article thumbnail

Amazon may launch healthcare business line with at-home COVID test and other diagnostic services

GeekWire

The move at the time was part of a larger effort by Amazon to expand its COVID-19 testing capabilities, tapping employees from a variety of roles across the company, including research scientists, program managers, procurement specialists and software engineers.

article thumbnail

Microsoft will launch cloud gaming service on Xbox consoles this year

GeekWire

The service will be part of the Xbox Insider program this fall. Some refer to it as the “Netflix of games” given that it lets users access a library of games via the cloud. Xbox Cloud Gaming is currently available on PCs and expanded to web browsers (mobile devices) in June.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Italian CIOs at the crossroads of transformation and sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

In Piano Strategico Industriale, the traditional activity of heritage management and preservation is integrated with innovation, sustainability, and digitalization for the benefit of users, public administrations and territories,” he explains.

article thumbnail

Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer

The Verge

Keivan Beigi, the developer behind package manager AppGet, has provided a detailed account of Microsoft reaching out to him last year with interest in his work before going quiet and then launching its own winget rival. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

Windows 121
article thumbnail

New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

GeekWire

Kennedy references to outer space as part of his “New Frontier.” Bruner noted that one of his co-founders, Jess Sponable, was a program manager for the DC-X — and that David Gregory, New Frontier’s third co-founder, helped create Blue Origin’s BE-3 engine as well as Ursa Major’s Hadley engine.

3D 112
article thumbnail

Meet the two hard-working techies getting a ‘Geek Style Reboot’ ahead of the GeekWire Gala

GeekWire

Martija-Harris is a program manager at the Tacoma, Wash., his style icon, and even references the Iron Man actor’s look on the red carpet back when “Avengers: Age of Ultron” came out. Karina Martija-Harris. Karina Martija-Harris getting her hands on the Cascadia Cup while attending a soccer match.

Fashion 88
article thumbnail

Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: FedRAMP PMO Releases First.

Cloud Musings

Late today the FedRAMP Program Management Office released the first list of certified Third Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs). A Five-Step Process to Evaluate, Design and Implement A Robust Cloud Solution The Essential Desk Reference and Guide for Managers By: Kevin Jackson & Don Philpott Published by: Government Training Inc.

Cloud 99