Month: March 2025
Microsoft has a new strategy chief to navigate its AI era
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving the company’s HR chief, Kathleen Hogan, into a new role focused on corporate strategy. Announced in an internal memo to Microsoft employees this morning, Hogan will report directly to Nadella and be responsible for strategy and transformation. Hogan has been at Microsoft for more…
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The EU wants Apple to open iOS to competitors and this is the mother of all bad ideas
The EU is officially out of control. It’s now demanding that Apple break down the competitive advantage it’s built with attractive features like AirPlay and AirDrop and essentially open them up to the competition. Thereby stripping Apple – bit by bit – of its competitive advantage. Ever since the EU…
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Google Messages remote delete will soon save you from texting embarrassment – and here’s how it works
Google Messages is improving its message-deleting features You’ll soon be able to delete a message for everyone We now have screenshots showing how the feature works It’s not a great feeling, sending a text and then regretting it – instantly, the next morning, or any time in between – and…
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Netflix Games is getting its first MMO
Netflix just announced Spirit Crossing during a press event at GDC 2025. Spirit Crossing represents a first for Netflix, becoming the service’s first MMO offering. It was developed by Spry Fox, one of Netflix’s in-house game studios, and will launch sometime later this year. Spirit Crossing is described in the…
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Verizon’s free satellite messaging service is now available
Verizon’s previously announced satellite messaging service is now available to owners of some Android smartphones, the company said in a statement today. It comes at no extra charge to Verizon customers, though you’ll need a Google Pixel 9 or Samsung Galaxy S25 series phone to take advantage of it. The…
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Microsoft is MIA as Amazon, Meta, Google and others join consortium to triple nuclear energy output by 2050
Microsoft & Oracle absent from nuclear pledge signed by Amazon, Meta, and Google It aims to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 to support global energy needs Nuclear seen as key to powering AI-driven data centers with clean energy Even through Microsoft is seriously exploring nuclear energy as a way to…
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