Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

AI

Facebook open-sources PyTorch3D to enable AI that thinks in three dimensions

By Maria Deutscher Feb 7, 2020

Facebook Inc.’s research division on Thursday released the code for PyTorch3D, a homegrown toolkit meant to ease the development of artificial intelligence models that can operate in three-dimensional environments. The ability to operate in…

Infra

In new expansion, Amazon to add 15,000 workers in Bellevue, Washington

By Maria Deutscher Feb 6, 2020

Amazon.com Inc. will add 15,000 workers in Bellevue, a city situated 10 miles from its hometown of Seattle, as part of a multiyear expansion plan unveiled this morning. The employees will join the roughly 2,000…

Security

Cyberconsolidation: Forescout to be taken private for $1.9B by PE firms Advent and Crosspoint

By Maria Deutscher Feb 6, 2020

Cybersecurity software maker Forescout Technologies Inc. today said that its board has approved a deal to be acquired for $1.9 billion by Advent International and Crosspoint Capital Partners. The two private equity firms’ offer…

Apps

Report: Huawei, other Chinese mobile giants are developing a Google Play rival

By Maria Deutscher Feb 6, 2020

Four Chinese handset makers that together account for an estimated 40% of global mobile device shipments are building a platform meant to rival Google Play. Reuters reported today that the companies involved in the project…

Cloud

Shakeup at Microsoft: LinkedIn CEO to step down as Windows, Surface units merge

By Maria Deutscher Feb 5, 2020

Two months into 2020, Microsoft Corp.’s senior leadership team is undergoing some significant changes. The technology giant today announced that long-time LinkedIn Chief Executive Officer Jeff Weiner will step down on June 1. In…

Cloud

Carrier chooses AWS to power its internet-connected future

By Maria Deutscher Feb 5, 2020

Carrier Corp., a maker of air conditioners and building management products with $18 billion in annual revenue, has selected Amazon Web Services Inc. as its preferred cloud provider. AWS shared details of the agreement this…

Apps

Google Takeout bug sent some users’ private videos to strangers

By Maria Deutscher Feb 4, 2020

A glitch that hit Google LLC’s account backup tool last November allowed users to download the private videos of strangers, the search giant has disclosed. The issue, first reported by 9to5Google early this morning, occurred…

Cloud

Business software maker Infor to be acquired by Koch Industries at a reported $13B valuation

By Maria Deutscher Feb 4, 2020

Infor Inc., a major provider of enterprise resource management software that was weighing to go public, has been acquired by Koch Industries Inc. in a blockbuster deal announced today. The companies didn’t disclose the…

Policy

Google under investigation in Ireland over collection of users’ location data

By Maria Deutscher Feb 4, 2020

Ireland’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation to determine if the way Google LLC tracks users’ location is legal. The probe was prompted by a number of complaints from European consumer organizations, Ireland’s Data…

AI

Kaskada, led by cloud veterans, raises $8M for its AI feature engineering platform

By Maria Deutscher Feb 4, 2020

Kaskada Inc., a Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup led by Google LLC and Amazon Web Services Inc. veterans, today announced that it has raised $8 million in funding. Kaskada is on a quest to automate…

Maria Deutscher

Facebook open-sources PyTorch3D to enable AI that thinks in three dimensions

In new expansion, Amazon to add 15,000 workers in Bellevue, Washington

Cyberconsolidation: Forescout to be taken private for $1.9B by PE firms Advent and Crosspoint

Report: Huawei, other Chinese mobile giants are developing a Google Play rival

Shakeup at Microsoft: LinkedIn CEO to step down as Windows, Surface units merge

Carrier chooses AWS to power its internet-connected future

Google Takeout bug sent some users’ private videos to strangers

Kaskada, led by cloud veterans, raises $8M for its AI feature engineering platform

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