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Intel Corp. has quietly carried out a round of layoffs being described as one of its biggest in three years. According to a report that appeared in The Oregonian today, the chipmaker has let go of “hundreds” of people from its internal information technology …
Taking on traditional VPNs, Cloudflare launches Warp
Cloudflare Inc. is expanding its lineup of consumer-focused services today with the launch of Warp, a virtual private network that promises to make mobile connections faster and more private. All VPN services are built around the same basic principle. They encrypt the …
Amazon reportedly developing a Fire TV news streaming service
Amazon.com Inc. may be gearing up to expand its presence in the fast-growing and increasingly competitive video streaming market. Citing three sources familiar with the matter, The Information today reported that the online retail giant is preparing to launch a free news service …
Daimler acquires majority stake in autonomous driving provider Torc
Auto giant Daimler AG today announced it’s teaming up with Torc Robotics Inc., an early pioneer of autonomous vehicle technology, to develop self-driving trucks for the U.S. market. The company has acquired an unspecified majority stake in Torc as part of the partnership. …
Amazon aims to boost enterprise Alexa adoption with no-code voice blueprints
Amazon.com Inc. hopes to grow enterprise adoption of Alexa by making it easier for companies to customize the voice assistant to their needs. The technology giant on Thursday launched Alexa for Business Blueprints, a collection of templates that will enable workers to …
Microsoft to shield startups and IoT developers from patent trolls
Microsoft Corp. today launched an initiative to provide legal protection against so-called patent trolls for startups, as well as for larger companies that use its Azure cloud platform to power “internet of things” projects. Patent trolls, or nonpracticing entities as they’re formally known, are an …
UK watchdog warns of ‘significant’ security issues in Huawei telecom gear
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is facing a fresh round of scrutiny, this time in the United Kingdom. British cybersecurity watchdog HCSEC today issued a scathing report warning of “significant technical issues” in the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker’s gear. It’s the fifth assessment …
AWS launches Deep Learning Containers and new AI infrastructure options
Fresh off landing a major infrastructure deal with Volkswagen AG, Amazon Web Services Inc. today introduced new features that will give enterprises more flexibility in how they use its cloud platform. The main highlight is a software bundle dubbed AWS Deep Learning …
Volkswagen taps AWS to build industrial IoT platform for its supply chain
The world’s largest carmaker is standardizing its manufacturing infrastructure on Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud. Volkswagen AG and AWS today announced a multiyear deal to build a cloud analytics platform that will process data from all 122 of the German auto giant’s …
Google launches AMP for Email to make emails interactive
Google LLC wants to turn the traditional email into something more akin to an interactive web page. The search giant today started rolling out AMP for Email, a technology that enables companies to create messages with embedded widgets such as meeting calendars and product …