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Google’s Gmail Service Suffers Outage for Two Days in a Row
IBM Buys Canadian Fintech Expertus to Bolster Payments Offerings
Facebook Building Cameo-Inspired Tool to Let Fans Pay Celebrities for Face Time
Kanye West’s Beloved Drum Machine Maker Is Going Public Again
Big Tech
Amazon Says Bid for Pentagon Cloud Deal Was Cheaper, Better
Google’s Gmail Service Suffers Outage for Two Days in a Row
Facebook Building Cameo-Inspired Tool to Let Fans Pay Celebrities for Face Time
Twitter Will Use Amazon Web Services to Power User Feeds
Startups
Amazon Says Bid for Pentagon Cloud Deal Was Cheaper, Better
Google’s Gmail Service Suffers Outage for Two Days in a Row
IBM Buys Canadian Fintech Expertus to Bolster Payments Offerings
Facebook Building Cameo-Inspired Tool to Let Fans Pay Celebrities for Face Time
What to Watch
The Electric Pickup Truck War Is Here
The electrification of the pickup truck, America's most beloved automobile, could finally jolt EVs fully into the U.S. mainstream. It also promises a huge payday for the companies that can make them affordable. The players in this potentially lucrative market aren't just the traditional, deep-pocketed automakers, mind you: there's a batch of well-funded startups going head-to-head in the coming fight.
(This video has been updated to reflect that Amazon, the sponsor of the Accelerate series, is a financial backer of Rivian.) (Source: Bloomberg)
Cybersecurity
Hacking Spree by Suspected Russians Included U.S. Think Tank
FireEye Discovered SolarWinds Breach While Probing Own Hack
Russian Group Behind Vaccine Attacks Suspected of Another Strike
Hackers Used Obscure Texas IT Vendor to Attack U.S. Agencies
Screentime
GameStop Employees Surprised by New Shipment of PS5, Xbox
Codemasters Agrees to $1.2 Billion Counterbid From EA
NBC Faces Test of Peacock with ‘The Office’ Jump From Netflix
Cyberpunk 2077 Bugs Hit CD Projekt
China
Commentary
Securing U.S. Supply Chains Doesn’t Mean Bringing Them Home
The Biden administration has a chance to reduce vulnerability while rebuilding global alliances.
Maybe Sweden Didn’t Have the Pandemic Figured Out After All
Then again, it hasn’t been the only overconfident country.
If Facebook Broke Up, Would Anyone Notice?
It would be hard on the company’s managers, but not on consumers or society.
What If Covid-19 Measures Killed Flu Season?
Masks and social distancing seem to have stopped a disease the tactics weren't even targeting. Maybe we can learn from that.
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