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Modern mobile developers collect large volumes of diagnostics data from users’ app installations to ensure that performance is up to snuff. But they’ve historically had no easy way to gain the same insight into network usage, which is an equally important contributor to user …
Microsoft introduces new AI tools for sales and marketing teams
Microsoft Corp. is once again doubling down on artificial intelligence and automation within its productivity portfolio. The company today unveiled a set of new AI tools designed to be used with Office 365 and the Dynamics 365 customer relationship management platform, its …
Google is reportedly acquiring heavily funded VR startup Lytro
Update March 27: Instead of getting acquired, Lytro is actually shutting down, but a few of its employees are headed to Google. Word is that Google LLC is in the process of acquiring Lytro Inc., a startup backed by $215 million in funding …
Salesforce buys application integration firm MuleSoft for $6.5B
Updated with acquisition announcement: Salesforce.com Inc. today said it’s buying publicly held enterprise software integration firm MuleSoft Inc. for $6.5 billion. It’s the biggest acquisition ever for Salesforce, the maker of online customer relationship management and related software, indicating the cloud giant sees a great …
As tech IPOs heat up, DocuSign reportedly plans to go public within 6 months
DocuSign Inc., the company that helped turn electronic signatures into a staple of doing business in the digital era, could hit the stock market in the next six months. That’s according to a TechCrunch report published today that claims the firm has secretly …
Google taps startup FogHorn to bolster its cloud’s IoT analytics capabilities
Google LLC and FogHorn Systems Inc., an “internet of things” analytics startup backed by General Electric Co., today announced a new partnership that aims to help companies better harness the the data they collect from their connected devices. The alliance will center …
Shares of software giant Micro Focus plummet 46 percent as CEO Chris Hsu quits
Shares of enterprise software giant Micro Focus International plc plunged a stunning 46 percent today following the abrupt resignation of Chief Executive Officer Chris Hsu. Both developments are tied to the British company’s release of a revised revenue forecast for the fiscal …
Report: Apple is secretly developing screens with experimental MicroLED technology
Apple Inc. is secretly developing a new type of screen for its devices based on MicroLED, an emerging display technology with the potential to enable a vastly improved viewing experience, according to a Bloomberg report published late Sunday. MicroLED differs from the OLED …
Google seeks to challenge Amazon with new Shopping Actions service
Google LLC aims to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance of the e-commerce market by making it easier for traditional retailers to put their products in front of users. The means with which the search giant is looking to achieve this is a new …
Report: Qualcomm’s former chairman is seeking to buy out the company
Days after emerging from a $121 billion hostile takeover battle with Broadcom Ltd. that was shut down by a presidential executive order, Qualcomm Inc. may have face off against another would-be buyer: its former executive chairman. According to reports, Paul Jacobs, who …