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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 …
Building on $1.7B Magento acquisition, Adobe launches Commerce Cloud
Adobe Systems Inc. today moved into the rapidly expanding e-commerce technology market with the launch of Commerce Cloud, a new service that builds on its $1.68 billion acquisition of Magento Inc. last year. Magento developed a popular online retail system that processed …
EU passes controversial law to toughen online copyright enforcement
The European Parliament today passed a controversial overhaul of its online copyright laws that supporters say will give content creators more protections, but critics slam it as a threat to internet freedoms. The Copyright Directive was accepted with 348 lawmakers in favor …
Hazelcast gives its in-memory data grid the cloud treatment with new service
Hazelcast Inc., a major provider of in-memory computing solutions, today launched a managed cloud version of its flagship product created specifically to support off-premises workloads. Hazelcast Cloud is based on the company’s Hazelcast IMDG system, the most popular open-source product in the …
Subscription central: Apple debuts new services plus iPhone-linked credit card
Apple Inc.’s big product launch events tend to focus on hardware, but the Show Time presser it held today at its California headquarters took a very different direction. Chief Executive Tim Cook (pictured) stepped onto the stage of a tightly packed auditorium to …