$75M AAPL stock options declared for Tim Cook at end of quarter

AAPL stock options have been declared for Tim Cook and five other Apple execs. The SEC filing shows that Cook is in line for more than half a million shares, worth $75M at current value. Four other execs stand to receive shares worth $20M each, while another is in line for $2.25M … more… The […]

Space policy is finally moving into the 21st century

There’s never been more happening in space than there is today. Commercial activity has exploded over the past five years as private space companies have launched rockets, put satellites into orbit, and bid on missions to the moon.   But some experts worry this surge of activity is getting too far ahead of international agreements governing who can do what in space. Most such policies were […]

Skype reveals colorful redesign, new performance upgrades

Skype has some significant changes in the works. It offered a peek at what’s coming later this year, with a focus on speed, reliability and design, as well as other performance upgrades.  Microsoft announced the addition of the latest features to Skype via a blog post on September 27. The company said that the new plans bring an “improved, faster, reliable, […]

Alexa on wheels. What is Amazon thinking?

Peter Griffin, Editor. 29 September 2021, 5:01 pm Tech giant Amazon has rolled out a new generation of its Echo smart speakers, with a version of the Alexa-powered gadget arriving as Astro – a robot on wheels. Astro is reminiscent of aged-care companion robots and hospital assistant bots already in common use in Japan. But […]

Alexa on wheels. What is Amazin thinking?

Peter Griffin, Editor. 29 September 2021, 5:01 pm Tech giant Amazon has rolled out a new generation of its Echo smart speakers, with a version of the Alexa-powered gadget arriving as Astro – a robot on wheels. Astro is reminiscent of aged-care companion robots and hospital assistant bots already in common use in Japan. But […]

PayPal has two decades of…

PayPal has two decades of experience in online payments and manages 403 million user accounts. So, it caused ripples when it announced on 23 August it would allow UK customers to buy and sell four cryptocurrencies: bitcoin prices rose to a three-month high. But will this – and last October’s roll-out in the US – […]

The public cloud giants are coming but data residency is not data sovereignty

Don Christie and Doug Dixon, Contributor. 29 September 2021, 9:03 am “Free and open source software creating public good through sovereign, trustworthy and transparent digital solutions”. This is Catalyst’s vision.  When we’re asked by Tech Blog to give our take on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) announcement that it will be opening an outpost in Tāmaki […]

Why have Elon Musk and Tesla suddenly turned against bitcoin?

Elon Musk has performed a sudden U-turn on bitcoin over concerns about its energy usage, and says his electric car firm Tesla will no longer accept the cryptocurrency as payment – but will his decision have an impact, and could Tesla turn to an alternative currency? Tesla bet big on bitcoin earlier this year with […]

NBC demanded that YouTube TV bundle Peacock or lose access to NBC channels

Enlarge / A giant peacock in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Getty Images | NBC reader comments 81 with 61 posters participating, including story author Share this story NBCUniversal recently asked YouTube TV to bundle Peacock, the NBC streaming service that has apparently failed to get many paying subscribers. The Comcast-owned […]