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Music CD sales increased last year for the first time since 2004

TechSpot

The annual sales report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reveals that CD sales in the US rose from 31.6 million, marking the first year-on-year growth for the format since 2004. million in 2020 to 46.6 million in 2021, with revenue jumping from $483.2 million to $584.2

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Inrix to acquire Portland startup Ride Report, which helps cities manage mobility programs

GeekWire

(Ride Report Image) Transportation software company Inrix acquired Ride Report , a Portland, Ore.-based Founded almost nine years ago, Ride Report serves more than 75 public agencies across three continents. Ride Report co-founder William Henderson is a former engineer at Square and Apple.

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Back To The Future: My Return To Forrester

Forrester IT

At the time I was working for the Queensland Department of Transports and Main Roads reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer, leading a team of exceptional individuals in the Innovation & Planning Unit of the Information Services Branch. In late 2004 my team had completed […].

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IRS audit finds Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in taxes, company plans to appeal

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo) An IRS audit examining nearly a decade of Microsoft financial reporting has found that the company owes $28.9 billion in tax for 2004 to 2013, plus penalties and interest, Microsoft said Tuesday afternoon. Since 2004, we have paid over $67 billion in taxes to the U.S.” corporate income taxpayers.

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Microsoft removes problematic AMD driver that was causing BSODs on Windows 10 PCs

TechSpot

Back when the driver was released on the Windows Insider program, users reported it was causing boot issues. After investigating what was causing it, a Microsoft representative stated the driver was only supposed for selected systems running Windows 10 2004 and 20H2 versions. However, it ended up landing on incompatible.

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Latest Windows 10 update is causing BSOD crashes

TechSpot

As reported by Windows Latest, Windows 10 KB5000802 (March 2021) is an automatic security update, meaning some users didn't have a choice whether to download/install it and risk BSODs. The problem is also present in the KB5000808 update for those using Windows 10 versions 2004 and 20H2.

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Google warns that defamation case ruling will force it to 'censor' the internet

TechSpot

The Guardian reports that the case revolves around George Defteros, a Victoria defense lawyer who previously represented Melbourne gangland figures. He sued Google over claims that its publication of search results showing a 2004 article defamed him.

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