Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

AWS announces plans for first cloud data centers in Africa

By Maria Deutscher Oct 25, 2018

Amazon Web Services Inc. is extending its global data center network to Africa. The cloud giant today announced plans to open an AWS region in Cape Town, South Africa, by mid-2020 that will enable regional customers…

Apps

Italy’s antitrust watchdog fines Apple and Samsung for slowing users’ phones

By Maria Deutscher Oct 24, 2018

Italy’s antitrust watchdog today fined Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. over allegations that they used software updates to slow down handsets, thereby potentially pushing some consumers to buy new models. The issue…

Emerging Tech

Samsung, Uber co-founder back $8M round into enterprise AR startup Spatial

By Maria Deutscher Oct 24, 2018

Augmented reality startup Spatial Inc. exited stealth mode today with $8 million in fresh funding to bring immersive experiences into the enterprise collaboration market. The New York-based startup is backed by an impressive roster…

Emerging Tech

Lyft acquires AR startup Blue Vision to boost self-driving car plans

By Maria Deutscher Oct 23, 2018

Lyft Inc. today announced that it has acquired a young augmented reality startup called Blue Vision Ltd. to boost its autonomous driving roadmap. The deal is valued at $72 million and allocates up to $30…

AI

SAP debuts new enterprise AI tools for automating customer support and more

By Maria Deutscher Oct 23, 2018

SAP SE is injecting more artificial intelligence into its portfolio. At an event in Barcelona today, the company unveiled a collection of tools aimed at opening up new ways for enterprise customers to harness AI. The additions…

Big Data

Oracle to acquire Goldman Sachs-backed sales intelligence startup DataFox

By Maria Deutscher Oct 23, 2018

Oracle Corp. late Monday announced plans to acquire DataFox Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that provides sales intelligence for business-to-business companies. DataFox hit the scene in 2013 and has since built up a sizable customer…

AI

Sisense launches Hunch, an AI engine for bringing complex analytics to the edge

By Maria Deutscher Oct 23, 2018

Sisense Inc. believes there’s a better way to process information at the edge. The DFJ-backed analytics startup today unveiled Hunch, an artificial intelligence engine that it claims can condense large datasets into a size manageable even…

Emerging Tech

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe exits Facebook in latest high-profile departure

By Maria Deutscher Oct 22, 2018

Continuing a string of high-profile departures from Facebook Inc., Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe today announced that he’s leaving the social network to “recharge, reflect and be creative.” Iribe (pictured) served as the chief executive…

Cloud

With Swift alliance, Microsoft puts key piece of global banking system on Azure

By Maria Deutscher Oct 22, 2018

Microsoft Corp. has teamed up with Swift SCRL to bring the organization’s financial communications network to Azure. The Swift system is a core pillar of global commerce that’s used by over 11,000 financial institutions,…

Infra

Pulumi raises $15M for its unique brand of infrastructure automation

By Maria Deutscher Oct 22, 2018

Pulumi Corp., an infrastructure automation startup that launched in June with $5 million from investors, has bagged an additional $15 million round led by Madrona Venture Group. The investment was announced today and saw…

Maria Deutscher

Italy’s antitrust watchdog fines Apple and Samsung for slowing users’ phones

Samsung, Uber co-founder back $8M round into enterprise AR startup Spatial

Lyft acquires AR startup Blue Vision to boost self-driving car plans

SAP debuts new enterprise AI tools for automating customer support and more

Oracle to acquire Goldman Sachs-backed sales intelligence startup DataFox

Sisense launches Hunch, an AI engine for bringing complex analytics to the edge

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe exits Facebook in latest high-profile departure

Pulumi raises $15M for its unique brand of infrastructure automation

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