Month: February 2021
Amazon’s latest earnings cap off a sterling 2020, despite the pandemic
Amazon founder and soon-to-be-former CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping down from his role, making way for Andy Jassy to take his place, and the company couldn’t be in better shape financially for the big transition. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon has kept growing bigger during times that have strained…
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Microsoft HoloLens 2 is getting an industrial edition for hardcore environments HoloLens 2
Microsoft has announced a new version of its HoloLens smartglasses specifically designed to work in more demanding environments. The HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is an untethered mixed reality device designed and tested for use in regulated industrial environments. The new HoloLens 2 device meets multiple industry standards and comes with…
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Save 25% with Extra Crunch Group Membership
We’re excited to announce Group Membership for Extra Crunch. The feature allows you to easily manage seats and payments for your team through a self-service interface. If your team joins through Group Membership, you’ll also save 25% or more on annual pricing. Extra Crunch Group Memberships can be found here.…
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Jeff Bezos will no longer be CEO of Amazon as of later this year
Amazon founder and current CEO Jeff Bezos will be transitioning to Executive Chair of the company’s board sometime in Q3 of this year, with current AWS CEO Andy Jassy taking over the top executive role at the commerce company. Amazon announced the news alongside its earnings results on Tuesday. Amazon…
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Facebook starts rolling out Messenger on Oculus headsets
Facebook is continuing to stitch its services more closely together — it's now rolling out Messenger on Oculus. People who have logged into a Quest or Quest 2 using their Facebook account will be able to chat with their Facebook friends while wearing… Source
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Huawei’s HarmonyOS appears to just be a forked version of Android
HarmonyOS is Huawei’s alternative operating system that was created after the company was banned in the US and lost its Android license. The reality is the operating system is less of a new alternative and more of a slapdash fork of Android 10, according to a new report from Ron…
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