Month: November 2020
Prolonged AWS outage takes down a big chunk of the internet
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s internet infrastructure service that is the backbone of many websites and apps, has been experiencing a multi-hour outage that is affecting a large portion of the internet. And as of 5:25PM ET on Wednesday, a full recovery might still be a few hours away, according…
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Ethereum 2.0 Genesis Day date revealed Ethereum 2.0
The launch of Ethereum 2.0 is set to take place on December 1 after all, following concerns that the staking threshold required to set up the Beacon Chain, an interim blockchain that will operate alongside the current network, would not be met. Just over a week ago, it seemed unlikely…
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Gift Guide: 5 solid tech gifts to help decrease stress and increase sleep
Welcome to Techcrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. Even in a normal year, the holidays can be an anxiety-inducing hellscape. In…
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European Parliament vote takes another big step toward ‘right to repair’ rules
The EU has just taken a big step toward establishing stronger “right to repair” rules, with the the European Parliament voting overwhelmingly in support of a resolution on a “sustainable single market,” according to iFixit. The vote marks the latest major push toward the EU’s larger goals of making devices…
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This Apple MacBook Air Black Friday deal can save you $100 Apple MacBook Air Black Friday Deals
Thanks to the early roll out of Black Friday deals ahead of the big day, you can get this last-gen Apple MacBook Air (2020) with Intel Core i3 processor for $899 over at Amazon right now (Not in the US? Scroll down for deals in your region). With the release…
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Enterprise investor Jason Green on SPAC hopefuls versus startups bound for traditional IPOs
Jason Green has a pretty solid reputation as venture capitalists go. The enterprise-focused firm he co-founded 17 years ago, Emergence Capital, has backed Saleforce, Box and Zoom, among many other companies, and even while every firm is now investing in software-as-a-service startups, his remains a go-to for many top founders…
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