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☆ Britain to examine competition in cloud services
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the AWS (Amazon Web Service) cloud service logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationLONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Britain's communications regulator said it would investigate the position of cloud "hyperscalers" Amazon, Microsoft and Google, which together account for around 81% of revenue in the market, to assess the strength of competition. It also said on Thursday it would examine other digital markets over the next year, including messaging services like WhatsApp, FaceTime and Zoom, and connected televisions and smart speakers. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Paul Sandle, editing by Andy BruceOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Consumers spent big on having fun in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Alicia Wallace | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Minneapolis (CNN Business) After spending 2020 cooped up as a fast-spreading, deadly virus limited most aspects of everyday life, American consumers splurged in 2021, shelling out an average of $3,568 on entertainment, according to data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's up 22.7% from 2020, and surpasses 2019 levels by just over 15%. The amount that US consumers spent on items like campers, boats, concert tickets, sporting events, pets, toys and televisions is the highest on record and the biggest gain among spending categories. The amount consumers spent on housing was also the highest on record, up more than 9% from 2019. Overall spending for the year outpaced income growth with spending levels 9.1% above 2020's and 6% higher than in 2019.

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☆ Franţa va organiza următoarea ediţie a Eurovision Junior, la sfârşitul anului 2021
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

"Organizăm Eurovision Junior anul viitor, va fi o nouă provocare, un spectacol unic pe care îl vom împărtăşi cu Europa şi suntem foarte mândri de asta", a declarat marţi Alexandra Redde-Amiel, şefa delegaţiei franceze la Eurovision, într-o conferinţă de presă.Decizia a fost luată de liderii grupului France Télévisions, al cărui preşedinte Delphine Ernotte va conduce anul viitor Uniunea Europeană de Radio şi Televiziune (UER), organismul care coordonează Eurovision, a declarat ea.Franţa a câştigat dreptul de a organiza acest concurs, rezervat cântăreţilor cu vârste între 9 şi 14 ani, după victoria reprezentantei sale Valentina, la sfârşitul lunii noiembrie la Varşovia, cu melodia "J'imagine". Aceasta este prima victorie a ţării la Eurovision, de la Marie Myriam în 1977.France Télévisions ar fi putut însă renunţa, din motive bugetare sau pentru a se concentra mai bine asupra versiunii principale a concursului, însă radiodifuzorul public îl consideră o nouă oportunitate de a consolida dinamica din jurul Eurovision.De asemenea, France Télévisions şi-a dezvăluit mecanismul de selectare a artistului sau artiştilor care vor reprezenta Franţa la Eurovision, versiunea pentru adulţi, din luna mai a anului viitor, la Rotterdam. Olanda a câştigat ediţia din 2019, iar ediţia din 2020 a fost anulată din cauza COVID-19.După ce l-a ales pentru această ediţie 2020, în cele din urmă anulată, pe cântăreţul Tom Leeb printr-o selecţie internă, France Télévisions a decis să revină la un spectacol de talente pentru a-şi alege reprezentantul în 2021. Spectacolul se va numi ''Eurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez', şi se va desfăşura pe parcusul unei singure seri.

Persons: Valentina, Marie Myriam, France, Tom Leeb, Télévisions Organizations: Eurovision, France, Uniunea Europeană, Radio, UER Locations: Europa, Varşovia, France, Franţa, Rotterdam, Olanda

☆ Millennials and Gen Z love their technology — but American seniors are actually spending the most time on their screens
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-15 | by ( Hillary Hoffower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Americans older than age 65 spend one-third more time a day on their screens than Americans aged 18 to 34 do, reported The Economist. Nielsen data reveals that TV is responsible for the difference — seniors have more interest in TV, spending about four hours more a day with the television on than younger cohorts do. But when used with moderation and self-control, watching TV isn't a bad thing, according to psychologist Leora Trub. The data shows that the elderly spend nearly 10 hours a day on their televisions, computers, or smartphones, while younger Americans spend about seven hours doing so. Technology, she noted, is "... out there for everyone, everyone needs to use it to some extent for their daily lives.

Persons: Leora Trub, Nielsen, —, Read, there's, Trub Organizations: Nielsen, Service, Netflix, Pace University's Digital Media, Psychology, Technology Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ The Tucker Carlson origin story
▼ + stars: | 1998-01-28 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +57 min

Tucker Carlson is remembered as a provocateur and gleeful contrarian by those who knew him in his early days. It was Tucker Carlson. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.) In 1979, Richard Carlson married Patricia Swanson, heiress to the Swanson frozen foods empire that perfected the frozen Salisbury steak for hassle-free dinners. Tucker Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school starting at age 14.

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