrupt public conversation around the 2020 US Presidential debate. The social network’s Support account has revealed the deletion on the platform. It also p… Source
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Reliance Retail gets additional investment from Silver Lake null
Silver Lake seems to like making investments in Reliance Industries companies in two tranches. It did so with Jio Platforms (here and here.) Now, after putting in Rs 7500 crore in Reliance Retail, Silver Lake through its co-investors has decided to invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore into Reliance Retail. …
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Will an Indian alternative to Play Store and App Store emerge? Google Play Store
The recent Google Play Store fiasco with PayTM and the emerging controversy over Google’s 30% fee demand for using the Play Store seem to be leading to the inevitable: A plea for setting up an Indian digital app ecosystem. According to multiple reports, a number of prominent technology entrepreneurs in…
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Google’s ‘Hold for Me’ Assistant feature appears first on new Pixel phones
When the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G arrive, they’ll include an early preview of Google’s new feature for the Phone app, the Duplex-powered “Hold for Me.” Mentioned during the Launch Night presentation and explained in a blog post, it lets Google Assista… Source
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