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Cloud evangelists have, for years, predicted the eventual demise of the mainframe. It may now be time.
Meta-owned WhatsApp filed a similar lawsuit in the Delhi High Court last year.
EU regulators are trying to create a safety net for consumers amid fears of a long crypto winter, delegating stablecoin authority to the European Banking Authority.
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A number of factors have coalesced to make 2022 an especially rough year for game makers of all varieties, from hardware sellers to platform owners to publishers and developers big and small.
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Microsoft's chief environmental officer has used his background as an ecologist focused on scale to inform his work at the tech giant.
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Matt Calkins often hears that he’s polite, even deferential. But as CEO of Appian, he tells employees to challenge each other — especially their bosses — early and often.
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The U.S. is seeking to block more chipmaking tool sales to China.
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Despite the tech industry’s floundering, Indeed's new CPO has strong beliefs that now is the time to supercharge your hiring.
Trading service eToro has called off its SPAC deal, in a year that's been bad for stocks, crypto, and SPACs.
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Nexo is buying Vauld, marking more consolidation. Decentralized finance is centralizing in fewer hands.
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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell found himself under fire last month for provocative remarks he made that kicked off a workplace battle and shined a light on the crypto exchange’s distinctive corporate culture.
Move over, solar and wind. There’s a new kid on the renewable energy block: waves and tides.
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And Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley retreat officially gets under way tomorrow. At last year’s annual tech conference, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg took a completely spontaneous and authentic stroll in front of a gaggle of photographers.
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Today is the anniversary of Andy Jassy's first day as Amazon CEO. And despite 365 days having passed since Jeff Bezos ceded control, many of the company’s problems persist.
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Protocol’s tech calendar is here to keep you updated on what’s going on in the tech world. And NGL, it’s a pretty slow week.
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The fast-delivery boom sent startups soaring during the pandemic, only for them to come crashing down in recent months. GoPuff's SVP believes her company is prepared to get through the slump.
The thing about is that it's ridiculously easy to use. Canva the tool is baked into pretty much every process at Canva the company.
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The megadrought gripping the US West is increasing the scrutiny of water use by hyperscale data centers ( / Protocol)
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Tesla lost its spot as the world's largest electric vehicle maker to BYD.
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Jeremy Legg is two months into his role as CTO of AT&T, and he has been tasked with a big mandate: transforming the company into a software-driven business, with 5G and fiber as core growth areas.
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It’s a year to the day since Andy Jassy took over at Amazon. And despite 365 days having passed since Jeff Bezos ceded control, many of the company’s problems persist.
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Did Big Tech's political ad bans actually reduce abuse — or did they simply take the spotlight off of the companies that imposed them?
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We’re going to need a lot more cash for a true EV revolution to happen.
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The collision of capitalism and the Capitol raises questions about whose interests consultants are actually serving.
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What’s missing from Biden's infrastructure agenda? A plan for how to deal with the gas-guzzlers being sent abroad.
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Option Impact — many startups' go-to compensation tool — is now part of Pave, which offers real-time comp data.
Everyone from the president to the International Energy Agency to Google users can't stop talking about heat pumps.
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Telehealth services have spent millions of dollars promoting prescription drugs on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. They play on users' insecurities, describing symptoms as vague as “stress� and “losing track of time.�
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SCOTUS' decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is sending shockwaves through the location-based ad industry.
Ben Tarnoff, a tech worker, author and co-founder of tech magazine Logic, discussed the importance of regulating the broadband monopoly with .
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Russia hasn't intensified its usual pattern of cyberattacks since its invasion of Ukraine, as many expected. But that doesn't mean the risk is gone.
Op-ed: If not governed effectively, foundation models could cause significant harm to individuals and society, whether it’s intended or not.
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Fourth of July? More like fourth season of Stranger Things, right?
When it comes to water use, data centers are the tech industry’s secret water hogs.
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