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Amazon Q4: $87.4B revenue, up 21% YoY, net income of $3.3B, up from $3B in Q4 2018, AWS revenue of $9.9B, up from $7.4B in Q4 2018; stock up 9%+ — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE) January 30, 2020—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019.
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The EU Parliament overwhelmingly passes measure pushing for adoption of a common charging standard for mobile devices, which Apple said would stifle innovation — The European Parliament in a landslide vote on Thursday called on the EU Commission to adopt rules that would establish …
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Microsoft launches Xbox bug bounty program, will pay rewards up to $20K for vulnerabilities found in the Xbox Live network and services — Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) to start accepting vulnerabilities in Xbox gaming platform. — Microsoft announced today the launch …
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IBM CEO Ginni Rometty to step down on April 6, to be replaced by SVP of Cloud and Cognitive Software Arvind Krishna; Jim Whitehurst to become President — - Ginni Rometty has been executive chairman, president and CEO since 2012. — Rometty has been at IBM for almost four decades; the next one has been there for three decades.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple says its updated Maps are rolling out across the US, with more detailed visuals and new features like Look Around, and coming to Europe later this year — Apple's updated and more detailed Maps experience has now rolled out across the U.S., the company announced this morning.
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Moda Operandi, a New York-based online marketplace for luxury fashion, accessories, and home decor, raises $100M co-led by NEA and Apax Partners — Moda Operandi, an online marketplace for luxury fashion, accessories and home decor, is today announcing a high-priced event of its own … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Facebook Gaming launches a toolkit for creators, letting them remove comments, mute viewers for short periods, or ban people from the stream, in real time — Facebook is launching a dashboard and toolkit for streamers and video makers so they can more easily manage their communities, including viewers who don't follow the rules.
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OECD says 137 countries have committed to reach an agreement on a rewrite of international tax rules for tech giants and other multinationals by the end of 2020 — The chances of securing a global agreement on a digital levy by the end of the year were revived on Friday after the countries involved agreed …
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Sources: FBI has probed Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group for its possible role in hacks of US residents, companies and intel gathering on governments since 2017 — (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American residents …
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| Garrett M. Graff / Wired: |
Profile of Virginia senator Mark Warner, the former telecoms entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is now committed to regulating Big Tech — A former telecoms entrepreneur, the Virginia senator says that saving the industry (and democracy) might mean blowing up Big Tech as we know it.
Tweets: @wired, @profgalloway, and @markwarner
| Craig Chapple / Sensor Tower Blog: |
European mobile consumers spent ~$11.2B across App Store and Google Play in 2019, up 18.9% YoY, accounting for 13.5% of global app revenue, which exceeded $83B — European mobile consumers spent an estimated $11.2 billion across the App Store and Google Play during 2019, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data shows.
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Survey of 12,043 US adults: 59% distrust Facebook for political and election news, including 62% of Republicans and 59% of Democrats, while 48% distrust Twitter — Facebook and Twitter are a long way from instilling confidence after letting misinformation flood their services during recent elections, according to a new survey.
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