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Nintendo is finally creating officially-licensed esports tournaments for ‘Super Smash Bros.’

GeekWire

tournament scene, Nintendo of America has announced a new partnership that will see the debut of the first officially-licensed Smash tournament series. We've partnered with @PandaGlobal to launch the first officially licensed Super Smash Bros. After years of being indifferent at best to the Super Smash Bros. ” Confirmed.

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Certinia bakes AI into its latest professional services updates

CIO Business Intelligence

AI will also be applied in other areas, such as adding contextual commentary to financial reports, automating the recording and approval of vendor invoices, and quickly flagging areas of ongoing projects that are beginning to lag behind schedule. No pricing changes are in place for existing licenses.

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Cloud, SaaS boost Oracle sales, but competition exacts costs

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, in comparison, Microsoft reported $22.1 While overall revenue including services and license support rose 4% year over year to reach $10.5 While overall revenue including services and license support rose 4% year over year to reach $10.5 And Oracle has tough competition ahead.

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Amazon’s advertising business is surging amid industry-wide ad sales boom for tech giants

GeekWire

In the company’s second quarter earnings report , Amazon said its “Other” category generated $7.9 For comparison, Amazon’s subscription services category, which includes revenue from Prime memberships, also reported $7.9 (GeekWire Photo). billion last quarter. exceed expectations. billion in revenue.

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Waymo and Cruise dominated autonomous testing in California in the first year of the pandemic

The Verge

But companies licensed to operate AVs on public roads in California still logged nearly 2 million miles of testing, with two of the top operators, Waymo and Cruise, comprising the bulk of those miles thanks to what some safety drivers allege was a lax attitude toward safety. a decrease of about 800,000 miles from the previous year.

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Hear from the people behind Netflix’s success

Dataconomy

Netflix has taken a groundbreaking step by revealing its first-ever engagement report. The engagement report revealed at Netflix What We Watched video, a comprehensive exploration into what people are watching, is positioned as a crucial milestone for the entire streaming industry.

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Sony subsidiary makes a PS5 SSD that’s even further out of your reach

The Verge

For comparison, one of our top PS5 SSD picks is the WD Black SN850, the 1TB version of which is listed on the same Japanese store for 29,540 yen, or roughly $270 USD. This is not a product developed under the license program of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. This expensive SSD doesn’t seem to be available outside of Japan.

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