Google Cloud is in third place in the cloud industry, but CEO Thomas Kurian is remaking its leadership in a bid to be more competitive. Kurian came to the top spot at Google via Oracle, and made no secret of his desire to move Google Cloud into second place within five years. Despite coming up […]

There appears to be a leadership shift in play at Salesforce, with COO Bret Taylor increasingly in demand among the company’s customers. CEO Marc Benioff has been the face of the company since he founded it in 1999. According to Business Insider, however, customers are increasingly asking for COO Bret Taylor when discussing business. The move […]

Learn where SMBs want agencies to step in and help – and why they’re willing to pay agencies more. There’s never been a better time to be an agency. After a rocky 18 months, 80% of small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) say they’ve recovered from the impacts of COVID-19 – and nearly half (43%) say they plan […]

New York is joining California in plans to ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles by 2035. As countries and jurisdictions around the world race to combat climate change, vehicle emissions are one of the biggest targets. Electric and hybrid vehicles are already popular alternatives to fossil fuel-powered vehicles, and advances in battery technology are […]

Coinbase is calling out the SEC for what it believes is “sketchy” behavior, but TheStreet’s Jim Cramer is not a fan of its strategy. The issue involves Coinbase’s crypto lending program, called Lend. The service would allow individuals to lend their crypto assets and earn interest on the loans. Unfortunately, for Coinbase, the SEC seems to have […]

Apple has acquired Primephonic, a leading classical music streaming service, and plans to released a dedicated classical music app. Primephonic made its name as a classical music streaming service, offering handpicked, premium quality audio. Apple wants to build on that, offering Apple Music subscribers the best in classical music. “We love and have a deep […]

Verizon is adding another entertainment service to its wireless bundles, giving some customers a free year of AMC+. Wireless carriers have increasingly been bundling various streaming and entertainment services in an effort to reduce churn. Verizon already offers Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, discovery+, Apple Arcade, Apple Music and Google Play Pass on its high-end unlimited plans. […]

The UK may prevent NVIDIA from buying Arm Holdings, over national security concerns. Arm is one of the UK’s biggest tech success stories. Arm creates chip designs which it then licenses to other companies for use in their products. Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung and others use the company’s designs. In Apple’s case, its license is so […]

Walmart has announced it will require some employees to be vaccinated, a response to the more contagious Delta variant. A number of organizations have announced vaccination requirements for their employees, including Apple, Google, the NFL and others. Walmart now joins that list, requiring some of its employees to be vaccinated by October 4. Doug McMillon, President and […]

Goldman Sachs is warning that electric vehicle makers will face rising battery costs, thanks to increased popularity. Automakers around the world are committing resources to the transition to electric vehicles. Governments are lending their support, committing to climate change and putting pressure on automakers to speed up the transition. According to CNBC, however, Goldman Sachs is […]