Thomas Kurian’s arrival at Google Cloud in early 2019 after more than 22 years at Oracle marked a significant shift in Google’s thinking, putting an emphasis on expanding its cloud’s business use by enterprises as the key to making up ground on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure in the booming global cloud market. Google Cloud has closely followed that enterprise drumbeat over the past two-plus years, building out its infrastructure, extending its each from the cloud… Source link
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Oddball Russian bodybuilder dubbed the real life Popeye has undergone an operation to remove rotting flesh caused by injecting his biceps with liquid synthol to give him huge muscular looking arms. Kirill Tereshin, 24, earned the cartoon-based moniker due to his beach ball-like biceps hanging off his otherwise skinny frame. The unusual look is the botched result of injecting his arms with synthol oil, which he shared in videos on Instagram where he has 350,000 followers. Tereshin, who comes… Source link
Read More »Google muscles up with Fitbit deal amid antitrust concerns
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while U.S. government regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power. Thursday’s completion of the acquisition comes 14 months after Google announced a deal that immediately raised alarms. Google makes most of its money by selling ads based on information it collects about its… Source link
Read More »Google muscles up with Fitbit deal amid antitrust concerns
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Read More »Google muscles up with Fitbit deal amid antitrust concerns
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while U.S. government regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power. Thursday’s completion of the acquisition comes 14 months after Google announced a deal that immediately raised alarms. Google makes most of its money by selling ads based on information it collects about its billions of users’… Source link
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