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Amazon withdraws from MWC over coronavirus-related concerns
Amazon is the latest company to cancel its plans for the Mobile World Congress, which will take place later this month in Barcelona, over coronavirus-related concerns. In a statement emailed to TechCrunch, an Amazon spokesperson said “due to the outbreak and continued concerns about novel coronavirus, Amazon will withdraw from exhibiting and…
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The CIA wants to upgrade its cloud tech without DoD’s JEDI drama
The CIA is ready to update its cloud technology, and multiple reports this week indicated that the agency has begun a multi-billion procurement process. A CIA spokesperson was tight-lipped when asked to confirm. That could be because an agency used to working in secret, simply wants to avoid all the…
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Netflix begins streaming in AV1 on Android
Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption. The world’s biggest streaming giant said on Wednesday that by switching from Google’s VP9 — which it previously used on Android — to…
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Watch OneWeb launch 34 satellites for its broadband constellation live
[embedded content] One of the various companies looking to deploy a globe-spanning broadband internet satellite constellation is adding 34 more satellites to its existing operations in space. OneWeb will launch that many satellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan with a liftoff time set for 4:42 PM EST (1:32 PM…
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Shopping via smart speakers is not taking off, report suggests
U.S. consumers aren’t adopting voice-based shopping as quickly as expected, according to a new report today from eMarketer. While consumers have been happy to bring smart speakers into their home, they continue to use them more often for simple commands — like playing music or getting information, for example —…
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Alphabet earnings show Google Cloud on $10B run rate
Today after the bell, Alphabet reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company’s revenue grew from $39.3 billion in 2018 to $46.1 billion in 2019. The firm’s net income also expanded from $8.9 billion to $10.7 billion over the same time frame. The figures, when compared to expectations, were…
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