Month: July 2022

AWS revenue jumps 33%, but growth slows

Amazon Web Services (AWS) generated total sales of $19.7 billion for its second quarter, up 33% year-over-year, but growth slowed and the big question for the company is how it will fare the rest of the year as enterprise customers face uncertain economic conditions. Amazon said that it expected profit margins to fluctuate due to

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AT&T Teams Up with American Academy of Pediatrics to Guide Kids’ First Phones and Healthy Tech Behaviors

Parents of the digital age have long struggled with the question: “When is the right time for my kiddo to have their first phone?” Sure, being connected to your kids is important, but navigating issues from social media to extended screen time makes the decision all the more difficult. Despite their concerns, guardians are generally supportive of

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Crypto network Helium claimed for years that Lime is a client, which Lime calls “a false claim”; source: Lime is preparing to send a cease and desist to Helium (Matt Binder/Mashable)

Matt Binder / Mashable: Crypto network Helium claimed for years that Lime is a client, which Lime calls “a false claim”; source: Lime is preparing to send a cease and desist to Helium  —  Is this really Web3’s golden goose?  —  Helium is often heralded as one of the largest success stories in the Web3

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Brazilian prosecutors ask WhatsApp to delay its Communities feature launch in Brazil until January to avoid spreading misinformation around the October election (Anthony Boadle/Reuters)

Anthony Boadle / Reuters: Brazilian prosecutors ask WhatsApp to delay its Communities feature launch in Brazil until January to avoid spreading misinformation around the October election  —  Brazilian prosecutors on Friday called on messaging platform WhatsApp to delay the launch in Brazil of its new feature called …

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This Week in Space: The Moon is a Slightly Less Harsh Mistress

GMT259_21_34_For ESA_Thomas Pesquet_1019_DEXTRE – night pictures Hello, lovelies, and welcome to your favorite space news breakdown. This week, it’s mostly planets and geopolitics, with relatively little launch news. Shall we? SpaceX Next Crew Launch Delayed By Damage During Transport NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of SpaceX’s next crewed flight to the International Space

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An interview with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on the company’s post-IPO stock plunge, catering to its most active users, job cuts, reining in expenses, and more (Annie Massa/Bloomberg)

Annie Massa / Bloomberg: An interview with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on the company’s post-IPO stock plunge, catering to its most active users, job cuts, reining in expenses, and more  —  A relaxed vibe envelops Robinhood Markets Inc.’s California headquarters, where employees stroll in pairs around a lush courtyard of cacti …

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SEC adds Alibaba to a list of Chinese companies facing delisting in three years if they fail to comply with US auditing standards; Alibaba stock is down 9%+ (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: SEC adds Alibaba to a list of Chinese companies facing delisting in three years if they fail to comply with US auditing standards; Alibaba stock is down 9%+  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has moved a step closer toward getting booted off US stock exchanges for American inspectors not being able to access to

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5 Reasons Space Exploration Is More Important Than Ever

VFX enhanced Earth view from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) Year by year, humanity’s situation on Earth becomes more precarious. With climate change, economic insecurity, and viral pandemics stressing the world’s resources, why spend all this money on space? It’s easy to see why this argument comes up: there are big problems to solve here

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