At Slack’s Frontiers event, the Salesforce-owned company outlined how it revamped its platform to create an integration layer that will stitch together third party services and applications. The rebuilt Slack platform also highlights how Salesforce is increasingly competing with ServiceNow for workflow automation mindshare and to become a platform that stitches together a sprawling set of enterprise applications. In an asynchronous keynote, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said the new platform “is the culmination of what we wanted from the very early days....

Looking at the numbers, Slack reported a first-quarter net loss of $27.9 million, or 5 cents per share. On a non-GAAP basis, Slack posted EPS of 8 cents on revenue of $273.4 million, an increase of 36% year-over-year. Wall Street was expecting a non-GAAP net loss of a penny per share on revenue of $267.14 million. Slack said it added 13,000 net new paid customers in Q1, including 102 paid customers that will generate annual recurring revenue greater than $100,000....

Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now Interoperability and Matter support Following the launch of Matter at the end of 2022, it’s no surprise that several companies have taken advantage of the CES 2023 platform to unveil new Matter-certified devices. Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now The Matter interoperability standard lets smart devices on different platforms work together. SwitchBot Hub 2 Though some brands are launching new Matter-enabled products in place of upgrading currently available devices, most existing hubs will remain the same – except for SwitchBot’s Hub....

Long gone are the days when a great software developer was defined by their capability in a single programming language. Today, good developers work across the stack – in fact, their success relies on their ability to engage with a range of stakeholders to deliver business outcomes, says Spencer Clarkson, chief technology officer at Verastar. “I think what makes a good developer nowadays is that rounded understanding,” he says. “They need to be agile in working style, and also understand the concept of doing Agile development – fail fast, develop quickly....

But portable music devices have come a long way from cassette tapes and high-speed copying, and Sony’s NW-A306 delivers a hefty dose of modernity to a nostalgic piece of technology. Also: The best wired headphones Sony says the NW-A306 is designed for “discerning users looking for high-quality sound and style,” making true music lovers the target audience. Users can only download music and subscription-based music-streaming apps, such as YouTube and Spotify....

One of those powers is, of course, hype. You tell people something is coming, it’s close, it’s-so-right-there-you-can-smell-it. Why, many companies are using the onset of March to announce that, yes, this is the month when everyone will go back to the office. And guess what airlines are saying? Yes, that business travel is back, well, is kind of back, well, will be back, well, is showing concrete signs of backness....

You need one more thing to worry about and you thought this might be the place. So please take a seat and grab a drink, as this might take a little time. You see, you haven’t been listening as well as you should, and you’re not alone. No, that’s not my view. It’s the view of Southwest Airlines pilots. Not so long ago, the pilots’ union wrote a letter to their new CEO, Robert Jordan....

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from a launchpad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 8.02pm ET, 15 September 2021, and will now orbit Earth for roughly three days at an altitude of 575 kilometres – just above the Hubble Space Telescope and 155 kilometres further from the International Space Station. On board the company’s fully automated Crew Dragon spacecraft are four crew members: Shift4 Payments founder and CEO Jared Issacman, cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, geoscientist Sian Proctor, and aerospace employee Chris Sembroski....

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it was testing Starlink’s “polar service” at McMurdo Station, the largest station on Antarctica which serves as a logistics hub for the NSF-managed US Antarctic Program (USAP). “NSF-supported USAP scientists in #Antarctica are over the moon! Starlink is testing polar service with a newly deployed user terminal at McMurdo Station, increasing bandwidth and connectivity for science support,” NSF said in a tweet. According to the USAP website, the South Pole station communications have relied on on several satellites owned by NASA, the Department of Defense, Airbus, and Iridium as a backup....

When you buy an Apple iPhone, like my new Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max a major benefit is the vast amount of cases and accessories available for the phone. Speck is known for making high quality products for mobile phones and the two cases I tested are my favorite models available from Speck. I also had the chance to extend the functionality of my Apple MagSafe Charger with the Folio accessory while also protecting my display with a screen protector....

