It’s not nearly on the same scale as Google’s outage earlier today, but it turns out that Microsoft’s Outlook email service has been having problems, too. Readers are reporting to us, and an update on Microsoft’s site status for its various Office services confirms, that some Outlook users may not be able to sign in and use their email on Outlook.com because of a glitch in its Active Directory infrastructure. It is not clear how many users are affected but it is definitely not… Source link
Read More »Google, Facebook, Reportedly Facing Multiple Antitrust Lawsuits
(Courtesy of Getty) getty Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days except for the fact that “Big Tech” has gotten too big. Now comes word from the Wall Street Journal that the sector’s day of reckoning may be coming. According to the Journal, as many as four cases against Facebook and Alphabet’s Google GOOG alleging that their behavior harmed consumers could be filed in the coming weeks by federal and state regulators…. Source link
Read More »Russian Banking Giant Sber Sheds Finance For Tech, Debuts Smart Display and Voice Assistant With Multiple Personalities
on November 30, 2020 at 6:00 am One of Russia’s largest banking institutions is transforming into a tech company focused on smart home technology. Sberbank, renamed Sber, is launching a flagship smart display called the SberPortal and the SberBox TV set-top streaming device to inaugurate the new approach. The new devices are powered by the three personalities of Sber’s new Salute voice assistant. Sber is pouring its considerable resources into the… Source link
Read More »World Cup legend Diego Maradona dies at 60: multiple reports
Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players in soccer history who almost singlehandedly led his native Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, has died after suffering a heart attack, the country’s football federation said on Wednesday. He was 60. Maradona had long battled heath problems since his playing days ended. Earlier his month, he underwent brain surgery in Buenos Aires and was only discharged from the hospital two weeks ago. Word of his passing spread quickly on Wednesday morning,… Source link
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