Darren Shimkus spent five years scaling Udemy, a corporate learning business, from $1 million in annual recurring revenue to $100 million. Eight months before the education company went public, though, Shimkus left his gig as president of Udemy Business to … Continue reading Why these Udemy execs left to build a better Udemy
The disruptions could limit the movement of parts and cars between factories in the United States and Canada if the situation deteriorates. Source: New York Times Continue reading Business Updates: InStyle and Other Dotdash Magazines to End Print Editions
Image: Sony Microsoft says the Call of Duty franchise and other popular cross-platform Activision Blizzard games will remain available on PlayStation if and when its $68.7 billion acquisition goes through. “To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of … Continue reading Microsoft says it will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ‘beyond the existing agreement’
Discovery and WarnerMedia are one step closer to merging | Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia got one step closer to fruition on Wednesday, with the deal clearing an antitrust review … Continue reading WarnerMedia and Discovery get US government approval to create their new media giant
Photo by Clive Rose – Gran Turismo/Gran Turismo via Getty Images AI agents have bested humans at many games, from chess to Go to poker. Now, the machines can claim a new high score on the classic racing video game … Continue reading Sony’s new AI driver achieves ‘reliably superhuman’ race times in Gran Turismo
A protest against COVID-19 measures prevented Canada-bound vehicles from crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit for another day, while another group of demonstrators blocked a highway leading to a different border crossing about an hour away. Source: … Continue reading Protest continues to prevent Canada-bound traffic from crossing Ambassador Bridge
Police say that they are closing Queen’s Park Circle “effective immediately” in response to a number of social media posts regarding a potential demonstration involving “a large number of vehicles.” Source: CP24 Continue reading Police closing Queen's Park Circle immediately in response to social media posts about another potential protest involving vehicles
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement on Wednesday came after she determined she was satisfied with trend lines on hospital capacity and positivity rates. Source: New York Times Continue reading Inside Gov. Hochul’s Decision to Lift ‘Mask or Vax’ Rule in New York
Tumblr is launching its second attempt at a monetization feature today. Rolling out in the U.S. now and soon globally, Tumblr Tips will let bloggers receive one-time payments from their supporters. Tumblr will not take a cut from these payments, … Continue reading Tumblr launches a tip jar feature to help bloggers make a buck
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s time for the next Nintendo Direct, which means it’s also time to dust off that bingo card of Nintendo-related announcements. This 40-minute presentation is airing on Wednesday, February 9th, at 5PM ET … Continue reading How to watch Nintendo’s big 40-minute Direct
