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Xerox Holdings Corp. has turned up its effort to perform a hostile takeover of HP Inc. another notch, raising its bid for the computer and printer maker to $34 billion from $33.5 billion before. The company outlined the new proposal in an …
AWS seeks testimony from Trump, Defense Secretary Esper in JEDI legal battle
Amazon Web Services Inc. is doubling down on its challenge to the Pentagon’s award of a lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp. Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud company has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims requesting that President Donald …
Arm’s new Cortex and Ethos chips promise up to 480x faster AI for IoT devices
Arm Holdings PLC today unveiled a new microcontroller and an accompanying neural processing unit that, when used together, can allow “internet of things” devices to run artificial intelligence models up to 480 times faster than today’s silicon. The microcontroller, the Cortex-M55, joins …
Report: DHS bought location data on millions of US handsets
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its agencies are using a massive repository of mobile location data for immigration enforcement, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal revealed today that the federal government has bought information about the whereabouts of …
Facebook open-sources PyTorch3D to enable AI that thinks in three dimensions
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 or at least understand 3D spaces is essential …
In new expansion, Amazon to add 15,000 workers in Bellevue, Washington
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 staff the online retail and cloud computing giant …
Cyberconsolidation: Forescout to be taken private for $1.9B by PE firms Advent and Crosspoint
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 amounts to $33 per Forescout share. It’s a …
Report: Huawei, other Chinese mobile giants are developing a Google Play rival
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 are Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Xiaomi Corp., Vivo …
Shakeup at Microsoft: LinkedIn CEO to step down as Windows, Surface units merge
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 conjunction, veteran Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley reported, the …
Carrier chooses AWS to power its internet-connected future
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 morning. The cloud giant didn’t divulge any financial …