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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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dropbox brings its Showcase presentation tool to the enterprise
Just two weeks after its last major platform update, Dropbox Inc. today is releasing another set of new features for customers. The enhancements are rolling out for Showcase, a presentation tool that the cloud storage giant introduced six months ago to let users share content in …
Kolide nabs $8M for its cloud-based device transparency platform
In 2014, Facebook Inc. open-sourced a homegrown tool called Osquery that was created to help its engineers better monitor internal infrastructure. Kolide Inc., a startup that counts the project’s two main developers as co-founders, now wants to commercialize the technology. Kolide announced today …