Amazon sales surge as COVID lockdown continues to provide a lift – CNET
Amazon blows past its revenue predictions, pulling in $108.5 billion in the first quarter and topping both its own and Wall Street expectations.
Disney’s new cruise ship: Everything we now know about Disney Wish – CNET
Disney Wish will feature the first at-sea Disney attraction and a Star Wars lounge.
NYPD terminates robot police dog contract with Boston Dynamics – CNET
Following criticism over aggressive policing tactics, the NYPD has ended a $94,000 contract with Boston Dynamics to lease a robotic “Digidog.”
Twitter’s user growth lower than expected despite tackling misinformation – CNET
The social media site has been exploring new ways to combat fake news and online abuse.
How 5G is turning cloud gaming into growth opportunities
“With shorter latency times, less jitter, and less packet loss in mobile gaming, 5G makes true cloud gaming services more of a reality.”Read More
EA’s Laura Miele: Making games is hard, and it keeps changing
Geoff Keighley talks with Electronic Arts studios chief Laura Miele about how making games is hard and it keeps changing.Read More
Google-led paper pushes back against claims of AI inefficiency
In a newly released paper, Google pushes back against the notion that training AI models significantly harms the environment.Read More
Biden’s labor secretary says gig workers should be considered employees
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is looking at you, Uber and Lyft. | Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images That could mean big trouble for companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash. US Labor…
Linksys’ new Wi-Fi 6E routers include the most expensive mesh yet – CNET
At $900 for a two-pack or $1,200 for a three-pack, the Linksys Velop Atlas Max 6E mesh router shows that access to the 6GHz band won’t come cheap.
Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview to be dissected in new TV special – CNET
Think you’d heard it all about the British royals and that infamous Oprah interview? There’s always more.