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Google TV May Be Adding Free, Live TV Service

Three colors of Chromecast TV devices are displayed during the Google Launch Night In virtual event … [+] seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Alphabet’s Google launched a new Chromecast TV device as it seeks to hold off Amazon from continuing to gain share in the smart home space. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP Google may be looking to make its connected television platform even… Source link

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Wells Fargo picks Microsoft, Google as cloud service providers

A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith Sept 15 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said on Wednesday that it had picked Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google as its public cloud providers, embracing a multi-cloud approach. While Microsoft’s Azure will serve as the bank’s primary cloud provider, Google Cloud will provide additional business-critical public cloud services. As part of its new digital infrastructure… Source link

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Verizon's CDN service renamed to Edgecast as Apollo completes Yahoo! acquisition – DatacenterDynamics

The former Verizon Digital Media Services unit, including its serverless and Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, has rebranded as Edgecast as Apollo Global completes its acquisition of Yahoo!/Verizon Media. Edgecast offers Edge Computing, CDN, and streaming delivery services, as well as a Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS, also known as serverless computing) offering called [email protected] Verizon acquired Yahoo! In 2017 and merged it with its Verizon Digital Media Services business… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex Launches Yango Deli Delivery Service In Paris

Russian internet giant Yandex has announced that its Yango Deli online grocery service has launched in Paris. The French capital is the first European city to host the Yango Deli service, which was launched in Russia under the Yandex.Lavka name in 2019, before being rolled out to Tel Aviv. Yango Deli will commence operations with four ‘dark store’ warehouses, strategically located around Paris, promising 15 minute delivery times to a customer base of approximately… Source link

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Fashion industry has played lip service to sustainability: Allbirds co-founder

Allbirds is challenging its competitors in the apparel space to do much better on the sustainable clothing front.  “Certainly in the five years we have been around we have seen an acceleration from the rest of the industry toward the environment and sustainability, which is a fantastic thing. But, we have to move faster,’ said Allbirds co-founder and co-CEO Tim Brown on Yahoo Finance Live. “This is the problem of our generation and the fashion industry has been playing lip service to this… Source link

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Banco Bilbao Debuts First Bitcoin Trading Service in Switzerland

Banco Bilbao (BBVA) has launched a Bitcoin trading service, following six months of testing with a select group of users. The new service will be available only in Switzerland and will target private banking clients exclusively. The financial services company is limiting the service to Switzerland, given the clear regulation and widespread crypto adoption in the European nation. The new service will include trading of Bitcoin and custody services. Additionally, the Bitcoin management system… Source link

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50 illuminating questions about Google’s latest messaging service shakeup

Good golly, gang, Google’s done it again. Just when I thought the G-team had made its messaging service strategy as convoluted as humanly possible, Le Googlé has managed to inject even more messy confusion into its suite of messaging products. This, my fellow earthlings, deserves some serious recognition. Achieving levels of perplexity this high is a rare feat, and you’d better believe it ain’t easy. Our latest confounding twist comes courtesy of an announcement… Source link

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Google’s cloud taps AMD for new service as chip wars heat up

The logo of Google is seen on a building at la Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo June 17 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud on Thursday said Google will offer cloud computing services based on AMD’s newest data center chip, a move likely to intensify AMD’s push to grab market share from rival Intel Corp (INTC.O). Cloud computing providers such as… Source link

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Google is moving parts of YouTube to its cloud service

Sundar Pichai, Alphabet CEO David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is moving parts of its popular YouTube video service from the advertising company’s internal data center infrastructure to the company’s cloud service, the head of Google’s cloud said. The effort indicates Google is looking inward as it seeks to expand its share of the growing cloud-computing market and become less reliant on advertisements appearing on its web search engine and other properties. Historically, Google… Source link

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Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps – TechCrunch

Waymo One, the ride-hailing service that uses driverless vehicles in the suburbs of Phoenix, can now be accessed and booked through Google Maps. This will be the first fully autonomous ride-hailing option available in the app, which will roll out first to Android users, Waymo said Thursday. The team-up not only brings together two Alphabet companies, it signals Waymo’s push to become more visible and accessible to the public. Waymo has abut 600 vehicles in its U.S…. Source link

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