Leo’s Twitter Updates for 2008-04-24

Capitulating to the Alert Thingy siren song. #
My to-do list site, Remember the Milk, has released a Blackberry sync program – sweet. Well done Bob and Cow. http://rmilk.com #

GOOG Exhibit 99.1 Q3'20 - 2020Q3_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf 29 October 2020

We had a strong quarter, consistent with the broader online environment,” said Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet and Google. “It’s also a testament to the deep investments we’ve made in AI and other technologies, to deliver services that people turn to for help, in moments big and small.”“Total revenues of $46.2 billion in […]

Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results - Apple 29 October 2020

“Apple capped off a fiscal year defined by innovation in the face of adversity with a September quarter record, led by all-time records for Mac and Services,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Despite the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, Apple is in the midst of our most prolific product introduction period ever, and the early response […]

Mall real estate company collected 5 million images of shoppers, say privacy watchdogs | CBC News 29 October 2020

The real estate company behind some of Canada's most popular shopping centres embedded cameras inside its digital information kiosks at 12 shopping malls in major Canadian cities to collect millions of images — and used facial recognition technology without customers' knowledge or consent — according to a new investigation by the federal, Alberta and B.C. […]

Microsoft plans big Windows 10 UI refresh in 2021 codenamed 'Sun Valley' | Windows Central 28 October 2020

This UI project is codenamed "Sun Valley" internally and is expected to ship as part of the Windows 10 "Cobalt" release scheduled for the holiday 2021 season. Internal documentation describes the project as "reinvigorating" and modernizing the Windows desktop experience to keep up with customer expectation in a world driven by other modern and lightweight […]

Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department - WSJ 27 October 2020

The Justice Department could decide soon whether it will sue to block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid Inc., a firm that provides the technological infrastructure underpinning an array of next-generation financial apps. After spending the better part of the year scrutinizing the deal, the department is concerned it could limit nascent competition in the payments sector, […]

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