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Facebook Inc.’s strategy for widening the use of its platform among businesses isn’t limited to the services and content found directly on the social network. The company is also targeting organizations’ external websites, a push that its latest update to Messenger Platform aims to advance. …
Microsoft supercharges its quantum simulator, adds Mac and Linux support
Microsoft Corp. and other top tech firms are currently working to develop quantum computers that they hope will one day outperform even the most powerful conventional machines, at least on certain challenging computing jobs. Harnessing all this processing power will require an …
Google’s DeepMind launches new AI project to predict kidney injuries
DeepMind is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop artificial intelligence technology that can help doctors predict when the condition of their patients may suddenly begin to deteriorate. The project, which was announced on Thursday, will initially focus on …
Google Assistant goes global and gets new ‘routines’ and device-specific features
Ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, Google LLC today unveiled a series of major enhancements for its virtual assistant aimed at enabling users to automate more parts of their digital lives. The most notable addition is the introduction …
Intel partners with Microsoft, top PC makers to start building 5G laptops
Leading carriers will soon begin rolling out new telecommunications infrastructure that’s set to boost wireless connectivity dramatically this year and next. Intel Corp. is launching a new push to ensure that consumers can take advantage of the increased speeds. The chipmaker today …
Feature Labs, a startup with MIT roots, launches to accelerate AI projects
Feature Labs Inc., a startup founded in 2015 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s computer science department, today hit the scene with $1.5 million from investors to change how organizations build artificial intelligence models. The company is focusing its attention on the …
Qualcomm debuts ‘internet of things’ chip for drones and AI-powered devices
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. this morning pulled back the curtains on the Snapdragon 820E, a new chip designed to power the drones and other increasingly sophisticated devices that make up the “internet of things.” At the heart of the system is a central …
Revving up self-driving car push, Intel leads $50M round into public transit app Moovit
Moovit Ltd., the Israeli startup behind a hugely popular public transit app with 120 million users worldwide, today announced that it has landed a $50 million investment led by Intel Corp.’s venture capital arm. More than a half-dozen existing backers contributed as well. Among the …
Qualcomm makes new $44B offer for NXP amid Broadcom’s hostile takeover push
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. this morning announced a hefty $44 billion acquisition offer for NXP Semiconductors N.V., a fellow chip maker based in the Netherlands that it has been trying to buy for more than a year. The price tag amounts to a …
With IPO on the table, Rubrik hires Atlassian’s former CFO
Last May, Rubrik Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bipul Sinha said during an interview that he expects to take the company public “probably in two or three years.” Today, the data protection startup announced a hire that may represent an initial step toward a stock …