With nearly two billion monthly logged-in users, video-streaming platform YouTube is poised to bring in big moolah for Google in the coming years, the company’s CEO Sundar Pichai hinted in an earnings call with analysts on Monday. Google’s advertising business accounted for $32.6 billion of its parent company Alphabet’s overall revenue of $39.3 billion for […]
Archives for February 2019
EU Recalls Children’s Smartwatch That Leaks Location Data
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YouTube expands its Instagram-like ‘Explore’ feature to improve the search experience
Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has expanded its test ‘Explore’ feature to iPhones, iPads, Android phones, tablets and web that is intended to help users find relevant content recommendations based on their search history for viewing. YouTube confirmed that the test feature now comes with ‘On the Rise‘ recommendations, suggesting content from smaller, up-and-coming creators […]
How Jeff Bezos lost out to billionaire Mukesh Ambani in poll-bound India
by P R Sanjai and Saritha Rai Amazon and Walmart’s plans to dominate India’s online retail landscape have been ambushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political priorities heading into a tightening election. The vote, which must be held by May, has increased the influence of local retailers that lobbied for growth-crimping curbs on the U.S. […]
Now stream live together on Twitter’s Periscope
Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday globally rolled out the “Go Live Together” feature to its live-streaming app, Periscope, allowing users to go live and even add people from the audiences to the chat. The chosen guests could be heard by everyone and can drop off at any time and broadcasters would be able to read […]
CDW confirmed as headline sponsor for UKCA 2019
CDW has pledged its support for the work organisations are doing around cloud by signing up as the lead sponsor for this year’s UK Cloud Awards. Established by the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) in association with Cloud Pro, the awards are designed to showcase and celebrate the most innovative providers, projects and individuals that are […]
From New Delhi to New York, Amazon finds populism now trumps politics
By Brad Stone A day before it delivered relatively good earnings to Wall Street last week, Amazon got roughed up in a New York City Council hearing over the company’s plans to locate half of second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. “It’s a cold day in New York,” shouted one union organizer at a […]
VMware Changes Its Recertification Requirements for VCPs
News VMware Changes Its Recertification Requirements for VCPs By Wendy A Hernandez 02/05/2019 In a move to appease its certification community, this week VMware Inc. announced it will no longer require mandatory recertification every two years for VMware Certified Professionals, effective immediately. As Karl Childs explained in his blog post , “We want you to […]
Flipkart’s Binny Bansal breaks his silence after Walmart ouster
It’s been less than three months since Binny Bansal’s shock ouster from Flipkart, the e-commerce giant he founded over a decade ago. The entrepreneur once celebrated for jumpstarting India’s internet retail industry is now dedicating himself to helping other founders get their startups off the ground. Bansal, who departed after Flipkart’s new owner Walmart investigated […]
Google parent Alphabet posts $8.9B profit in Q4 but rising costs worries investors
The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Google parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings on Monday, although its stock slid in after-hours trading over investor concerns about increased spending. Alphabet swung to a profit of $8.9 […]