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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today refreshed its Ryzen Threadripper processor line for desktops, upping the ante against Intel Corp. in a key segment of the chip market. The company is releasing four new central processing units as part of the upgrade that are based on …
Nutanix to acquire virtual desktop startup Frame in move to bolster cloud lineup
Hyperconverged appliance maker Nutanix Inc. on Thursday evening announced plans to acquire Mainframe2 Inc., a virtual desktop startup that does business as Frame. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is the culmination of a six-year startup journey for Frame …
Walmart is piloting a robot called Alphabot to automate grocery pickups
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s automation efforts go far beyond its reported talks with Microsoft Corp. about building cashier-free stores. The company today revealed plans to deploy a specialized warehouse robot as part of a pilot program focused on speeding up grocery pickups for online shoppers. Dubbed …
In a milestone first, Apple’s market cap passes $1 trillion
After seeing its stock price steadily rise over the past two days, Apple Inc. today hit a market capitalization of $1 trillion and thereby became the first U.S. company ever to reach the valuation. The iPhone maker’s shares passed the crucial $207.05 …
With new Unity alliance, Google looks to mobile games for new ad revenue
Google LLC is extending its digital advertising business into a new, and highly lucrative, corner of the online world: mobile games. The technology giant kicked off the push today by announcing a partnership with Unity Technologies Inc., the maker of the industry’s …
Carbon Black launches a new cloud service for investigating cyberattacks
Carbon Black Inc., the cybersecurity provider that went public in May as part of this year’s tech wave of initial public offerings, today launched its first new product since debuting on the Nasdaq. Cb LiveOps is a tool for investigating cyberattacks that …
Facebook moves to make money from WhatsApp with Business API and Status ads
After acquiring WhatsApp for $22 billion in 2014, Facebook Inc. did away with the messaging app’s $1 annual membership fee. The social network is now launching a push to make money from the app once again, and on a bigger scale. Facebook …
NetApp debuts Ontap AI, an Nvidia-powered hardware platform for AI projects
The major cloud providers all offer services for building artificial intelligence software on their platforms, but some enterprises still opt to run their projects in-house. NetApp Inc. today introduced a specialized new system to target this market. Ontap AI combines the storage supplier’s …
Grab, the Uber of Southeast Asia, is reportedly raising another $1B round
Less than two months after securing $1 billion from investors, Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Grab Taxi Pte is reportedly set to announce yet another 10-figure round. Insiders leaked word of the investment this morning to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. One …
Amazon-backed AI data startup DefinedCrowd raises $11.8M to fuel growth
For artificial intelligence models, learning doesn’t come naturally. Training an AI requires vast quantities of well-organized data tailored for the specific needs of a project, a resource that can be difficult to collect. Seattle-based DefinedCrowd Inc. is working to make quality information …