The announcement was part of a larger rollout of multiple new services, updates, and offerings from Snowflake at the company’s annual Snowflake Summit. Snowflake went public in September and beat revenue expectations in Q1, bringing in $214 million in product revenue. Snowflake senior vice president Christian Kleinerman said during a press conference that the company was looking to “reduce friction” and “simplify the process by which our customers have access to the data they need, when they need it....

Labelled as the SoftBank Latin America Fund II, the new fund builds on SoftBank’s initial Latin America Fund, which has been allocated $5 billion. The initial Latin America Fund was first announced in March 2019 and was formerly called the Innovation Fund. So far, that fund has invested $3.5 billion into 48 companies, with those companies having a fair value of $6.9 billion as of June 30, the company said....

The partnership underscores how dramatically the auto industry has evolved – and continues to evolve – thanks to improving battery technology, the advent of 5G and in-car connectivity, and other innovations. Traditional automakers in the last decade have formed a number of alliances with tech companies that see cars as yet another platform for reaching customers. In a statement, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said the new partnership will help Sony build on its vision “to ‘make the mobility space an emotional one’ and contribute to the evolution of mobility centered around safety, entertainment and adaptability....

The evenings are getting ever darker, the pressure of work ever more intractable. You need to be somewhere different. You need to experience different people, different places, and different smells. You want, in essence, to get away. Yet cheap, convenient flights aren’t so easy to find. Airlines see no slackening of demand. Their executives are salivating at the image of packed flights and even the temptation of overbooking. This will surely make passengers wonder, as they desperately try to find a holiday flight – and then the money to pay for it – why isn’t holiday flying quite what it used to be?...

Via PCMag, some Starlink customers have received an email invite about the upcoming “global roaming service” that delivers access across countries. The email says the service allows the $599 Starlink terminal to “connect from almost anywhere on land in the world”. The service operates through inter-satellite laser links to provide global connectivity, but there is also an alert that the service is dependent on regulatory approvals that have not been granted in all territories across the globe....

According to a recent Bloomberg report, Alphabet sold Boston Dynamics to SoftBank in 2017 for about $165 million, but it was costing it $150 million annually in operation costs, and by late 2020 was in talks to sell the business to Hyundai. In December, Hyundai announced a $1.1 billion deal to buy an 80% controlling interest in Boston Dynamics. SEE: Building the bionic brain (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Boston Dynamics is perhaps best know for its robotic dog, Spot, which was made commercially available last year....

The renamed corporate entity will retain the Square brand name for its Seller business, which provides a point of sale and financial solutions for brick-and-mortar retailers and online merchants. Jack Dorsey, who recently stepped down as CEO of Twitter but retained the role at Square emphasized this decision, noting that the company “built the Square brand for our Seller business, which is where it belongs.” He went on to say “our purpose of economic empowerment remains the same....

Optus was able to provide 99% of plan speed during the busiest hour – which is defined as the “fifth-lowest hourly average download speed across each busy hour” – followed by Exetel on 96.9%, Telstra with 96.6%, and the big improvers Dodo and iPrimus on 95.3%. At the other end of the field, iiNet provided 93.4%, Aussie Broadband gave 93.1%, Vodafone could only hit 90.8%, and Superloop dragged the chain on 88....

It includes nine courses on Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more. And you’ll get a lot of hands-on experience because they’re all project-based. The “Introduction to Internet of Things Using Arduino” class will teach you how to control different home appliances wirelessly, as well as how to set up communications between smartphones. In “Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) Using Raspberry Pi 2,” you’ll learn how to deploy programs remotely with a PC by using Raspberry Pi....

Despite best intentions, industry experts suggest many projects end up failing. Tech analyst Gartner says unrealistic goals, unproven teams and lack of accountability are the common explanations for failure. So, how should you intervene when things do go wrong? Four digital leaders give us their best-practice tips for avoiding problems and keeping projects on track. 1. Stop the blame game Brian Roche, director of information technology at George Best Belfast City Airport, says honesty, integrity and a no-blame culture are crucial when events don’t turn out as you might have expected....

