The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

That was the plan, but then Apple decided to use its market power in one segment — the App Store — to give itself a potentially unfair advantage in another segment: buying digital goods. I’m obviously going to focus on Apple. Here’s the relevant paragraph from Apple’s App Store policy, 3.1.1:

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 16, 2023

It has also increased top-line revenue by enabling MoneyGram to execute far more transactions in the 200 nations it serves — exceeding the volume of business its infrastructure could handle in the past, says CTO Joe Vaughan. “We For example, MoneyGram is using analytics to ensure that businesses using its service are licensed.

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The Verge

MAY 11, 2020

That’s on top of billions of dollars in missed revenue occurring over the last couple of quarters in AT&T’s WarnerMedia division because of the fewer titles it’s licensing out to competitors like Netflix and increased investment in HBO Max. “We Verizon is also working with Amazon to sell a 5G cloud computing service.

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Chief Seattle Greek Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This week Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier has a LOT for which to be thankful. First are some of our technology vendors, a few of whom have ever increasing appetites for money. But I also have a few turkeys to carve. For all these dedicated government officials and technical staff, I give thanks.

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2021

Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere, commented on The Verge’s Decoder podcast. Even Apple noted that it was running into trouble getting ahold of those older chips, due to the extra competition. We had thought probably six or seven months ago, like everybody else, that it would be relatively short-term.”

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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Know the long-term licensing costs. Before you dive into low-code, understand that comparing licensing fees on an apples-to-apples basis is nearly impossible. Licensing structures and costs vary wildly by vendor. But, it’s important to know the base licensing model and what factors might lead to more fees.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

In an open letter to the OpenStack community, co-founder and CTO Randy Bias is making the case that OpenStack must embrace other public clouds rather than set themselves up as an open alternative to the mega-clouds. JVC quickly licensed VHS, giving up control, while Sony didn’t take what the consumers wanted into account. Contact Us.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

He touted the time he hired a chief blockchain architect, Thaddeus Batt, for the state. This summer, Colorado will begin accepting cryptocurrency to pay for taxes and drivers’ licenses. Because Apple Music and Spotify were lousy for musicians, he put up a website where people could buy his band’s album with Bitcoin.

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Crafty CTO

APRIL 17, 2023

Apple’s bag is mixed , with strength in ML-enabled silicon but weakness on AI software, particularly Siri’s grave limitations and snails-pace evolution. trained model arrived, licensed for research and commercial use. The churn isn’t limited to smallish segments like stock photos, either. Last week the Dolly 2.0

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Vox

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In 2019, Rebellion opened up a slick office in downtown DC, around the corner from the Apple Store. In September, after his stint at the White House, Recordon returned to Rebellion as chief technology officer. But is the move-fast-and-break-things culture what we want shaping the future of war?

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