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A group of scientists has engineered artificial crystals that could potentially provide a more efficient way to cool computer equipment than materials used today. The researchers, who hail from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Texas at Dallas, will …
Smart speaker maker Sonos files for IPO after shipping 19M+ devices
Sonos Inc., a maker of high-end smart speakers that integrate with Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa, today filed for an initial public offering. The company didn’t divulge how many shares it plans to sell and set the funding target for the IPO to $100 million, a …
Microsoft rolls out a new ‘tamper-proof’ object storage service for Azure
Microsoft Corp. today introduced Immutable Blob Storage, a new “tamper-proof” storage service in its Azure platform for safekeeping sensitive data. The offering is aimed primarily at the financial sector, but could potentially also prove useful in other industries where firms are subject to strict …
European Parliament rejects controversial copyright law that proposed ‘link tax’
The European Parliament today voted 318-278 to reject a proposed copyright law that critics had argued could have drastically curtailed internet freedom. The vote comes a month after the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, as the legislation is officially named, …
Updated: Report that Apple dropped Intel 5G chip from 2020 device lineup retracted
Update: An Intel spokesperson has denied CTech’s report, reaching out to SiliconANGLE and other publications with a statement saying “Intel’s 5G customer engagements and roadmap have not changed for 2018 through 2020. We remain committed to our 5G plans and projects.” A new report …
Google launches Endpoint Verification to improve device security in the enterprise
Google LLC today launched a new tool that will enable companies to keep an eye on the computers from which their employees access work applications and data. Endpoint Verification, as the product is called, is rolling out for the core services in the …
Automation Anywhere raises $250M on $1.8B valuation for its business bots
It appears that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and New Enterprise Associates see a lot of growth potential in the emerging field of robotic process automation. The two firms were today named as the lead investors in a $250 million round into Automation …
Skype co-founder’s fund leads $10M round into industrial analytics startup Oden
Industrial analytics startup Oden Technologies Inc. today announced that it has landed a $10 million funding round to tackle inefficiencies in the manufacturing industry. The lead investor was Atomico, a venture fund led by billionaire Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström. Existing Oden backers …
Linux giant SUSE set to change hands in $2.5B private equity deal
Linux giant SUSE is changing ownership. Parent company Micro Focus International PLC today announced plans to sell the group to private equity firm EQT Partners AB for $2.535 billion. The deal comes four years after Micro Focus took control of SUSE through …
Apple is rebuilding Apple Maps with satellite data and LIDAR vans
Apple Inc. is preparing to launch a drastically overhauled version of its mapping service that will rely on data from satellites, iPhones and vans equipped with cutting-edge sensors. TechCrunch, which was briefed by the company about the plan, reported today that the upgrade will …