My to-read list exploded thanks to free books through the Libby app Kris Naudus @krisnaudus Lockdown here in New York didn’t seem so bad, as I could encase myself in a cocoon of movies, TV shows and comics to keep myself entertained. As for books, however, there was one problem: The libraries in the … Continue reading E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st
The US government is trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok Karissa Bell @karissabe The Biden Administration is significantly increasing pressure on ByteDance just days before TikTok’s CEO is set to testify in front of Congress. The United States government is now “demanding” that ByteDance sell TikTok, according to a new report in The … Continue reading A TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the app
Amazon freezes construction of second headquarters in Virginia amid job cuts Will Shanklin Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Arlington, VA. The company tied the decision to “a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work,” although the move came months after the retailer laid off around 18,000 workers. The … Continue reading Amazon is shutting down eight cashierless Go stores
Google Assistant uses ‘Duplex on the Web’ to buy your movie tickets Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Since last year, you’ve been able to purchase movie tickets using your voice with Google Assistant and Fandango. Today, Google is enhancing that capability to make it more versatile. If you own an Android phone, simply tell the digital … Continue reading Google is shutting down Duplex on the Web
Larry Page’s air taxi startup loses one of its key designers It’s also buying drone maker 3D Robotics. J. Fingas @jonfingas Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk might have the backing of Google’s Larry Page, but that doesn’t mean things are going smoothly. Forbes has learned that Kitty Hawk dropped key engineer Damon Vander Lind in … Continue reading Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk air taxi startup is shutting down
Tesla pledges to fix Australian state’s power woes And if Tesla can’t install 100MWh of batteries in 100 days, the system will be free. D. Cooper @danielwcooper March 10th, 2017 Roberto Baldwin Lyndon Rive, co-founder of Solar City and head of Tesla’s energy division, believes that his company could fix an Australian state’s energy woes … Continue reading Atlassian co-founder takes big step toward shutting down Australia’s coal power
