INKR draws in $3.1M to make more comics accessible to worldwide audiences Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Catherine Shu - July 29, 20210 Digital comics platform INKR’s team INKR is a digital comics platform that crosses cultural and language divides, enabling creators to reach global audiences with its proprietary localization technology. Previously bootstrapped, the company announced today that it has raised $3.1 million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, with participation
Twitter shuttering NY, SF offices in response to new CDC guidelines Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Mary Ann Azevedo - July 29, 20210 Just two weeks after reopening its New York and San Francisco offices, social media giant Twitter said Wednesday that it will be closing those offices “immediately.” The decision came “after careful consideration of the CDC’s updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions,” a spokesperson said. “Twitter has made the decision to
Facebook will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to campus Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Brian Heater - July 28, 20210 Earlier today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to work on-site. It was part of a larger letter sent to Google/Alphabet staff that also noted the company will be extending its work-from-home policy through October 18, as the Covid-19 Delta
Shopify’s Q2 results beat estimates as e-commerce shines Cyber Security by Alex Wilhelm - July 28, 20210 Canadian e-commerce juggernaut Shopify this morning reported its second-quarter financial performance. Like Microsoft and Apple in the wake of their after-hours earnings reports, its shares are having a muted reaction to the better-than-expected results. In the second quarter of 2021, Shopify reported revenues of $1.12 billion, up 57% on a year-over-year
Summer Spotlight 2021: Over 75 New Games Coming to Xbox Gaming Tech and Gaming Blog by Tao Sila, Global Product Marketing Manager at Xbox - July 28, 20210 Summer Spotlight is back for its seventh year and we are excited to bring you a ton of new digital games every week for six weeks. Every year since its inception, we have brought dozens of new Xbox games to fans over the summer. In 2015, we were proud to
Xbox and 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy Celebrate Non-Player Character Awards Gaming Tech and Gaming Blog by Marcos Waltenberg, Director of Xbox Global Partnerships - July 28, 20210 Have you ever played a game and walked right past a character in the background thinking “Wow, they must feel so sad and underappreciated?” Well not anymore! Announced today, Xbox Game Pass and “Free Guy” are proud to present the first-ever Xbox Game Pass Non-Player Character (NPC) Awards to celebrate and
Microsoft bests earnings estimates as Azure posts 51% growth; shares fall Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Alex Wilhelm - July 28, 20210 Today after the bell, Microsoft reported its fiscal Q4 2021 earnings, the period corresponding to the second calendar quarter of this year. Microsoft posted revenues of $46.2 billion in the period, along with net income of $16.5 billion and earnings per share of $2.17. The company’s revenues grew by 21%
Alphabet crushes Q2 earnings estimates as Google Cloud cuts losses, grows 54% Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Alex Wilhelm - July 28, 20210 Today after the bell amidst a deluge of major technology company earnings reports, Alphabet reported its own second-quarter performance. The search-and-services company posted revenues of $61.9 billion in the June 30, 2021 quarter, net income of $18.5 billion, and earnings per share of $27.26. Those figures work out to top-line
Microsoft bests earnings estimates as Azure posts 51% growth; shares fall Cyber Security by Alex Wilhelm - July 27, 20210 Today after the bell, Microsoft reported its fiscal Q4 2021 earnings, the period corresponding to the second calendar quarter of this year. Microsoft posted revenues of $46.2 billion in the period, along with net income of $16.5 billion and earnings per share of $2.17. The company’s revenues grew by 21%
Alphabet crushes Q2 earnings estimates as Google Cloud cuts losses, grows 54% Cyber Security by Alex Wilhelm - July 27, 20210 Today after the bell amidst a deluge of major technology company earnings reports, Alphabet reported its own second-quarter performance. The search-and-services company posted revenues of $61.9 billion in the June 30, 2021 quarter, net income of $18.5 billion, and earnings per share of $27.26. Those figures work out to top