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Futures rose, especially techs, thanks to Meta Platforms. Solar IPO Nextracker soared, while Chipotle tumbled amid an earnings flood. GDP and other key economic data are on tap...
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The popular narrative is that Microsoft's ChatGPT-driven Bing would somehow kill Google Search. Read why that may not be the case...
Continue ReadingOver the past several years, the gaming industry has enjoyed some notable moves. In 2014, Amazon acquired video game livestreaming company Twitch Interactive for nearly $1 billion. More recently, Microsoft has gotten the green light to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard after a long battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over antitrust concerns...
Continue ReadingAfter Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) earlier dismissed talk of a new wireless package for Prime members, it turns out the tech giant is indeed teaming up with Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) to offer a new wireless service plan. According to a Wednesday press release, Dish will make its Boost Infinite -- the first postpaid mobile service from the company -- available later this week on Amazon at $25/month for Prime subscribers, with the purchase of a $20 Boost Infinite Unlimited SIM kit. Meanwhile, Amazon was down modestly on Wednesday, though that may be related to disappointing cloud growth reported by Microsoft...
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GoodRx is launching a new virtual medicine cabinet tool in its app, hoping to capture more users with its ease of use...
Continue ReadingSEATTLE, July 27, 2023--Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Occidental (NYSE: OXY), an international energy company and carbon management leader, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider to drive its digital transformation. As part of this new multiyear agreement, Occidental will migrate its core production applications and on-premises information technology (IT) infrastructure to AWS to improve operational efficiencies, elimi...
Continue ReadingThe tech giant moves deeper into Web3 infrastructure with AMB Access and Query services for developers...
Continue ReadingAs Wall Street works its way through second-quarter earnings reports, investors are getting a closer look at first-half performance from the space sector...
Continue ReadingA shot was just fired in a war between several technology giants. Is it an artificial intelligence (AI) skirmish? Nope. In this case, it's a map war. On Wednesday, the Overture Maps Foundation announced the release of an open map dataset that includes data on more than 59 million places across the world...
Continue ReadingWithout a doubt, one of the most obvious trends that has shaped the global economy over the past couple of decades has been the growth of online shopping. When thinking of e-commerce businesses to add to your portfolio, I'm sure Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) immediately comes to mind. From starting as an online store that sold just books in the 1990s, this tech juggernaut has evolved into one of the greatest success stories in corporate history...
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