The Rebirth of Windows: Killing the IBM PC Model
A major change at Microsoft could mean big things for Windows. itbusinessedge RSS Feed
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Grab raises up to $856M to boost payments business as rumors swirl of a merger with rival Gojek
Southeast Asian on-demand transport rivals Grab and Gojek deny that they are involved in talks to merge, but today Grab announced a piece of news that — at the very least — will divert attention from that story, or more likely stoke the fires of...
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Sony Xperia 1 II has 5G and triple rear camera
Monday, Feb. 24, was supposed to be the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where Sony was scheduled to launch new Xperia smartphones. Due to coronavirus fears, the MWC was canceled, but Sony still had its press event, albeit only in the form...
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Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company’s long-planned IPO, Alex Wilhelm examined Morgan Stanley’s big $...
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The secret to the incredible landscapes of ‘The Mandalorian’: Epic Games’ Unreal Engine
The visual effects company behind Star Wars, Industrial Light & Magic, has dropped a video showcasing how they used Epic Games’ Unreal Engine to create landscapes for The Mandalorian. It looks amazing, and has the potential to drastically reduce the prevalence of green screen in...
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James Corden and Justin Bieber running a food truck is a stressful, joyous ride
James Corden and Justin Bieber have been spending a lot of time together lately. Not only did they do another round of Carpool Karaoke, but now they’ve even opened up their own food truck. The food on offer? Grilled cheese and “Despatacos.” The hook? People...
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Well, Bill Gates is never going to buy a Tesla now
Elon Musk is not one to mince words, but he may have just lost a potential customer because of a cutting tweet. That customer is renowned big deal Bill Gates, who sat down recently with YouTuber Marques Brownlee, who joined the platform in 2009 and...
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Jake Paul is being called out for saying anxiety ‘is created by you’
Controversial YouTuber Jake Paul seems to think he has the cure for anxiety all figured out. Pretty much everyone else disagrees. “remember anxiety is created by you,” the 23-year-old high school dropout tweeted on Monday to his 3.7 million followers, many of whom are children....
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Original Content podcast: ‘Mythic Quest’ is a likable comedy with a single standout episode
There’s plenty to like about “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet,” a new series on Apple TV+ — its sympathetic-but-critical portrayal of the video game industry, its goofy-but-likable characters and a couple of big surprises that come at the end of the season. But what really stood...
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This deepfake of Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland in ‘Back to the Future’ is unreal
Out of all the faces to put on Doc Brown and Marty McFly in Back to the Future, I never knew how bad I needed it to be Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland. This deepfake clip superimposes the faces of Downey Jr. and Holland...
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