The Amazon founder’s relentless quest for ‘customer ecstasy’ made him one of the world’s richest people – now he’s looking to the unlimited resources of space. Is he the genius our age of consumerism deserves? The first thing I ever bought on Amazon was an edutainment DVD for babies. I don’t recall making the purchase, …
Scientists at MIT have taken the leafy greens online – in the hope they will be able to warn about explosives Name: Spinach. Age: About 2,000 years old, originating, it is said, in Persia. Continue reading… Scientists at MIT have taken the leafy greens online – in the hope they will be able to warn …
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Having stepped down as Amazon’s chief executive the billionaire is ‘super passionate’ about many other projects Inside the mind of Jeff Bezos A quarter of a century after he founded Amazon in a Seattle garage, Jeff Bezos announced this week that he is preparing to loosen his grip on the $1.7tn (£1.2tn) company. The billionaire …
From lonely birds to legal eagles, our critics share their favourite digital diversions to combat the boredom and uncertainty of the Covid era I’m not sure why I keep going back to Cloudpunk (PS4, Xbox, PC, Switch). The sprawling, dystopian city of Nivalis is every bit the future imagined by the cyberpunk fiction of the …
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Lack of exclusive content for streaming gaming service hits plan to compete with Nintendo and Sony Google has shuttered its internet game development studio, the company has announced, and is all but abandoning the idea that Stadia, its groundbreaking streaming service, could be a top-tier competitor to traditional games consoles. In a blogpost from Phil …
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The failure of two online giants shows you can’t just pour in money and watch games pop out – a game studio culture takes time to develop It was perhaps not the most surprising video game industry revelation of all time. Last week, Bloomberg published an eviscerating exposé on the dysfunctional culture at Amazon Game …
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Movement to unionize workers in Alabama faces tough opposition as the retail giant launches aggressive anti-union drive A push to unionize workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is running into tough opposition as the retail giant, whose profits have boomed during the coronavirus pandemic despite concerns over worker safety, has launched an aggressive anti-union …
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The promotion signifies the company’s future is rooted in its web services, with competition from tech giants Microsoft and Google Amazon on Tuesday said its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos would step down as chief executive officer and become executive chairman after nearly 30 years at the company. The transition will promote current cloud computing head …
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Bezos, who founded the company in 1994, will step down after company recorded $100bn in sales for last three months of 2020 Jeff Bezos, billionaire founder of Amazon, will step down as chief executive, the company announced on Tuesday. Related: Biden pledges to ‘undo moral shame’ of Trump era with new orders on immigration – …
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Monash University research finds Bing and Ecosia delivered substantially more professionally produced news in the top 50 results compared with Google Australians trying to stay up to date with the news by searching online may be better off ditching Google and using its competitors, research by Monash University has shown. On Australia Day “Grace Tame” …
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