Verizon’s Look Forward report has a number of important insights, including the growing importance of streaming TV and mobile gaming. The global pandemic has led to a digital transformation across multiple industries, cramming into a single year what would have…
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Apple Maps Now Showing COVID-19 Vaccination Locations
Apple Maps has been updated to display COVID-19 vaccination locations, making it that much easier to set up an appointment. As the US rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, one of the biggest challenges is finding a location and setting up an…
Volvo Will Transition to All-Electric Lineup by 2030
Volvo has become the latest company to embrace an all-electric lineup, promising to achieve that goal by 2030. One company after another has committed to phasing out internal combustion engines. Subaru has committed to an all-electric lineup by the mid-2030s, Bentley by 2030, GM by 2035…
Google Improves Image Search Results, Reduces Duplicates
Google has made changes to its search algorithm to improve image search results by cutting down on duplicates. Virtually every internet user is familiar with searching for a specific picture, only to have to scroll through 167 copies of the…
Microsoft and SAP Partner to Integrate Microsoft Teams
Microsoft and SAP are partnering to integrate Teams across SAP’s suite of solutions, with the goal of streamlining customers’ cloud transitions. Microsoft Teams and Slack are the two dominant corporate messaging platforms on the market. Salesforce recently inked a deal…
Microsoft Working On ‘Sweeping Visual Rejuvenation of Windows’
Microsoft is planning to implement a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows” in an effort to make the operating system (OS) more relevant than ever. Once the undisputed champion of the OS market, Windows has increasingly become less important. Recent technological…
Amazon Will Provide Free Cloud Training to 29 Million
Amazon has announced it will provide free cloud training to some 29 million people around the world by 2025. Amazon’s AWS is the leading cloud platform, with 31% of the market. In spite of its lead, Microsoft, Google, Oracle and IBM…
IBM Set to Layoff 10,000 Employees
IBM is preparing for a massive round of layoffs in Europe, impacting some 10,000 employees. According to Bloomberg, IBM announced the layoffs earlier in November in a meeting with labor representatives. The source remained anonymous, as the talks are still private. “Our…
COVID-19 Continues to Reshape Advertising
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released a report demonstrating how much COVID-19 has impacted advertising. As the coronavirus pandemic began impacting businesses, advertising was one of the areas hardest hit. The IAB conducted a survey of 242 companies to…
Apple Launches 5G iPhone 12
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today the launch of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with 5G: Today we’re bringing 5G to iPhone. This is a huge moment for all of us and we’re really excited. 5G will bring a…