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Rejoice! Amazon Australia opens to New Zealand customers

Tue, 6th Jul 2021
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New Zealand shoppers gain access to Amazon's Australian store, offering millions of products with faster, cheaper deliveries.
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Global IaaS market hit $64.3 billion in 2020

Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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The 40.7% boost in the Infrastructure as a Service market was accompanied by another positive statistic: almost 90% of all IaaS providers exhibited growth.
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Data storage company Qumulo announces support for Amazon Nimble Studio

Mon, 3rd May 2021
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Qumulo partners with Amazon Nimble Studio to offer cloud-based file storage and remote content creation for media and entertainment companies.
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Major firms disclose breaches in the wake of SolarWinds attack

Wed, 14th Apr 2021
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Russian hackers acquired US officials' emails, Black Kingdom ransomware affected Microsoft servers, Shell disclosed data breach, MobiKwik data stolen.
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Jeff Bezos to resign as CEO of Amazon later this year

Wed, 3rd Feb 2021
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Bezos will transition to the role of executive chair in Q3 2021, with current Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy to succeed Bezos at that time.
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Apple reclaims spot as world's most valuable brand

Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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Apple has been named the world's most valuable brand by the Brand Finance Global 500 2021, with a brand value of $263.4 billion.
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Top 25 global tech companies hit $11.1 trillion in market cap in Q3 2020

Thu, 21st Jan 2021
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$1.3 trillion was added to the top 25 global technology companies' cumulative market capitalisation in Q3 2020 alone.
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Hands-on Review: Amazon 4th Gen Echo and Echo Dot

Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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Amazon has launched the 4th generation Echo smart speakers, featuring a softer, spherical design and improved sound quality.
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Canalys: Chromebooks on top of 2020 PC market

Mon, 16th Nov 2020
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Chromebooks were the best performing client PC product in Q3, as shipments grew 122% to a total of 9.4 million – tablets are making a comeback.
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Demand for stay-at-home entertainment sees smart speaker market soar

Tue, 27th Oct 2020
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Global smart speaker market set to reach 163 million units in 2021, with Mainland China leading the way, according to Canalys.
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Cohesity and AWS collab on data management-aaS

Thu, 15th Oct 2020
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Amazon has made an equity investment in Cohesity and together the companies are releasing a new DMaaS offering on AWS.
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Amazon surges ahead of eCommerce competitors in market capitalisation

Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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Amazon's market capitalisation soars to $1tn in H1 2020, with a 41.8% rise in Q2, leaving Alibaba in the dust.
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Amazon continues to dominate global IaaS market - report

Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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The top 5 IaaS providers accounted for 80% of the total worldwide market in 2019, according to a new report from Gartner.
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Google and Amazon overtake Apple as most imitated brands - Check Point

Mon, 10th Aug 2020
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Google and Amazon were the most imitated brands in phishing attempts for the second quarter of 2020, according to Check Point.
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Amazon announces $400,000 worth of grant packages for Australian startups and SMBs

Wed, 8th Jul 2020
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Amazon Australia has introduced the Amazon Launchpad Innovation Grants to recognize innovation by Australian startups and SMBs.
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Amazon commits to five new utility-scale solar projects

Mon, 25th May 2020
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The projects in China, Australia, and the U.S. will total 615 MWh. Comes as Amazon criticised for conditions and lack of paid sick leave in U.S.
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AWS launches Amazon Kendra, its machine learning search service

Wed, 13th May 2020
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Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Kendra, an ML-powered enterprise search tool designed to provide precise results for natural language queries.
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Boomi launches EventBridge iPaaS platform connector

Tue, 12th May 2020
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Provides out-of-the-box support for Amazon EventBridge, offering Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Boomi customers.
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Worldwide tablet market continues to fall, but some vendors buck trend

Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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IDC's research indicates that global shipments have fallen to 24.6 million units, down 18.1% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2020.
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Hands-on Review: Amazon Echo Show 8

Wed, 22nd Apr 2020
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Amazon's Echo Show 8 impresses with its versatile 8-inch touchscreen and robust speaker quality, adding a multimedia edge to your digital assistant.