We’ve made it past the first half of 2020! The tech industry keeps moving forwards and these are the top industry news for June.
Google buys AR glasses company North
Google has bought North, a company focused on building augmented reality glasses. The companies announced the news earlier today, saying that North’s “technical expertise†will help Google invest in its “hardware efforts and ambient computing future.â€
The company will stay in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada, after its Google acquisition, and Google says it’ll continue to work on ambient computing or building a world in which tech “fades into the background.â€
Netflix pledges up to $100 million toward ‘economic opportunity for Black communities’
The streaming behemoth announced the first $35 million of that money would be allocated into two areas: $25 million will be used to establish the “Black Economic Development Initiative,†a fund that will invest in Black financial institutions and aid Black community development corporations.
The other $10 million will be administered to Hope Credit Union to help provide new economic opportunities to underprivileged communities in the Deep South. Netflix has yet to detail how it will disburse the other $65 million.
AT&T brings 5G to Austin, Miami, Salt Lake City, and 25 other regions
AT&T’s low-band 5G network is expanding to 28 new regions today, including Austin, Miami, Dallas, and Salt Lake City. If you’ve been waiting for a slight speed boost over your current LTE connection and have a 5G-compatible phone, you might want to check if your neighborhood is part of this latest expansion
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