Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

GM’s Cruise self-driving car unit strikes $2.75B partnership with Honda

By Maria Deutscher Oct 3, 2018

GM Cruise LLC, the high-profile unit within General Motors Co. working on autonomous driving technology, is joining forces with another automaker to speed up its efforts. The group today announced a $2.75 billion partnership…

Cloud

Palo Alto Networks inks $173M deal to acquire cloud security startup RedLock

By Maria Deutscher Oct 3, 2018

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced that it has agreed to buy RedLock Inc., a competitor focused on securing cloud environments, in an all-cash deal worth $173 million. The purchase is the latest in…

NEWS

Under pressure, Amazon will introduce $15 minimum wage for 350,000 US workers

By Maria Deutscher Oct 2, 2018

Following criticism over its treatment of workers, Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to hike the minimum wage of U.S. workers to $15 an hour starting next month. The move is set to affect more than…

Infra

With new $200M round, high-flying cybersecurity startup Tanium valued at $6.5B

By Maria Deutscher Oct 2, 2018

Tanium Inc., a startup that provides cybersecurity software to over half the Fortune 100, today announced that it has raised $200 million in fresh funding at a hefty $6.5 billion valuation. The round was…

Big Data

With major new platform release, Splunk doubles down on AI and containers

By Maria Deutscher Oct 2, 2018

Splunk Inc. kicked off its .conf 2018 conference today with the introduction of numerous new features, plus a few upcoming ones, that aim to bring analytics projects into the age of artificial intelligence and software containers.…

Apps

Adobe beefs up Acrobat DC with new mobile and AI features

By Maria Deutscher Oct 2, 2018

Two and a half decades after its release, more than 100 million people use Adobe Systems Inc.’s Acrobat DC family of PDF tools every day. The company today released new capabilities for the suite to make…

Apps

Google launches interactive YouTube ads that support downloads and e-commerce

By Maria Deutscher Oct 1, 2018

In a push to attract more brands to its YouTube video site, Google LLC is launching new ad formats that will let users engage interactive content and even make purchases without leaving the platform. The…

Infra

Amid PC chip shortage, Intel pledges $1B to upgrade fabrication facilities

By Maria Deutscher Sep 28, 2018

Amid a global shortage of processors for personal computers, Intel Corp. today pledged to spend $1 billion on additional fabrication equipment in a bid to boost production. The investment will be distributed among chip…

Cloud

Microsoft wins landmark cloud deal with Volkswagen to power its connected cars

By Maria Deutscher Sep 28, 2018

Microsoft Corp. has struck a broad cloud computing deal with Volkswagen AG to build a joint software platform on Azure that will eventually power all the automaker’s connected car services. Volkswagen detailed the collaboration…

Apps

Slack reportedly planning early 2019 IPO at valuation ‘well in excess’ of $7B

By Maria Deutscher Sep 28, 2018

Slack Technologies Inc. could file for an initial public offering in as little as a few months’ time. That’s according to report published in the Wall Street Journal this morning, which cited anonymous sources saying the team…

Maria Deutscher

GM’s Cruise self-driving car unit strikes $2.75B partnership with Honda

Under pressure, Amazon will introduce $15 minimum wage for 350,000 US workers

With new $200M round, high-flying cybersecurity startup Tanium valued at $6.5B

Adobe beefs up Acrobat DC with new mobile and AI features

Google launches interactive YouTube ads that support downloads and e-commerce

Amid PC chip shortage, Intel pledges $1B to upgrade fabrication facilities

Microsoft wins landmark cloud deal with Volkswagen to power its connected cars

Slack reportedly planning early 2019 IPO at valuation ‘well in excess’ of $7B

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