Amazon is launching a new immersive shopping experience called “Amazon Anywhere,” the company announced on Tuesday. The service brings Amazon’s online marketplace to video games and mobile apps, starting with Niantic’s new real-world augmented reality game Peridot. With Amazon Anywhere, the company will allow users on gaming, mobile and AR applications to discover and buy…
In September 2010, three former Goldman Sachs employees filed a lawsuit against the bank, citing gender discrimination against female associates through salary, performance reviews, and promotions. Eight years later, it was granted class-action status, and a trial date was set for June 7, 2023 — nearly 13 years after filing the original complaint. Now, the…
It’s often said that large language models (LLMs) along the lines of OpenAI’s ChatGPT are a black box, and certainly, there’s some truth to that. Even for data scientists, it’s difficult to know why, always, a model responds in the way it does, like inventing facts out of whole cloth. In an effort to peel…
A gambling company in the Philippines was the target of a China-aligned threat actor as part of a campaign that has been ongoing since October 2021. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET is tracking the series of attacks against Southeast Asian gambling companies under the name Operation ChattyGoblin. “These attacks use a specific tactic: targeting the victim…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between satellite communications companies Viasat and Inmarsat after an extensive Phase 2 review. The deal had been referred for further investigation following a Phase 1 inquiry that identified concerns over its potential impact on competition. The CMA panel examined a range of evidence, including…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between satellite communications companies Viasat and Inmarsat after an extensive Phase 2 review. The deal had been referred for further investigation following a Phase 1 inquiry that identified concerns over its potential impact on competition. The CMA panel examined a range of evidence, including…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between satellite communications companies Viasat and Inmarsat after an extensive Phase 2 review. The deal had been referred for further investigation following a Phase 1 inquiry that identified concerns over its potential impact on competition. The CMA panel examined a range of evidence, including…
Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending will grow 5.5% in 2023.
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Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are coming to the iPad. Recently Apple announced (opens in new tab) that its popular editing programs will be available via subscription models starting on May 23. Said models offer both applications for either $4.99 a month or $49 a year on iPad. Both Final Cut Pro and Logic…
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s most famous singing competition, returns this week. For those unfamiliar with the contest, European countries each submit one original song to be performed live by a singer or band from their respective country. The competing countries cast their votes for other countries’ songs to determine a winner. The contest…
