Moscow/New York, September 20, 2021. Yandex announces the spin off of ClickHouse, Inc., a pioneering company focused on open-source column-oriented database management systems (DBMS) for analytical processing. Created in partnership with Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, ClickHouse will develop commercial products, such as a cloud-based version of DBMS and other solutions for large businesses based on the company’s open-source code. Benchmark Capital… Source link
Read More »Company behind massive Carolina Panther AR explains why ‘this is going to be the future’
The Carolina Panthers entered the world of augmented reality (AR) after the them showed fans a 30-second clip of a “mixed-reality” panther pouncing onto the scoreboard and tearing the opposing Jets’ team flag at midfield before kickoff during their first game of the NFL season last week. While the panther wasn’t actually in the stadium at all, the live mixed-reality show created by The Famous Group presented a three-dimensional type experience for fans inside Bank of America… Source link
Read More »Roger Federer invested early in this shoe company — its stock has skyrocketed out of the gate
Tennis great Roger Federer has reason to smile this week, not because he has a ton of money and 20 Grand Slam titles. Back in 2019, Federer inked a partnership with high-end running sneaker brand On Holding. Federer also invested an undisclosed sum (at an undisclosed valuation) in the maker of sneakers with “cloud” soles, and has since worked alongside the brand to develop his own footwear line dubbed “The Roger.” Federer’s stake is very likely worth multiples more amid an enthusiastic… Source link
Read More »Google workers demand back pay for temps company underpaid for years | Google
Google employees and subcontracted workers are demanding that the company pay back wages to temporary workers, following a Guardian report that revealed Google had knowingly and illegally underpaid thousands of temps for years. More than 140 workers have signed a petition addressed to Google executives calling on the company to “immediately pay back all Temps, Vendors and Contractors (TVCs) who have been knowingly underpaid by Google” and to “create an immediate path to permanent… Source link
Read More »Bad News For Google Stadia As Another Exec Leaves The Company
Image: Google The last year or so hasn’t been great for Stadia, Google’s game streaming service. And now its Director of Games is leaving to join a different part of Google. This follows other high-profile exits from Stadia earlier this year and seems to signal that Google is truly done making or funding exclusive games for its fledgling game service. As reported by ZDNet, Jack Buser is leaving Google Stadia on September 13. He was the streaming service’s Director of Games, having… Source link
Read More »GameStop says it isn’t just selling video games — it’s also ‘evolving’ into a tech company
GameStop (GME) apparently no longer sees itself as a retailer under the dual leadership of new chairman Ryan Cohen and CEO Matt Furlong, but rather as a tech company perhaps some day worthy of being in the same discussion as an Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Google (GOOG, GOOGL). “GameStop has two long-term goals: delighting customers and delivering value for stockholders. We are evolving from a video game retailer to a technology company that connects customers with games,… Source link
Read More »Why you may not be able to find your pants size at this apparel company
The complete lockdown of Vietnam, a key apparel exporting country, due to spiking COVID-19 infections could be about to wreak havoc on shoppers. “Vietnam is completely locked right now, it will be locked another either one week or two weeks, and hopefully, then it will be unlocked, and we will air it in and try to get it in as quickly as possible. But in categories like dresses, we have a lot on order and some of our bottoms are on order from Vietnam and we’re starting to break sizes and… Source link
Read More »Google Health chief leaves to become CEO of health tech company Cerner – Fortune
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Read More »Google shuts down unified health division as chief leaves company
Google is reportedly dismantling its health technology initiative and splitting its projects across other teams as the chief of the division departs the company. Dr. David Feinberg is reportedly leaving Google to join electronic medical records firm Cerner as its CEO and president. According to Business Insider, the various projects and teams that make up Google Health are being split across other parts of Google. In a memo sent to Google employees on Thursday, Google research whiff Jeff… Source link
Read More »EdTech company gets $105 million investment from SoftBank
Class Technologies creates learning tools directly for Zoom (ZM) and is ramping up its business after a $105 million investment from SoftBank. CEO Michael Chasen tells Yahoo Finance that Zoom is a great platform, but that it didn’t necessarily have the virtual tools teachers and younger students needed for learning at home. “So, whereas in higher ed, online learning is a little bit more established than in K-12. This really, I think, gave them the push. They needed to start exploring online… Source link
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