Taylor retired restless one evening amidst the challenges of growing his start-up ad agency. “What would happen if advertising could become a digital bulletin board?” He turned the question over in his mind. The question was particularly provocative, given it was the early 1990’s. No stranger to midnight musings, Taylor placed a notebook and a pen on his bedside table in hopes of insomniac inspiration. At 4 a.m., he awoke to a monster of an idea....

A week after the impact, the SOAR Telescope in Chile captured an image of the Dimorphos asteroid which showcased one tail, a comet-like bright streak of dust, emerging from the asteroid and stretching across the sky. In an unexpected development, the Hubble telescope has recently captured an image of the Dimorphos asteroid which shows the emergence of a second tail. Hubble has made a total of 18 observations of the system since the impact....

To be named by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Traditional Owners and feature a facade of the southern night sky to reflect local Aboriginal astrophysical knowledge, the new facility is expected to have the capacity to “analyse and process data a million times faster than standard computers and uses information generated from space- and earth-facing satellites”. Some of the specific research projects the supercomputer will support include improving the understanding of gravitational waves, black holes, and galaxy formation; understanding how the brain operates through analysis of brain data by neuroscientists and neuroimaging experts; and research into bushfire detection, and natural disaster planning and response....

Meanwhile, employees who aren’t happy in their current positions aren’t sticking around either. In fact, a record 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August, with almost 800,000 of them having no new job lined up. With that much volatility in the job market, it’s never been more vital for a company to go above and beyond to retain top talent. Motivosity can help make that happen. Positivity and respect are touchstones of the Motivosity platform, which is geared toward helping employees feel acknowledged and appreciated for their work while bolstering a sense of workplace community....

Jobs market data collected and analysed by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters and analytics firm Vacancysoft found that more than 12,800 new vacancies for tech professionals were posted by companies in 2021, an increase of 105% compared to 2020. SEE: Web developer or CTO, which tech jobs have the fastest growing salaries? Across the board, most tech vacancies in 2021 were within software development and engineering – roles for these professionals grew 88....

Read on to learn more about tech jobs in Charlotte in terms of top employers, pay, and job opportunities. Charlotte at a glance Tech employment in Charlotte Charlotte’s tech industry is experiencing a major boom. According to an analysis by CompTIA, the city employs 99,705 tech professionals, the majority of whom work in software engineering, web development, and cybersecurity. Among the major players in Charlotte’s tech are Red Ventures, LendingTree, Bank of America, and Credit Karma....

A survey of 1,000 technology workers and 500 IT decision makers by careers platform CWJobs found that just 29% of employees intend on staying with their current employer for the next 12 months, with the majority planning to make career or lifestyle changes as life opens up again. CWJob’s research found that 14% of tech workers would look for a new role at a different company, with others planning to establish their own business (11%), go part-time (11%), change locations (11%) or become a contractor (10%)....

“When things go wrong in energy, the outcomes can be horrendous, especially for those customers who find themselves at the mercy of ill health, domestic violence, or some other bad hand dealt out in life’s random walk. This means that our early growth will be measured rather than explosive,” Burge said at the second instalment of the company’s investor day for 2021. “We have to get the basics right for those in the market who are most at risk before we earn the right to scale up in a way that might reshape the way the markets work....

For starters, it has a 6.52-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 720 x 1600. There’s what Nokia is calling a v-notch at the top of the screen where the 8MP front-facing camera is found. On the back of the phone is a 16MP main camera, a 5MP ultrawide camera and a 2MP depth camera. Inside the G300 are a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage....

And even though Chromebooks are some of the most affordable laptops available, we’ve still scoured the internet for discounts, bundles, and trade-in deals to help you save even more. We picked models from top brands like Samsung, HP, and Acer to help you find a Chromebook that fits both your budget and needs. Latest Chromebook deals Best Chromebook deals There are many different kinds of Chromebook out there that could be the perfect machine for you....