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New DeepMind research applies ‘neuron deletion’ to improve AI models
Artificial intelligence algorithms are highly sophisticated constructs that can contain an eye-watering number of neurons and internal connections. This gives them the power to handle a wide range of complex tasks, but also makes it tricky for researchers to understand the way conclusions are made and how the process can be improved. On Wednesday, Alphabet Inc.’s ...
GitLab brings code integration and delivery to rival hosting service GitHub
GitLab Inc. today rolled out a new release of its widely used code hosting platform that makes one of the software’s most important capabilities available to customers of top rival GitHub Inc. Companies that store their software projects on GitHub now have the ability to use GitLab for their CI/CD workflows. CI/CD refers to a set of development ...
Cloudflare looks to fix app developers’ network blind spot with new monitoring tool
Modern mobile developers collect large volumes of diagnostics data from users’ app installations to ensure that performance is up to snuff. But they’ve historically had no easy way to gain the same insight into network usage, which is an equally important contributor to user experience. Cloudflare Inc. is today addressing this blind spot with the launch of Mobile ...
Microsoft introduces new AI tools for sales and marketing teams
Microsoft Corp. is once again doubling down on artificial intelligence and automation within its productivity portfolio. The company today unveiled a set of new AI tools designed to be used with Office 365 and the Dynamics 365 customer relationship management platform, its answer to Salesforce.com Inc. The main one is highlight Power BI Insights. According ...
Google is reportedly acquiring heavily funded VR startup Lytro
Update March 27: Instead of getting acquired, Lytro is actually shutting down, but a few of its employees are headed to Google. Word is that Google LLC is in the process of acquiring Lytro Inc., a startup backed by $215 million in funding that develops hardware and software for producing immersive content. The buyout price reportedly ...
Salesforce buys application integration firm MuleSoft for $6.5B
Updated with acquisition announcement: Salesforce.com Inc. today said it’s buying publicly held enterprise software integration firm MuleSoft Inc. for $6.5 billion. It’s the biggest acquisition ever for Salesforce, the maker of online customer relationship management and related software, indicating the cloud giant sees a great deal of strategic value in MuleSoft. Salesforce said it will pay $44.89 per ...
As tech IPOs heat up, DocuSign reportedly plans to go public within 6 months
DocuSign Inc., the company that helped turn electronic signatures into a staple of doing business in the digital era, could hit the stock market in the next six months. That’s according to a TechCrunch report published today that claims the firm has secretly filed to go public. An initial public offering by DocuSign would mark another ...
Google taps startup FogHorn to bolster its cloud’s IoT analytics capabilities
Google LLC and FogHorn Systems Inc., an “internet of things” analytics startup backed by General Electric Co., today announced a new partnership that aims to help companies better harness the the data they collect from their connected devices. The alliance will center on the search giant’s Cloud IoT Core offering. Launched last month, the service ...
Shares of software giant Micro Focus plummet 46 percent as CEO Chris Hsu quits
Shares of enterprise software giant Micro Focus International plc plunged a stunning 46 percent today following the abrupt resignation of Chief Executive Officer Chris Hsu. Both developments are tied to the British company’s release of a revised revenue forecast for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31 that paints a bleak picture of its future. The ...
Report: Apple is secretly developing screens with experimental MicroLED technology
Apple Inc. is secretly developing a new type of screen for its devices based on MicroLED, an emerging display technology with the potential to enable a vastly improved viewing experience, according to a Bloomberg report published late Sunday. MicroLED differs from the OLED panels that ship with the iPhone X and other latest-generation handsets on the ...