Monthly Archives: February 2023

New Red Hat partnerships with SAP and Oracle could bode well for owner IBM

It’s been a good week for Red Hat, and by extension IBM, the company that owns it. That’s because Red Hat signed two partnership agreements this week, one with Oracle and the other with SAP. Those are some big players, … Continue reading

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Netlify acquires front-end platform Gatsby

Web development platform Netlify today announced that it has acquired its competitor Gatsby, the company behind the opensource GatsbyJS framework. Gatsby, which had raised a total of $46.8 million, including a $28 million Series B led by Index Ventures in … Continue reading

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Samsung launches new Galaxy S23 smartphone lineup with improved camera, gaming capabilities

Samsung launched its new Galaxy S23 smartphone lineup Wednesday. The S23 will go head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone 14.

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Meta acquisition of Within reportedly approved by court in loss for FTC

The FTC sued to block Meta’s acquisition of Within in July, arguing Meta was using the deal “to buy its way to the top,” rather than compete on the merits.

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Amazon cited by Labor Department for second time in a month over warehouse injuries

Federal safety inspectors found workers at three Amazon facilities were exposed to unsafe conditions and ergonomic hazards.

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Judge Said to Allow Meta’s Deal for Virtual Reality Start-Up to Move Forward

The ruling, which is under seal, is a defeat for the Federal Trade Commission, which tried to block Meta’s deal with a rarely used antitrust argument.

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Summari pivots to AI-generated link previews that really click

Summari took a shot at making article summaries on demand a must-have tool for the overloaded reader. But a year later the startup is leaving that model in the dust for a new, and in retrospect way better, use for … Continue reading

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The biggest names in D&D are going independent on ‘Worlds Beyond Number’

“If you could open this article sort of Rolling Stone style…” Brennan Lee Mulligan suggests, then without changing his tone, pitches his lede: “In a Corvette, racing down the 5, [podcast producer] Taylor Moore swerves, then bites right into a … Continue reading

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Meta set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell

Facebook parent Meta is reporting results following a year in which the stock lost almost two-thirds of its value.

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Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups

Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to include more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.

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