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Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many computing design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 (Paresh Dave/Wired) 22-09-2023

Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many computing design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59  —  Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69B, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, addresses its concerns (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg) 22-09-2023

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: The UK CMA says Microsoft’s revised offer to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69B, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, addresses its concerns  —  – CMA says revised offer opens the door to deal approval  —  Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. looks set … Lees verder op Tech Meme

EU antitrust regulators fine Intel €376.36M for “a previously established abuse of dominant position” after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022 (Stephanie Bodoni/Bloomberg) 22-09-2023

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: EU antitrust regulators fine Intel €376.36M for “a previously established abuse of dominant position” after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022  —  – Fine follows ruling by court upholding part of EU’s case  — EU initially fined Intel a then-record penalty in 2009 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon plans to run limited ads on Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada starting in early 2024, charging $2.99/month extra in the US to avoid ads (Bloomberg) 22-09-2023

Bloomberg: Amazon plans to run limited ads on Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada starting in early 2024, charging $2.99/month extra in the US to avoid ads  —  – Prime Video will offer a more expensive ad-free option  — Streamers want to increase revenue as production costs soar Lees verder op Tech Meme

The number of smartphone brands fell from 720+ in 2017 to almost 250 in 2023, as local brands lose market share due to a maturing userbase, 5G shift, and more (Counterpoint Research) 22-09-2023

Counterpoint Research: The number of smartphone brands fell from 720+ in 2017 to almost 250 in 2023, as local brands lose market share due to a maturing userbase, 5G shift, and more  —  – The number of active brands is down to almost 250 in 2023 so far from over 700 in 2017.  — The decline in the number … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Austin-based Diligent, which makes “socially intelligent” service robots for hospitals, raised $25M and plans to have 100+ robots in 22 US hospitals by year end (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) 22-09-2023

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Austin-based Diligent, which makes “socially intelligent” service robots for hospitals, raised $25M and plans to have 100+ robots in 22 US hospitals by year end  —  The pandemic had a profound impact on countless careers, but few jobs were hit quite like nursing. Lees verder op Tech Meme