Month: February 2021
Ford is more than doubling its investment in electric and autonomous vehicles to $29 billion
Ford is increasing its investment in electric and autonomous vehicles to $29 billion, the company’s top executives said in an earnings call Thursday. The automaker had previously committed to spend $11.5 billion on electrifying its vehicle lineup through 2022. Now, Ford says it will spend double that amount, while extending…
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Daily Crunch: Microsoft rethinks corporate intranet
Microsoft tries to improve corporate intranet, Google will offer new smartphone health measurements and 23andMe is going public via SPAC. This is your Daily Crunch for February 4, 2021. The big story: Microsoft rethinks corporate intranet Microsoft launched what it’s calling a new “employee experience platform,” designed to reinvent those…
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Canceled Xbox 360 ‘GoldenEye 007’ remaster is now playable on PC
Rare’s GoldenEye 007 for the N64 needs no introduction, and now it’s possible to revisit the game in a more modern form. This week, a ROM of a canceled 2007 Xbox 360 remaster of the game appeared online, allowing those with a PC to play it using an e… Source
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Editor X offers a whole new way of designing websites Editor X
Editor X, a new web design tool launched by top website builder Wix, has now launched out of beta. The new solution comes with a number of additional design capabilities and promises to be the world’s only fully collaborative web platform. The way that Editor X enables concurrent editing is…
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Pinterest had a giant fourth quarter thanks to a strong holiday season
Like other online platforms, Pinterest reaped the benefits of an uptick in e-commerce advertising during the holiday season. The image-sharing platform saw a 76 percent year-over-year jump in fourth quarter revenue, to $706 million, the company said Thursday. Pinterest had 459 global million monthly active users (MAUs) in the fourth…
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Even you can afford Serena Williams’ gamer chair
There’s a great deal to gawk at in Serena Williams’ house, from the perfectly shined wood floors to furniture made of Elmo dolls. But there’s one item that feels out of place in house full of luxury: a cutesy pastel gamer chair. You can spot the oddly pedestrian item in…
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