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Month: May 2020
TSMC reportedly stops taking orders from Huawei after new U.S. export controls
Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract semiconductor maker, has stopped taking new orders from Huawei Technologies, one of its largest customers, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. The report said the decision was made to comply with new United States export controls, announced […]
India’s Swiggy to cut 1,100 jobs, scale down cloud kitchen operations
Swiggy said on Monday it is cutting 1,100 jobs and scaling down some adjacent businesses as India’s top food delivery startup looks to reduce costs to survive the coronavirus pandemic that has made people cautious about ordering food online. In an internal email, which the […]
Miccosukee casino opens, betting on players wanting to return
Bingo and poker rooms remain closed. Anyone entering the casino must wear a mask at all times. Its gift shop, which is also open, will be selling …
Coronavirus offers big brands the chance to think like a ‘re-startup‘Innovation
“Think like a startup!” Ever heard that edict uttered from on high in your multinational, multi-departmental, multi-thousand-populated corporate entity? Why do CEOs say this stuff? Have they ever even been part of a startup, worked out of a hut, felt the fear of cash running […]
Gelson Martins finalement suspendu jusqu’à fin novembre
Sauf que la crise sanitaire et l'arrêt du championnat de France a changé la donne. Réuni lundi dernier en Comité Exécutif, la Fédération française de … Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #wired
Google Pixel 5 could skip Motion Sense tech
Google ambitiously added an array of radars on the Pixel 4 last year, suggesting an alternate way of interacting with smartphones. A new report claims that Motion Sense will not make it to the Pixel 5. Motion Sense was the hallmark feature of the Google […]
Virtual PC game box collection helps relive the heyday of floppies and CDs
If you’re a gamer of a certain age (cough), you probably have fond memories of the elaborate boxes PC games once had — sometimes more memorable than the gameplay itself. You don’t have to hunt down a copy on an auction site to indulge in […]
Jack Ma to resign from SoftBank Group’s board of directors
SoftBank Group said today that Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group, will step down from its board after serving as a director for 13 years. Ma’s resignation will be effective on June 25, the date of SoftBank Group’s annual shareholder meeting. The company did not […]
Fontana: «Noi saremo più cauti. Sono ottimista ma richiuderò subito se ci saranno pericoli»
Governatore Attilio Fontana, ha firmato l’ordinanza?«Sì, le uniche differenze riguardano il fatto che noi non apriremo subito le piscine, le palestre, i centri benessere e che per andare al ristorante è necessario misurare la febbre. Abbiamo sempre detto che bisogna occuparsi della ripresa senza però […]