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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 ...
SonicWall targets midtier enterprises with new network security software and appliances
SonicWall Inc., the network security provider that spun out of Dell Technologies Inc. in 2016, today debuted new appliances and software capabilities intended to extend its market reach. The company was already a well-established player when it got acquired by Dell in 2012 for a reported $1.2 billion. With the new products, SonicWall is taking ...
Report: Apple is planning new high-end AirPods with major upgrades
The Apple Inc. division responsible for accessories such as the AirPods wireless earbuds recorded $12.9 billion in revenue during the last fiscal year. This morning, Bloomberg reported that the company plans to double down with a set of new devices that could launch as early as next year. The publication’s sources said one of the ...
AT&T to acquire programmatic ad exchange AppNexus for a reported $1.6B
AT&T Inc. today revealed plans to acquire AppNexus Inc., the operator of a digital ad exchange touted as the biggest independent marketplace of its kind. The announcement comes a week after rumors of a potential deal first started to emerge. Insiders told the Wall Street Journal that AT&T was expected to pay around $1.6 billion ...