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Amazon announces $400,000 worth of grant packages for Australian startups and SMBs
Wed, 8th Jul 2020
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Amazon Australia has introduced the Amazon Launchpad Innovation Grants to recognize innovation by Australian startups and SMBs.
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Amazon commits to five new utility-scale solar projects
Mon, 25th May 2020
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power / energy
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renewable energy
The projects in China, Australia, and the U.S. will total 615 MWh. Comes as Amazon criticised for conditions and lack of paid sick leave in U.S.
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AWS launches Amazon Kendra, its machine learning search service
Wed, 13th May 2020
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AWS launches Amazon Kendra, a smart ML-powered enterprise search tool.
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Boomi launches EventBridge iPaaS platform connector
Tue, 12th May 2020
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Provides out-of-the-box support for Amazon EventBridge, offering Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Boomi customers.
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Worldwide tablet market continues to fall, but some vendors buck trend
Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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IDC's research indicates that global shipments have fallen to 24.6 million units, down 18.1% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2020.
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Hands-on review: Amazon Echo Show 8
Wed, 22nd Apr 2020
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Amazon Echo Show 8 Review: The Unassuming Kitchen Cinema!.
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Slack hires new head of APAC as remote working business booms
Fri, 27th Mar 2020
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Slack has reported that in the past seven weeks, more than 7,000 new companies have signed up to Slack as remote working becomes the new norm.
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Smart speaker market continues to grow - report
Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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digital music
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Smart speakers have seen a 53% growth, but the impact of COVID-19 on the industry remains uncertain, according to Futuresource Consulting.
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Kaspersky named one of the top 100 global innovators
Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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For the second year, it made the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator list by Clarivate Analytics, which includes giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google.
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Global data centers - ranked
Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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Data centers are now a cornerstone of the information economy, with USD$100 billion having been poured into the asset class over the past decade.
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IBM report projects evolution of phishing, ransomware and spoof tech
Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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IBM reports cybercriminals exploit known flaws, less deceit needed.
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Global smart home market set for rapid growth in near future
Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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The valuation of the global industry has doubled since 2017, and is set to reach $158 billion in the next four years.
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Global smart speaker market experiences 45% growth
Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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Amazon leads the global smart speaker market with 10.4 million units shipped in Q3 2019, according to Canalys. Google slips to fourth.
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Gartner: Wearable device spending to total US$52 billion in 2020
Wed, 6th Nov 2019
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Wearable tech spending to hit $52bn, rising 27% in 2020, Gartner forecasts.
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realme smartphones launch into Aussie market
Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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smartphones
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pro av
The Oppo-supported up-and-comer has announced the release of four devices, three of which include quad-camera, all under $500.
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UPS drone delivery heralds new era in parcel logistics
Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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FAA approves UPS drone fleet, poses warning shot to Amazon in delivery tech race.
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Amazon announces new Echo products, including Alexa features
Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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Amazon has launched a new line-up of Echo devices, enabling users to access Alexa at home in different ways, as well as a range of Alexa features.
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AWS EC2 strengthens compute power for ML applications
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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Amazon EC2 will leverage G4 instances to boost resources required to tackle computationally demanding tasks that could benefit from additional GPU acceleration.
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Google slips further down the ranks in smart speaker market
Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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Google has dropped to third place in the smart speaker market, with Baidu claiming second place behind Amazon, according to new data from Canalys.
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Gartner outlines top five public cloud IaaS providers worldwide
Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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The total market, which swelled with 31.3% growth in 2018 to a total of $32.4 billion, is displaying strong signs of consolidation as the dominant players swoop in.
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Big Tech firms in the spotlight over data privacy
Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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apple
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Data privacy is the biggest regulatory threat to Big Tech, with Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple set to face scrutiny in 10 areas, says GlobalData.
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Google, Apple, Amazon financial moves could impact NZ
Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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Tech giants Apple, Google, and Amazon poised to revolutionise Kiwi finance.
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Amazon admits storing Alexa recordings until users take action
Fri, 5th Jul 2019
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Amazon Alexa keeps user chats, Senator Coons reveals privacy risks.
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Gartner: Cloud set to take over the database market
Fri, 5th Jul 2019
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75% of databases moving to the cloud by 2022, only 5% may return on-prem, Gartner reveals.