Under the deal, Quantium will bring its data science and AI capabilities together with Telstra’s customer, product, and network data assets to focus on Telstra’s enterprise customers in sectors such as mining, agribusiness, and supply chain. According to Telstra, bringing the two companies together will create a new “whole of tech stack” proposition for its industrial customers, which will be delivered in partnership with Telstra Purple. At the same time, the partnership will leverage Telstra’s Data Hub to enable enterprise and government customers to share and aggregate their data, while using Quantium’s big data capabilities, Telstra added....

The consumer watchdog alleges the trio made false representations to consumers over being able to: Test lines to determine the maximum speed on fibre-to-the-node connections, notify the customer of test results, and offer remedies if a line was performing below the speed the telco sold it as. The ACCC also alleges that the trio “wrongly accepted payments” from customers for NBN plans when they could not receive promised speeds. It has put the number of impacted customers in the “hundreds of thousands” range....

A video played at the event which showed the robot performing basic tasks such as carrying packages around an office and watering a plant. Optimus is being designed to be a capable robot that can be manufactured in high volumes – millions of units, according to Musk. Second, Tesla brought out a prototype that was fully assembled and resembled what the potential final unit would look like. This prototype looked more like what was advertised at last year’s event with a sleek and futuristic design....

Laptops with the best battery life are often built for home, office, or school use, though it is possible to find gaming laptops with decent battery lives as well; though they won’t be nearly as impressive. Many laptops touting long-lasting batteries can give you anywhere between 10 and 12 hours of use on a full charge, which is great for getting through school or work on the weekdays as well as streaming media on the weekends....

To help take the sting out of shopping for a new dishwasher, we have scoured the market to find the best picks based on performance, features, and price. These are the best dishwashers worthy of your kitchen. Bosch is a leader in dishwashers, so it makes sense that its 300 Series SHEM63W55N is our top pick for the best dishwasher. There is plenty of room given its third rack, accommodating up to 16 place settings - the most of any on our list....

Gas grills tend to be more expensive than their charcoal-using brethren because they have slightly more complicated designs as well as built-in safety features to prevent flare-ups, gas leaks, and explosions. But even though they cost more up front, using liquid propane to grill is cheaper in the long run, since a typical 20-pound propane tank can last up to a month; compared to needing to buy a new bag of charcoal every other week....

First, though, you need to find the best smart display for your home. We spent hours researching the market to find the best smart displays you can find on the market today. This is what we found. Also: Learn more about smart home technology! For more options, check out our recommendations for the best home automation systems, the best smart hubs, and the best cheap smart home gadgets for your home!...

Also: Best streaming devices: Your top media player options The lowest price we’ve seen is $28. More: Apple TV 4K (2021) review: A welcome upgrade, all around The lowest price we’ve seen on this model is $119, saving $60. More: Which streaming stick? Chromecast and Fire Stick compared, as Apple casts a long shadow Right now, when you purchase the stick, you’ll also get six months of Peacock Premium for free, allowing you to stream more of your favorite shows like Parks and Recreation and Killing It....

Just Disney Plus is $8 a month with its must-watch package of Marvel Universe, Star Wars, and Disney films [1. Not sure why this sentence starts with “just”; 2. Can’t confirm that the Disney bundle is $8/month]. Netflix starts at $10 a month. With internet TV streaming services such as YouTube TV, which costs $65 a month, your streaming bill can easily climb up to $80 or more, which is within spitting distance of a cable TV bill....

Instead, get some peace of mind from these best PC cases of 2023. Also: The best computers you can buy While you are shopping, check out our top picks for the best desktops for graphic design, the best all-in-one computers, and the best Windows laptop! If you are looking for a mid-tower PC case, the Phanteks Eclipse P500A PC Case is our best overall PC case. Its sleek black design is made of a combination of metal and tempered glass....