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With Microsoft AI, LinkedIn now offers translation for posts in 60-plus languages
LinkedIn is rolling out a new platformwide translation tool for its social network that uses artificial intelligence technology from parent company Microsoft Corp. Announced this morning, the feature takes the form of a new “See Translation” option that will now appear at the bottom of every foreign-language post. When a user clicks the button, LinkedIn will ...
Expanding healthcare push, Amazon inks deal to buy pharmacy startup PillPack
Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to acquire PillPack Inc., a startup that provides an online alternative to traditional pharmacies, in a move to capture a bigger slice of the healthcare market. The acquisition triggered an immediate reaction from Wall Street. Drug store giants CVS Health Corp., Rite Aid Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. saw ...
Lyft’s valuation hits $15.1B following new $600M round
Lyft Inc. today announced that it has secured a $600 million round of funding from Fidelity Investments Inc., the world’s fourth-largest asset manager, and hedge fund Senator Investment Group LP. The investment values the ride-hailing company at a massive $15.1 billion. It comes just six months after Lyft received a $500 million cash infusion that also saw the ...
Microsoft targets new Azure features at IoT and Chinese market
Microsoft Corp. today introduced new capabilities for its Azure public cloud computing service that target two increasingly important markets: the “internet of things” and China. The first update the company announced is the release of Azure IoT Edge into general availability. The service, which provides tools that enable organizations to analyze data from their sensors ...
Google retools its ad services with new branding and tools
Google LLC today renamed the advertising services that underpin its vast digital empire and debuted new tools intended to help marketers better engage online audiences. The search giant has organized the core products in the lineup into three distinct brands. AdWords, the service that allows marketers to serve up promotions in search results, YouTube and other ...
Kubernetes 1.11 launches with new management controls and modules
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation today rolled out a new version of Kubernetes with a raft of enhancements, some of which have been in the works for more than a year. Kubernetes is among the most important open-source projects to have been released in recent years. It’s the go-to system for managing workloads that use ...
In major legal win, Uber dodges ban that would have kept it out of London
A British court today overturned a ban that would have prevented Uber Technologies Inc. from operating in London, sparing the ride-hailing giant from getting locked out of one of its biggest markets. Uber has more than 3.6 million regular users and about 45,000 drivers in the English capital. The company’s vast local operations came under threat ...
Calico, Alphabet’s biotech arm, announces a $1B push to combat aging
Calico LLC, an Alphabet Inc. division dedicated to combating aging and associated diseases, today announced a $1 billion collaboration with pharmaceutical giant AbbVie Inc. to advance its mission. The move is an extension of a partnership that the two organizations originally launched in 2014 with an initial budget of $1.5 billion. According to Calico, their ...
Firefox gets ‘tab warming’ and other new usability features
Continuing its quest to win market share from Alphabet Inc.’s Chrome, the Mozilla Foundation today launched a new version of Firefox that brings improved performance and usability. The release builds on the landmark upgrade that rolled out for the browser late last year under the name Quantum. It included massive speed enhancements intended to bring ...
Qt’s new tool makes it easier for developers and designers to collaborate
Qt Co. today introduced a new development tool aimed at enabling programmers and designers to work together more effectively. The Finnish firm, though not exactly a household name, has an outsized role in the software ecosystem. It maintains Qt, an open-source framework with roots dating back three decades that can be found in everything from ...