Some movie theaters around the world are renting out their screens to gamers to bring in a new revenue stream amid the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC reports: With many cinemas across the country closed due to coronavirus restrictions meaning that they can only open with 50% capacity, and far fewer Read more…
Microsoft will connect its cloud computing Azure Space platform to the Spaceborne Computer-2, a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise product promising to “deliver edge computing and [artificial intelligence] capabilities to the International Space Station (ISS).” Space.com reports: Spaceborne Computer-2 will launch to space Feb. 20 aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft that Read more…
Robinhood is seemingly still very popular. According to The New York Times, Thursday — the day of Robinhood’s strictest trading restrictions — was also its best ever: it saw over 177,000 downloads (twice the previous week’s daily rate) and had 2.7 million daily users. Robinhood also announced on Monday that Read more…
Google’s cloud business reported operating loss of $5.61 billion in 2020. It brought in $13.06 billion in revenue for the year. It’s the first time the company revealed the operating income metric for its cloud business. CNBC reports: Alphabet’s latest push to show it’s serious about its cloud unit comes Read more…
