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Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has struck a five-year cloud computing deal with The Gap Inc. that will see the apparel giant shift much of its operations to Azure. Gap, which generated $15.9 billion in sales last year, is the latest …
After $390M Apple investment, iPhone laser supplier Finisar acquired for $3.2B
More changes are happening in Apple Inc.’s supply chain. Finisar Corp., an iPhone supplier that makes lasers optimized for tasks such as facial recognition, is set to be acquired by another optical components producer called II-VI Inc. as part of a deal …
Daimler and Bosch to launch self-driving taxi service in San Jose next year
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world’s largest auto parts makers, are joining the race to build self-driving taxis. The firms today announced that they’ve signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a ride-hailing service powered …
Amid shift to 5G, telecom equipment maker CommScope to acquire Arris for $7.4B
Carriers have only recently started upgrading their networks to 5G, but the shift is already driving significant changes in the market. CommScope Holding Co., a major provider of telecommunications equipment, today announced plans to acquire another prominent supplier called Arris International PLC for …
Cisco teams up with AWS for joint hybrid cloud solution powered by Kubernetes
Cisco Systems Inc. has joined with Amazon Web Services Inc. to build a platform aimed at making it easier for enterprises to manage their on-premise and cloud-based software container environments. Containers have become a popular means of deploying applications over recent years …
Microsoft gives Word a boost with new interactive, AI-enabled placeholders
Drafting business documents is a piecemeal process that sees text filled in and refined over a period of time, often with input from multiple users. Microsoft Corp. is looking to streamline the workflow with a set of new productivity features for Word that …
Apple reportedly taking Qualcomm dispute to trial after chipmaker suffers legal blow
Apple Inc. reportedly is preparing for a court battle with Qualcomm Inc. over their $7 billion patent royalties dispute, despite the chipmaker’s chief executive saying in April that he was anticipating a settlement by year’s end. A source told Reuters today that there is “absolutely no …
AMD’s stock jumps after deal with AWS and new 7-nanometer data center chips
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose up nearly 4 percent today after news emerged that Amazon Web Services Inc. is using the company’s silicon to power its latest cloud instances. The chipmaker also unveiled what are hailed as the world’s first …
Google rolls out Cloud Scheduler, a new managed IT automation service
Google LLC today launched Cloud Scheduler, a new automation service for its public cloud that enables companies to run maintenance tasks and other technical operations at predetermined intervals. Cloud Scheduler is a managed implementation of Cron, a ubiquitous open-source tool used in most …
Changing course, Amazon will reportedly split its planned HQ2 between two cities
Amazon.com Inc.’s planned second headquarters, or HQ2 as the closely watched project is officially called, will end up becoming two separate campuses on the East Coast. That’s according to reports published in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on …