Thomas Kurian, chief executive officer of cloud services at Google LLC, speaks during the Google … [+] Cloud Next ’19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The conference brings together industry experts to discuss the future of cloud computing. Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP One of Thomas […]
By Brian X. Chen, The New York Times Co. Lisa Whitney, a dietitian in Reno, Nevada, came across the deal of a lifetime about two years ago. A fitness studio was going out of business and selling its equipment. She scored an indoor exercise bike for $100. Whitney soon made some additions to the bike. […]
Around 40pc of Irish people now watch less traditional programming or have given up watching it entirely. new report by ComReg has revealed the impact of streaming services and online content on the audience numbers watching traditional broadcasters. ComReg said services such as Netflix and Disney+ had now replaced large swathes of Irish television viewing. The […]
An attack on Facebook exposed information on nearly 50 million of the social network’s users, the company announced Friday — and gave the attackers access to those users’ accounts with other sites and apps that they logged into using Facebook. The attackers exploited a bug in a feature called “View as” that lets users see […]
Global bosses might be rowing back on plans to slash the amount of office space their companies occupy due to the after-effects of the pandemic, according to a new report from KPMG. ust 17pc of global executives surveyed by KPMG now intend to downsize their office space as a result of the pandemic. Last summer, 69pc […]
Realme has refreshed its budget C-series with the new Realme C25. The smartphone was launched in Indonesia alongside the Realme C21 that first debuted in Malaysia earlier this month. The newly launched Realme C25 comes with triple rear cameras and a waterdrop-style notch for the selfie camera. The phone carries a MediaTek processor, and customers […]
You know what I haven’t seen in more than a year? The inside of a pub. Or a bar. Or, indeed, any kind of inn, hostelry, saloon, roadhouse, taproom, tavern, or beer hall where money can be exchanged for the sweet relief of drink. Google, though, hasn’t forgotten and has apparently decided to taunt me […]
A Melbourne father-of-two is taking on tech giant Apple after suffering second-degree burns when his iPhone exploded in his pocket. Scientist Robert De Rose was sitting in his office when he felt pain in his leg and heard a fizzing sound coming from his pocket. “I heard a faint pop sound, followed by a fizz […]
Clubhouse, the audio-based chat platform, has gained massive popularity in the last few weeks, but sadly, the application is currently limited to iOS devices. Though the company has announced its plans to expand Clubhouse to Android smartphones, the availability details remain unclear. However, ahead of the official launch, an imposter Clubhouse app for Android has […]
How can Congress best regulate the monstrosity that is Facebook? At a House Energy and Commerce committee hearing on social media, extremism, and misinformation on Thursday, Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) offered a creative suggestion: a new government agency, somewhat similar to the Federal Trade Commission, that would broadly provide oversight of social media companies. Much […]
