Safra Catz, Oracle's CEO, says on analyst call that she's talking about quarterly results 'on day 11, because day 8, when we were ready, was a Friday, and I know none of you like that.' a callback to Palo Alto Networks announcing fiscal Q4 results on Friday, August 18
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Microsoft executives react to Elon Musk’s child named Azure
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Microsoft executives when they learned that Elon Musk has a child named Azure
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Economic Hardship: Single Chopstick Shortage Signals Tough Times
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you know we're in Tough Economic Times when they only give you a single chopstick
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Adobe Express offers free AI background removal across platforms
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meanwhile Adobe says background removal in Express, which is available on web and Android and iOS, is 'free for a limited time' https://
blogs.windows.com/windows-inside
r/2023/09/07/background-removal-in-paint-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/
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Microsoft purchases carbon-removal credits using carbon-absorbing rocks
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'The deal will help Microsoft neutralize its carbon emissions and is one of the largest ever purchases of carbon-removal credits.' https://
wsj.com/us-news/climat
e-environment/microsoft-will-use-carbon-absorbing-rocks-to-meet-climate-goals-57ea802a
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Google Clock Android App Now Supports Date-Specific Alarm Scheduling
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just learned that you can schedule an alarm to go off on a specific date in the Google Clock app for Android
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Google Contractor Pay Disputes Impact Bard Quality Control
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this sounds great- a Google subcontractor at Appen who works on Bard is not given enough time to check facts in the chatbot's answers, while Appen, which is in the middle of a turnaround, isn't paying the $15 an hour that Google requires for contractors https://
cnbc.com/2023/09/06/app
en-which-helps-amazon-and-google-train-ai-is-reeling.html
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Instagram for Smells: Exploring Olfactory Social Technology
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this would do numbers if we had Instagram for smells
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Intel CEO Optimistic About Quarterly Forecast Stock Jumps
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got like a month left to go in the quarter but hey sure https://
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
2023-08-31/intel-s-ceo-feeling-good-about-quarterly-forecast-stock-jumps
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