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Google LLC’s annual cloud event is going digital with a new name, a new date and an expanded format that will span no less than nine weeks. Google Cloud Next OnAir will run from July 14 to Sept. 8 with more than …
Microsoft acquires RPA provider Softomotive to boost Power Automate
Microsoft Corp. today said that it’s acquiring Softomotive Ltd., a veteran maker of robotic process automation software with more than 9,000 customers worldwide. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is at least the third for Microsoft since March, coming on the …
Microsoft helps Sony power the world’s first AI image sensor with Azure
Microsoft Corp. on Monday afternoon announced an agreement with Sony Corp. to supply technology for the IMX500, a new image sensor touted as first in the world with the ability to run artificial intelligence models. Sony is the top image sensor supplier …
Uber lets 3,000 more employees go in bid to preserve its ‘very future’
After seeing ride-hailing demand plummet because of the coronavirus pandemic, Uber Technologies Inc. is laying off 3,000 more employees on top of the 3,700 personnel who were let go earlier this month. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the cuts in an internal email …
Report: TSMC stops taking new chip orders from Huawei after US restrictions
TSMC Co. Ltd., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has reportedly stopped taking new semiconductor orders from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The move follows the U.S. Commerce Department’s introduction of new export rules on Friday to restrict Huawei’s access to chips that use …
Microsoft wins multiyear cloud and AI deal with FedEx to improve package deliveries
Microsoft Corp. and FedEx Corp. today unveiled a multiyear partnership under which the logistics giant will use Microsoft’s Azure cloud service to build a machine learning-powered platform for predicting package delivery delays. The planned platform, FedEx Surround, is expected to be the …
Facebook is acquiring Giphy for a reported $400M to boost its social platforms
Facebook Inc. today revealed that it’s acquiring Giphy Inc., the startup behind the GIF animated image sharing platform of the same name, in a deal an Axios report pegged at $400 million. Giphy was founded in 2013 and has raised around $150 …
US implements new rules to restrict Huawei’s access to chip technology
The U.S. Commerce Department today announced measures designed to prevent China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from acquiring chips that use American technology. In May 2019, the Trump administration implemented a rule requiring U.S. companies to obtain a license before exporting products to …
Microsoft acquires 5G software maker Metaswitch to draw more carriers to Azure
Microsoft Corp. hopes to make its Azure cloud platform more attractive for telecommunications companies through the newly announced acquisition of Metaswitch Networks Ltd., a veteran provider of network management software. Yousef Khalidi, corporate vice president of Azure networking, disclosed the deal in …
More cybersecurity consolidation: Venafi acquires Kubernetes startup Jetstack
Venafi Inc., a major player in the so-called machine identity protection segment of the cybersecurity market, is acquiring Jetstack Inc., a small startup focused on Kubernetes security. The concept behind machine identify protection is to ensure that a system to which a …