Alphabet Shares Jump 14% On Earnings Beat, First-Ever Dividend Alphabet has reported first quarter results that topped analysts' estimates with soaring profits in its cloud division. It also announced its first-ever dividend. CNBC shares the results: Earnings per share: $1.89 vs. $1.51 per share expected by LSEG Revenue: $80.54 billion vs. $78.59 billion expected by LSEG Wall Street is also watching several other numbers in the report: YouTube advertising revenue: $8.09 billion vs. $7.72 billion expected, according to StreetAccount. Google Cloud revenue: $… Ubuntu Linux update brings performance boosts, tool updates Canonical has released Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, aka “Noble Numbat,” a new Long Term Support release of the popular Linux distribution that brings performance enhancements and toolchain updates for developers. Announced April 25 and downloadable from ubuntu.com , Ubuntu 24.04 LTS offers Linux 6.8 kernel capabilities with improved syscall performance, nested KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) support on ppc64el (IBM PowerPC), and access to the new beachefs file system. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has merged low-la… AirPlay is now available in select IHG Hotels & Resorts properties Now, guests at select IHG Hotels & Resorts properties can use AirPlay to seamlessly share entertainment and more to compatible TVs in their rooms. Mopar 340 Vs. 360: Which Is The Better Engine? Mopar engines like the 340 and 360 were great for muscle cars in the '60s, but the oil crisis of the '70s affected one engine way more than the other. Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has While both Alphabet and Microsoft boasted strong quarterly earnings, only one tech giant showed that its generative AI bet is starting to pay off. Best free password managers 2024: Online security doesn’t have to cost a thing You should definitely be using a password manager. Data breaches are happening more frequently, and that flood of stolen info has made cracking passwords even easier. And it’s not just the “password12345” variety that is at risk—passwords that use variations on a single password or substituting numbers for letters are also vulnerable. Even if you’re using unique, random passwords, storing them in… Meta value falls $190bn as investors react to plan to increase spending on AI Shares slumped 15% after Mark Zuckerberg said AI spending would have to grow before Meta could make much revenue from products Business live – latest updates Shares in Meta slumped 15% when Wall Street opened on Thursday, wiping about $190bn off the value of the Facebook and Instagram parent company, as investors reacted to a pledge to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence. Mark Zuckerberg,… The Continuing Vulnerability of US Critical Infrastructure FBI Director Christopher Wray called for collaboration to protect critical infrastructure from Chinese government cyber threats. If TikTok is sold, who would buy it? What to know as ban looms Congress passed a bill that could ban TikTok. What could happen next and who might buy the social media platform? |
Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible Ecosystem Conducting UX research that includes participants with a variety of disabilities is vital to building inclusive technology, but most prototypes used for testing are inaccessible. Rather than continuing to leave out feedback from disabled consumers, which ultimately leads to exclusive technology, researchers must get creative in their workarounds and be relentless in their efforts. iPhone Activation Market Share Hits New Low as Android Dominates An anonymous reader shares a report: Consumer Intelligence Research Partners is out with a report on how iPhone activations compare to Android in the US. The latest data shows a notable drop over the last year bringing Apple's US smartphone market share of new activations back in time six years. CIRP shared its new iPhone report on its Substack this morning. The firm notes that while it believes Apple's installed smartphone base is higher than the recent share of US smartphone activations, the … Zomato’s quick commerce unit Blinkit eclipses core food business in value, says Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs said in a report late Thursday that Indian food delivery giant Zomato’s quick commerce arm Blinkit is now more valuable than its core food delivery business, as per the bank’s sum-of-the-parts analysis. The investment bank estimates Blinkit’s implied value at 119 Indian rupees per share ($1.43) or about $13 billion, while Zomato’s food […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For… NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing's first human spaceflight The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human spaceflight have arrived in Florida for their May launch How to Claim Your Part of a $5.6 Million Ring Settlement The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to customers who had certain Ring home security cameras and accounts during a particular time period, the agency said. Extreme demos AI technology to target enterprise network problems Extreme Networks is working on expanding its AI capabilities with new technology for its overarching cloud network management system to help customers quickly obtain detailed responses to queries about network anomalies, configurations and documentation to help them proactively troubleshoot and address network issues. At the vendor’s Extreme Connect customer enclave this week it demonstrated Extr… Disgruntled athletic director accused of framing principal with AI-generated racist, antisemitic recording A principal at a Maryland high school was allegedly framed after an athletic director used AI to generate a phony phone call filled with racist and antisemitic remarks. Imagining an internet without TikTok A measure that requires TikTok to separate from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban is now law. What happens next? soak testing Soak testing examines how an application performs under stress for an extended period. Learn about soak testing tools and other test types. Micron granted US$6.1 billion in US subsidies The US Department of Commerce and Micron Technology have signed a non-binding Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) to provide up to US$6.14 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to boost US competitiveness in advanced memory chip manufacturing, the Biden-Harris Administration announced on April 25. |
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