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Larry Ellison isn’t passing up an opportunity to take a swipe at AWS, sharing a note from a telecommunications customer touting Oracle Cloud’s reliability. AWS suffered a major outage earlier this week, impacting some of the biggest sites on the web. Coinbase, Disney+, McDonald’s...

Google is warning that having Microsoft Teams installed, but not logged in on Android 10 or later can prevent 911 calls. A user on Reddit with a Pixel 3, running Android 11, reported being unable to successfully call 911 when their grandmother appeared to be having a stroke. My...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is preparing to step down, according to reports, raising questions about the social media platform’s future. Dorsey currently serves as CEO of Twitter and his second company, Square. He has faced calls to step down from the top spot at Twitter before, with...

Intel has won part of a $100 million contract to build US-made chips for the Pentagon, a win for the company’s upcoming foundry division. The Pentagon has specific semiconductor needs, needs which security concerns dictate be met by US companies. Intel is currently the only...

Tesla is opening its Supercharger network, allowing non-Teslas to use it for the first time. The Supercharger network is the gold standard of EV charging, capable of charging an EV much faster than a traditional home outlet. Tesla has invested heavily in rolling out the network,...

Pets were crucial to getting America through quarantine.  When stay at home orders kept people from seeing their human friends, our animal friends were there to stave off our loneliness.  People who began the pandemic with no pets soon brought one into their home for the simple...

Nat Friedman is stepping down as GitHub CEO with Thomas Dohmke replacing him. Friedman cofounded Xamarin and served as the company’s CEO before it was acquired by Microsoft. When Microsoft later acquired GitHub, Friedman moved over to helm the new acquisition. ...

A group of government agencies have gone on the offensive against the REvil ransomware gang. REvil is one of the most notorious and prolific ransomware gangs. The gang is responsible for the Kaseya attack, believed to be the largest ransomware attack in history. REvil was also...

Microsoft has announced it is shutting down LinkedIn in China as Beijing continues its crackdown on tech companies. LinkedIn is one of the leading job search and professional networking platforms. Mohak Shroff, Senior Vice President of Engineering at LinkedIn, says the company...

Automaker Opel is closing its Eisenach plant in Germany for the rest of the year as a result of the semiconductor shortage. The semiconductor industry is struggling to meet demand, impacting a range of industries. The automotive industry has been hit especially hard, with...