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Former White House CTO breaks down DOJ’s targeting of Google

Former White House CTO breaks down DOJ’s targeting of Google

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Aneesh Chopra, first U.S. chief technology officer in the Obama administration, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Google’s ad dominance, the proposed merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, and more. Source link

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DoorDash to ‘fast forward’ growth ambitions in face of headwinds: Co-Founder and CTO

DoorDash to ‘fast forward’ growth ambitions in face of headwinds: Co-Founder and CTO

Food delivery giant DoorDash is doubling down on its global ambitions, even as the delivery space faces steep declines from its pandemic highs. In an interview with Yahoo Finance at the Collision Conference, Co-Founder and CTO Andy Fang explained what the company’s recent $3.5 billion acquisition of Finnish delivery company Wolt meant for them down the road. “With the partnership with Wolt, I think we’re going to be able to fast forward those ambitions,” Fang said, adding: “People ask us,… Source link

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Disney hires Google VP Jeremy Doig as its new streaming CTO

Direct-to-customer streaming is now a focus for Disney, and today it took another step in organizing that business by announcing a new CTO for the Disney Streaming business unit that includes Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus, and Star Plus. Jeremy Doig is a tech industry veteran with several decades of experience including stints with the BBC and Microsoft, and who has worked for Google for the last 18 years. Variety reports that Doig will take over for Joe Inzerillo, who helped build Disney… Source link

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Google’s CTO of Android tablets sees tablet sales passing laptops ‘in the not too distant future’

After seemingly forgetting that Android tablets existed for a while, Google is suddenly very invested in the market. Android 12L is in development to support larger-screened devices, and one of the platform’s co-founders, Rich Miner, has rejoined the team with the title “CTO of Android tablets.” Now, speaking to developers during an episode of Google’s The Android Show, Miner explained the opportunity the company is seeing (via 9to5Google). Miner references the introduction of… Source link

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