Around the Globe: Data in DNA, The Times of Facebook and more
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It’s been quite a week for the tech fraternity. Most companies released their quarterly earnings, and we had a couple of interesting conferences lined as well (eg. Collision Conf in New Orleans). We had a full plate.
Let’s review some of the major updates of this week:
Snapchat: User `Stories’ Fuel 10 Billion Daily Video Views
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“People’s behavior is changing so that photos are being used as speech instead of a repository for memories.”
– Robert Peck, an analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Amazon Web Services: approaching a $10 billion-a-year business
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“AWS generated $2.6 billion in revenue during the first quarter, representing 64 percent year-over-year growth.”
-Amazon
Microsoft: Genetics startup Twist Bioscience is working with them to store the world’s data in DNA
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“[Using DNA,] you could fit all the knowledge in the whole world inside the trunk of your car.”
Emily Leproust, CEO, Twist Bioscience
Facebook: Beats estimates for Q1’16, With 1.65 Billion Users And $5.38 Billion In Revenues
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“Today, people around the world spend on average more than 50 minutes a day using Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger…and that doesn’t count WhatsApp.”
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook
Skype: for Business Hits Mac in Preview Mode
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“This new app offers a simple yet powerful experience that brings our Mac customers into the modern era of Skype for Business,”
Kirk Koenigsbauer, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Office