Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

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ICANN blocks controversial $1.1B sale of .org registry to investment firm

By Maria Deutscher May 1, 2020

ICANN, an internet body responsible for overseeing the domain name system that underpins the web, today blocked a deal that would have given an investment firm control over the world’s .org domains. The Internet…

Cloud

Interface design startup Figma lands $2B valuation after raising $50M

By Maria Deutscher Apr 30, 2020

Figma Inc., a startup whose interface design platform is used by the likes of Microsoft Corp. and Twitter Inc., today announced that it has picked up $50 million from an Andreessen Horowitz-led investor group.…

Cloud

Zoom retracts claim of 300M daily active users as rivals narrow the gap

By Maria Deutscher Apr 30, 2020

Zoom Video Communications Inc. has walked back a claim it made earlier this month about having 300 million daily active users, indicating that the number of people logging into its platform daily is lower.…

Infra

Intel’s new flagship desktop processor offers 5.3GHz peak speeds on thinner die

By Maria Deutscher Apr 30, 2020

Intel Corp. today introduced a line of 32 new processor chips for desktop personal computers headlined by the i9-10900K, a 10-core model with a 5.3-gigahertz top clock speed that is touted as the “world’s fastest”…

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Lyft lays off nearly 1,000 employees after ride-hailing business reportedly craters

By Maria Deutscher Apr 29, 2020

Lyft Inc. has laid off 982 employees, or 17% of its total workforce, and furloughed an additional 288 in response to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on its business. The company disclosed the move in…

Cloud

Pitching unified cloud backup, Clumio extends its platform to Microsoft 365

By Maria Deutscher Apr 29, 2020

Clumio Inc., fresh off a large funding round, today added Microsoft 365 support to its backup platform. Santa Clara, California-based Clumio exited stealth mode last August with a cloud-based backup platform that allows companies…

Cloud

NetApp acquires cloud-based virtual desktop provider CloudJumper

By Maria Deutscher Apr 29, 2020

NetApp Inc. today said that it has acquired CloudJumper Corp., a Citrix Systems Inc. competitor with a software platform for running virtual desktops in the cloud. Garner, North Carolina-based CloudJumper has not raised any outside…

Cloud

Microsoft beefs up Azure’s Kubernetes features and Red Hat integrations

By Maria Deutscher Apr 28, 2020

Microsoft Corp. today introduced two updates for Azure, one focused on its managed Kubernetes service and another on Red Hat workloads, that should allow the cloud platform to better accommodate enterprises running a variety…

Cloud

Oracle wins surprise cloud deal with Zoom to help host its platform

By Maria Deutscher Apr 28, 2020

A few weeks ago, Zoom Video Communications Inc. quietly started processing some users’ video calls in Oracle Corp.’s data centers. The collaboration is the result of a surprise cloud deal unveiled today under which Zoom has…

Policy

AT&T, other internet providers pledge not to disconnect users through June 30

By Maria Deutscher Apr 28, 2020

Several U.S. internet providers today pledged not to disconnect customers or charge them late fees until June 30, a move intended to ensure web access for users amid the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The group includes AT&T Inc.,…

Maria Deutscher

ICANN blocks controversial $1.1B sale of .org registry to investment firm

Interface design startup Figma lands $2B valuation after raising $50M

Zoom retracts claim of 300M daily active users as rivals narrow the gap

Intel’s new flagship desktop processor offers 5.3GHz peak speeds on thinner die

Lyft lays off nearly 1,000 employees after ride-hailing business reportedly craters

NetApp acquires cloud-based virtual desktop provider CloudJumper

Microsoft beefs up Azure’s Kubernetes features and Red Hat integrations

Oracle wins surprise cloud deal with Zoom to help host its platform

AT&T, other internet providers pledge not to disconnect users through June 30

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