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Manjunath Kiran | AFP | Getty Images An employee of Amazon India retrieves products from an assorted storage area to fulfil orders placed by customers prior to packaging at Amazon’s newly launched fulfilment centre on the outskirts of Bangalore on September 18, 2018. India has outlined a new draft policy …
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Oscars 2019 list of winners and nominees for the 91st Academy Awards
Lucy Nicholson | Reuters An Oscars winner’s envelope is seen in a souvenir store outside the Dolby Theatre before the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, February 14, 2019. After a long awards season, the big event is finally here — the 91st annual Academy Awards. While some …
Read More »Netflix ‘Roma’ Oscar win could shift movie industry away from theaters
Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Alfonso Cuaron wins Best Director Motion Picture and Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language for “Roma,” a Netflix film, during the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. “Roma” is a heavy …
Read More »Microsoft Hololens 2 launches at Mobile World Congress
Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella looks on during a panel session on day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2019. Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, an upgraded version of its mixed-reality headset, on Sunday in Barcelona, in a bet …
Read More »Huawei Mate X launches at Mobile World Congress: Specs, price
Increased scrutiny from the U.S. and other countries hasn’t dented sales in Huawei’s consumer business so far. The unit reported a record $52 billion in sales in 2018, up 50 percent from the year before, citing strong demand for its premium smartphones. Huawei overtook Apple as the world’s second largest …
Read More »Cargo jet crashes near Houston with 3 aboard
Getty Images An Amazon-branded Boeing 767 freighter, nicknamed Amazon One, flies over Lake Washington during the Seattle Seafair Air Show on Aug. 5, 2016 in Seattle. A Boeing 767 cargo jet flying en route to Houston from Miami crashed Saturday afternoon near Houston’s main airport with three people on board, …
Read More »Jeff Bezos told employees Amazon is not that scary; he was right
Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos thinks it’s wrong to be so fearful of …
Read More »Post-Oscar sales bump unlikely to be huge for the best picture winner
Lucy Nicholson | Reuters An Oscars winner’s envelope is seen in a souvenir store outside the Dolby Theatre before the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, February 14, 2019. The winner of the prestigious best picture award at this year’s Oscars will get a bump at the box …
Read More »Amazon HQ2 withdrawal ‘a big loss for New York City’
Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2019. Uncharacteristically taking the same side as Amazon, President Donald Trump called the company’s decision to …
Read More »Twitter co-founder Ev Williams leaving board
Photo: Helena Price | Medium Ev Williams, co-founder and CEO of Medium Twitter Co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company’s board, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “It’s been an incredible 13 years, and I’m proud of what Twitter has …
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