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With new open-source Gimbal project, Heptio aims to ease Kubernetes adoption
Accel-backed infrastructure automation startup Heptio Inc. today released Gimbal, an open-source load balancer designed to remove a major obstacle standing in the way of enterprises looking to adopt Kubernetes. Kubernetes, which was developed by Heptio’s two co-founders during their time at Google LLC, which turned it into open-source software, is the go-tool system for managing ...
Report: Amazon is secretly developing a home robot that could launch in 2019
Today, users can have Alexa make purchases on Amazon.com, read out the latest weather report and perform a variety of other actions online. Soon, the virtual assistant may gain the ability to do chores around the house, too. Bloomberg reported this morning that Amazon.com Inc. is secretly developing a domestic robot set to hit the ...
Researchers’ low-power video streaming breakthrough could boost the IoT
University of Washington researchers have developed a method of transmitting video using up to 10,000 times less power than existing techniques that could enable the development of much more capable connected devices. To demonstrate the breakthrough, the team built a prototype implementation (pictured) that was announced on Wednesday. They also shared details about the system’s power ...
AMD ups the ante against Intel with next-generation Ryzen desktop chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today unveiled a new generation of desktop chips that up the ante against market leader Intel Corp. not only in performance but also in design. The four central processing units that AMD is introducing belong to the Ryzen series it launched last year, which has helped the company gain a considerable ...
Amazon rolls out Alexa Blueprints to let users personalize their smart speakers
Amazon.com Inc. is looking to widen its lead in the smart-speaker market with a new service that will let consumers personalize the capabilities of their Alexa devices. The move comes as companies such as Google LLC and Apple Inc. continue to try to chip away at Alexa’s lead with a variety of their own devices. ...
Qualcomm to lay off a reported 1,500 workers in $1B cost-cutting push
Qualcomm Inc. has launched a significant round of layoffs in a bid to fulfill a January pledge to reduce its annual expenses by $1 billion. The company confirmed the move late Wednesday, without sharing any specific figures, after Bloomberg reported that the workforce reduction will affect about 1,500 employees in California. According to the sources ...
IBM brings two key open-source developer tools together in its latest cloud service
IBM Corp. today unveiled an experimental new service that brings together two of the most important open-source technologies in the world of cloud application development. The Cloud Foundry Enterprise Environment is based on the platform-as-a-service project of the same name. Cloud Foundry, which powers applications at companies such as Ford Motor Co., has long been available ...
Snap rolls out new augmented reality advertising tool for brands
Snap Inc. today started rolling out a new tool that will enable brands to harness its app’s augmented reality capabilities to target their audiences more directly. The offering, Shoppable AR, is built on Snapchat’s popular Lens feature. The capability lets users overlay augmented reality filters on their faces to generate elaborate, custom-fit visual effects. Companies can ...
With new cybersecurity accord, tech industry vows not to support government hacking
A group of 34 technology companies today announced that its members have signed a “watershed” agreement meant to serve as a shared commitment to combating cyberattacks, particularly the state-sponsored kind. The newly unveiled Cybersecurity Tech Accord is backed by Microsoft Corp., Facebook Inc., Dell Technologies Inc. and a long list of other prominent industry players. ...
Adobe picks up voice app startup Sayspring
Adobe Systems Inc. has acquired a New York startup focused on voice-activated software in a sign that it’s looking to ride the rise of smart assistants such as Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa. The company announced the purchase of Sayspring Inc., the startup in question, on Monday afternoon. The transaction closed on the same day, while the ...