Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

European Union greenlights Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of GitHub

By Maria Deutscher Oct 19, 2018

Microsoft Corp.’s $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub Inc. has moved a big step closer toward closing. The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, today unconditionally approved the deal after deciding that…

Apps

Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book2, a new challenger to Microsoft’s Surface Pro

By Maria Deutscher Oct 18, 2018

Fresh off the Galaxy Note 9 launch event, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled another addition to its mobile lineup that directly challenges Microsoft Corp.’s Surface Pro. The Galaxy Book2 is a Windows two-in-one…

Apps

Atlassian modernizes Jira with new look, features to boost developer productivity

By Maria Deutscher Oct 18, 2018

Since Atlassian Corp. PLC first released Jira 16 years ago, the project management tool has become a fixture in software development initiatives. Today, the company is giving its flagship product a makeover to meet…

Big Data

Data mining specialist Palantir reportedly weighing IPO at valuation up to $41B

By Maria Deutscher Oct 18, 2018

Palantir Technologies Inc., a provider of data mining software with government ties, is said to be mulling an initial public offering that could value it at up to $41 billion. The Wall Street Journal…

AI

Alphabet’s DeepMind open-sources key building blocks from its AI projects

By Maria Deutscher Oct 17, 2018

DeepMind Technologies Ltd, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research group, is sharing more of its work with the world. The division today open-sourced a collection of “key algorithmic components” derived from what it described as some…

Cloud

Oracle to acquire goBalto, a cloud startup that helps speed up clinical trials

By Maria Deutscher Oct 17, 2018

The industry’s three major cloud providers are all actively targeting the healthcare sector, where adoption of technologies such as machine learning is fueling demand for computing resources. Now, Oracle Corp. is doubling down on the…

Apps

Amid privacy concerns, lawsuit accuses Facebook of covering up skewed ad data

By Maria Deutscher Oct 17, 2018

An advertiser is alleging that Facebook Inc. hid an error in video viewership data shared with brands for more than a year and then vastly understated the issue. The complaint, spotted today by Bloomberg, comes as…

Cloud

Now adding 700K users a month, Lucidchart raises $72M to keep up the growth

By Maria Deutscher Oct 17, 2018

Lucid Software Inc., better known as Lucidchart, is a force to be reckoned with in the collaboration market. The South Jordan, Utah-based startup’s diagramming service has more than 15 million users and counts 96 percent…

Apps

Report: Facebook is developing a camera-equipped media streaming device

By Maria Deutscher Oct 16, 2018

Facebook Inc. is said to be working on a media streaming device that will offer access to various entertainment services and feature a camera for video calling. Online news network Cheddar detailed the project…

Apps

Instacart wheels in $600M to grow its grocery delivery service, now valued at $7.6B

By Maria Deutscher Oct 16, 2018

Instacart Inc., one of the heavily funded startups competing in the on-demand grocery delivery market, has added an additional $600 million to its coffers. Instacart announced the funding round this morning, naming high-profile hedge D1 Capital Partners…

Maria Deutscher

European Union greenlights Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of GitHub

Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book2, a new challenger to Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Atlassian modernizes Jira with new look, features to boost developer productivity

Data mining specialist Palantir reportedly weighing IPO at valuation up to $41B

Alphabet’s DeepMind open-sources key building blocks from its AI projects

Now adding 700K users a month, Lucidchart raises $72M to keep up the growth

Report: Facebook is developing a camera-equipped media streaming device

Instacart wheels in $600M to grow its grocery delivery service, now valued at $7.6B

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