Acast-hosted podcasts now ad-free for Amazon Music subscribers

An agreement between the two companies gives Amazon Prime customers and Music customers access to a new catalog of shows, without advertising breaks. Podcasts to listen to without interruption and, above all, without advertising. This is the heart of the agreement, signed on November 3, 2022, between the host Acast and the music streaming platform … Read more

Microsoft will continue to help Ukraine with 100 million dollars

Microsoft will provide Ukraine with additional technology support of up to $100 million for 2023 to help protect the country, Microsoft Vice President Brad Smith said Thursday at a press conference in Lisbon. . Ukraine will be able to use Microsoft’s cloud and artificial intelligence services as well as its data centers across Europe, he … Read more

Microsoft increases technology support for Ukraine to $400 million

Microsoft will provide Ukraine with additional technology support of up to $100 million for 2023 to help protect the country, Microsoft Vice President Brad Smith said Thursday at a press conference in Lisbon. . Ukraine will be able to use Microsoft’s cloud and artificial intelligence services as well as its data centers across Europe, he … Read more

Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, relays false allegations then deletes his tweet

Faced with outcry, Twitter’s newest owner, Elon Musk, on Sunday deleted a tweet carrying rumors about the assault of the husband of congressional Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi as his recent acquisition of the platform raises fears of a resurgence of misinformation about the app. “There is a small possibility that appearances are deceiving,” the billionaire … Read more

Amazon’s pessimism shocks its shareholders

The group’s forecasts for the fourth quarter, its strongest period due to end-of-year holiday purchases, disappointed shareholders. Washington The return to profits for Amazon does not at all reassure Wall Street, which has also been traumatized by a series of disappointing quarterly results for the biggest names in technology, from Microsoft to Google, via Meta … Read more

The “no” of local authorities to Microsoft

By Elsa Bembaron Posted on 10/12/2022 at 6:37 p.m., Update on 10/13/2022 at 11:12 The increase in prices of more than 20% on Microsoft’s office suite and the consequences of the American Cloud Act are encouraging local authorities to look for French alternatives. Andrii Synenkyi/Angelov/Adobe Stock After Lyon, it’s Haute-Garonne’s turn to look for alternatives … Read more

SpaceX wants to put very high speed in planes

SpaceX has just announced the launch of its satellite Internet service for aircraft with a speed of up to 350 Mbps. From next year, the first travelers will be able to make video calls from the air. Not so long ago, a plane flight meant complete disconnection from the Internet for a couple of hours. … Read more

Elon Musk wants to lay off three-quarters of Twitter employees

The boss of Tesla and SpaceX has told potential investors that he intends to reduce the company – which he is about to buy – to some 2,000 employees, according to the washington post. Elon Musk has planned to lay off almost 75% of Twitter’s 7,500 employees if he succeeds in buying the social network, … Read more

SpaceX wants to put very high speed in planes

SpaceX has just announced the launch of its satellite Internet service for aircraft with a speed of up to 350 Mbps. From next year, the first travelers will be able to make video calls from the air. Not so long ago, a plane flight meant complete disconnection from the Internet for a couple of hours. … Read more

Microsoft unveils three new Surface computers

During its Fall Out 2022 conference, the American company extended its Surface range with a tablet, a computer and a PC. After Google, Amazon and Apple, it’s Microsoft’s turn to present its Surface hardware range for the season at its Fall Out 2022 conference on Wednesday October 12. At the end of 2021, Microsoft broke … Read more