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Salesforce announces it's buying Slack in a $27.7B deal — Salesforce, the CRM powerhouse that recently surpassed $20 billion in annual revenue, announced today it is wading deeper into enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $27.7 billion megadeal. — Every worker at every company needs …
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Tweets: @stewart, @stewart, @levie, @salesforce, @slackhq, @nyse, @mattyglesias, @stewart, @stewart, @stewart, @spencerrascoff, @benioff, @alexrkonrad, @morningbrew, @marshallk, @mikebutcher, @levie, @markberman, @joedmarti, @digiphile, @backlon, @loudmouthjulia, @eringriffith, @profcarroll, @chrismessina, @stilgherrian, @stocktwits, @patrickmoorhead, @jbillinson, @lubchansky, @metaltxt, @axios, @amyxzh, @chriskeall, @tomwarren, @danprimack, @bdsams, and @caseynewton
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches EC2 Mac instances, bringing Intel-based Mac minis to its cloud for $1.083 per hour billed by the second — AWS today opened its re:Invent conference with a surprise announcement: the company is bringing the Mac mini to its cloud. These new EC2 Mac instances, as AWS calls them, are now available in preview.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
AWS unveils its new custom ML training chip Trainium with support for TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MXNet, coming 2021; AWS claims it outperforms rival cloud chips — At its annual re:Invent developer conference, AWS today announced the launch of AWS Trainium, the company's next-gen custom chip dedicated …
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
AWS unveils new compute instances like the compute heavy C6gn powered by Arm-based Graviton2 that it says performs 40% better on price vs comparable x86 options — The company introduced several new advancements to its compute portfolio to kick off re:Invent.
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AWS News Blog, Amazon.com, Inc., ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @rakyll, @bianchiluca, @mojombo, @mjasay, @_msw_, and @ericjhonsa
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
AWS announces Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL, which aims to make it easier and cheaper for Microsoft SQL Server users to migrate to the AWS cloud — AWS today announced a new database product that is clearly meant to go after Microsoft's SQL Server and make it easier — and cheaper — for SQL Server users to migrate to the AWS cloud.
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Tweets: @hunter_owens, @mjasay, @craigkerstiens, @brento, and @shawnbice
| BBC: |
Facebook's Oversight Board takes up first cases for review, all involving decisions to remove user content, says users have submitted 20K cases since Oct. 2020 — Facebook's Oversight Board has chosen its first batch of cases to review. — All involve decisions originally made by the platform to remove user content.
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Sources: Samsung may discontinue Galaxy Note next year, reflecting the sharp drop in demand for high-end smartphones due to the pandemic — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone next year, sources with knowledge of the matter said …
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Tweets: @joannastern, @nxthompson, @quinnypig, and @arjunkharpal
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft will remove user names from Productivity Score feature after a privacy backlash, says Microsoft 365 will only aggregate data at the organization level — Microsoft says it will make changes in its new Productivity Score feature, including removing the ability for companies to see data …
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Tweets: @jsnover, @jangles, @alexhern, @n0x08, @lee_holmes, @chriskeall, @scottgal, @matvelloso, and @swiftonsecurity. Thanks:@taylor_soper
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
HPE announces it will relocate its headquarters from San Jose, CA, to Houston, TX, that it's constructing a new campus there, and no layoffs come with the move — - Hewlett Packard Enterprise is relocating its headquarters to Houston, Texas. — The company is currently constructing a new campus.
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Tweets: @gregabbott_tx, @film_girl, @archimage, @sentedcruz, and @harrymccracken. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Qualcomm unveils its upcoming flagship chipset Snapdragon 888, including a 5G modem with both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G support and an AI engine capable of 26 TOPS — The chip that will power most high-end 5G phones next year is here: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888.
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Tweets: @dhh, @patrickmoorhead, and @benbajarin
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Google Maps rolls out a new community feed section within Explore tab, featuring posts from local experts, food and drink merchants, and publishers you follow — Google is introducing a new community feed to Maps that the company says will help keep you informed of all the latest developments in your city …
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Tweets: @glenngabe, @aleyda, @killedbygoogle, @darkainmx, @hypervisible, and @martinsfp
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Libra Association is rebranding to Diem, distancing itself from the initial Facebook-led vision debuted last year, ahead of its expected 2021 stablecoin launch — The Libra Association put together by Facebook last year is rebranding in further efforts to distance itself from the original Facebook-led vision rolled out last year.
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Diem Association, TechCrunch, Mashable, Gizmodo, Social Media Today, Input, Fortune, PaymentsSource, Crypto Briefing, MakeUseOf, SlashGear, CoinGeek, The Hill, Finextra, CNET, and Cointelegraph
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| CNBC: |
Amazon says 2020's holiday shopping season has been its biggest ever, with independent sellers reaching $4.8B+ in worldwide sales over the weekend, up 60% YoY — - Amazon has announced that this year's holiday shopping season has been the biggest in its history.
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Amazon, The Verge, Reuters, Forbes, PYMNTS.com, coinspeaker.com, Footwear News, TheStreet, ZDNet, The Hill, PYMNTS.com, and WRAL TechWire. Tweets: @besvinick
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Teams adds support for answering calls via Apple CarPlay, transferring calls between mobile and desktop, and adding call recordings to OneDrive — Microsoft Teams will soon let you transfer calls easily between desktop and mobile — Microsoft is overhauling its calling features inside Microsoft Teams today.
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Engadget, Windows Central, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, BleepingComputer, Apple Terminal, Petri, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @stevekovach
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Wyze unveils a $20 smartwatch with nine-day battery life and heart rate and blood oxygen tracking but no GPS support, slated to ship in February 2021 — With heart rate and blood oxygen saturation tracking — Wyze, the smart home company best known for its range of budget internet-connected …
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GeekWire, Android Police, HotHardware.com News, TechSpot, Android Central, 9to5Google, SlashGear, Android Headlines, Digital Trends, 9to5Toys, and Trusted Reviews. Tweets: @davegershgorn
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
IT security company Ivanti has acquired enterprise mobile security firm MobileIron for $872M in stock and corporate VPN provider Pulse Secure for an unknown sum — IT security software company Ivanti has acquired two security companies: enterprise mobile security firm MobileIron, and corporate virtual network provider Pulse Secure.Sponsor Posts
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