Month: March 2018

Technology

Facebook hires former BuzzFeed, Pinterest executives for video content

Reuters News March 6, 2018 0

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc hired the former head of BuzzFeed Studios to lead its global video content and a former Pinterest executive as in charge of its video content platform Facebook Watch, they said in separate social media posts on Monday.

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Microsoft to offer governments local version of Azure cloud service

Reuters News March 5, 2018 0

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Monday said it will soon make it possible for government clients to run its cloud technology on their own servers as part of a concerted effort to make Azure more appealing to local and federal agencies.

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Airbnb willing to make concessions in Singapore: policy chief

Reuters News March 5, 2018 0

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Home-booking company Airbnb is willing to make some concessions on short-term rentals in Singapore in an attempt to appease concerns of the government, a top executive said on Monday.

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Amazon has French grocery market in its sights, French boss tells paper

Reuters News March 5, 2018 0

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon aims to launch its grocery delivery service in France as part of global ambitions to expand in food retail, though the move is not imminent, its general manager for France said in a newspaper interview.