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Amazon Web Services Inc. is working on a successor to its homegrown Graviton processor that will be at least 20% faster than the original and likely features other major improvements as well, according to a new report. The project was detailed on …
Palo Alto Networks brings its cyber startup acquisitions together in Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Inc. today introduced a new version of its Prisma Cloud cybersecurity platform that incorporates the technologies the company gained through its high-profile series of recent startup acquisitions. Prisma Cloud is, as the name indicates, designed to protect companies’ hybrid …
Facebook acquires VR studio Beat Games, hints at more deals in 2020
In a bid to boost the content ecosystem around its Oculus virtual reality headsets, Facebook Inc. has acquired Beat Games s.r.o, a small VR studio behind one of the world’s most popular immersive video games. The social network announced the deal on …
AWS’ new DeepRacer Evo is an AI-powered model car with a serious mission
Amazon Web Services Inc. will be treating attendees of its re:Invent conference next week to some artificial intelligence-powered entertainment. The conference will host the company’s second annual AWS DeepRacer League, a racing series starring the AWS DeepRacer, a miniature remote-controlled car that …
Report: Intel is looking to sell off its $450M home connectivity business
Intel Corp. may be looking to scale back its presence in the smart home market. Citing multiple people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg on Monday night broke the news that the company has hired a financial institution to help find a buyer …
Google fires four employees over data security violations, group calls it union-busting
In a controversial move, Google LLC said it has fired four employees after determining they had violated its data security policies. The search giant disclosed the decision in a memo distributed internally on Monday that found its way to Bloomberg. The note, …
Meritech leads $50M round into application connectivity startup Tray.io
Application integration startup Tray.io Inc. today announced that it has reeled in $50 million from a consortium led by early Facebook Inc. backer Meritech Capital Partners. The startup apparently isn’t in unicorn territory quite yet, with a source telling TechCrunch that the post-money valuation is …
AWS extends Amazon Translate to 2,804 language pairs, 6 more cloud regions
Amazon Web Services Inc. today added support for 22 new languages to Amazon Translate, expanding the usefulness of a service that already powers a massive variety of applications for its cloud customers. Amazon Translate is an automated translator that uses machine learning …
Intel teams with MediaTek to build high-speed 5G chips for tomorrow’s PCs
Intel Corp. has joined forces with fellow semiconductor maker MediaTek Inc. to build 5G modem chips aimed at enabling ultrafast internet connections on tomorrow’s personal computers. Announced today, the partnership will initially focus on laptops. Intel will define the “solution specification” for the planned 5G …
With Custom Labels, AWS lets customers train Rekognition for specific projects
Amazon Web Services Inc. today released a new feature for Amazon Rekognition that will enable the computer vision service to identify specific objects in images — such as products on a shelf or manufacturing components — even if they aren’t in its knowledge …