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Apple releases new device management software as part of subscription push
Tim Cook at WWDC21 on June 7th, 2021. Source: Apple Apple on Thursday released a new program for businesses to set up, manage and install software on worker iPhones, iPads and Macs. The product, called Business Essentials, ranges from $2.99 per month to $24.99 per month per worker. It allows a boss or a system […]
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Alexa will now tell you when items in your Amazon cart or wish list go on sale
Amazon’s redesigned Echo Dots Kids Edition Amanda Ringstad, Amazon Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant will soon tell users when items they’ve had an eye on are about to be on sale. The company announced on Thursday that Alexa will notify Prime customers up to 24 hours in advance of upcoming sales on items in their Amazon […]
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first New Shepard space crew of 2022
The NS-20 crew, from left to right: Gary Lai, George Nield, Jim Kitchen, Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, and Marc Hagle. Blue Origin Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket for the first time this year on Thursday, as the company sends more passengers on short trips to space. Called NS-20, this New Shepard […]
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Machine-parts start-up Hadrian raises $90 million as it seeks to shake up the aerospace supply chain
The exterior of the company’s factory in Hawthorne, California. Hadrian Machine-parts start-up Hadrian Automation raised $90 million in a new round of funding led by venture firms Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, as the company works to build largely-automated factories to transform the aerospace supply chain. “We’ve launched Factory #1 and proven that we can […]
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UiPath shares dive 24% on weak outlook
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Shares of UiPath fell 24% on Thursday morning after the enterprise automation software company reported weak outlook for the fiscal first quarter of 2023. Here’s what UiPath reported Wednesday after the bell for its fiscal fourth quarter: Earnings: 5 […]
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How Atlassian’s dual-CEO structure has helped the Australian software company thrive
Atlassian’s founders and co-CEOs, Scott Farquhar, left, and Mike Cannon-Brookes. Atlassian In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. In early March, collaboration software maker Atlassian published a blog post titled, “Atlassian stands with Ukraine,” laying out the company’s plans to support employees […]
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Apple now allows video, music apps to sign up new subscribers without paying fees
Apple said on Wednesday that so-called “reader apps,” which allow users to access libraries of content on their phones, will be allowed to use external links inside their apps to enable users to sign up or manage their accounts. The move, which was announced last year as part of a settlement with the Japan Fair […]
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How Google and Amazon bankrolled a ‘grassroots’ activist group of small business owners to lobby against Big Tech oversight
The logo of Google is seen on a building at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. Charles Platiau | Reuters Clay Montgomery owns a small blacksmith shop called “Arrow M Enterprises” outside of Mingus, Texas, where he manufactures hand-forged metal works and grilling tools. He also sells […]
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Federal judge approves Activision Blizzard sexual harassment settlement
From left, Brian Grazer, founder of Imagine Entertainment, and Bobby Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard, arrive at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2019, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A federal judge has approved video game publisher Activision Blizzard’s settlement with the U.S. Equal […]
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Pentagon expects to award up to $9 billion in cloud contracts in December
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia October 18, 2021. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters The U.S. Defense Department said Tuesday that it plans to award as much as $9 billion in contracts for cloud infrastructure services in December, about eight months later than it expected. The Joint Warfighter Cloud […]
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