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Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced a new collaboration with Intel Corp. to harness the strengths of both companies in an effort to further the way people interact with computers across a wide variety of applications. Called Project Evo, the new Wintel partnership will …
Not loving it: McDonald’s drive-through speaker hacked
Residents of New Bern, N.C., were not loving visiting their local McDonald’s restaurant recently after a rather crafty individual decided it would be fun to hack the drive-through ordering machine. Traditionally drive-through customers are greeted by a standard message when they have …
Here’s what Apple is working on in artificial intelligence
Apple Inc.’s director of artificial intelligence research said earlier this week that the company will start publishing its research on AI. Now, Apple has revealed more about exactly what it’s working on. According to slides and notes of Russ Salakhutdinov’s presentation at the …
Optiv IPO canceled as cyber security firm gets bought by KKR instead
Cybersecurity solutions company Optiv Security Inc. has canceled plans to go public and has instead opted to sell a majority stake in the company to private equity firm KKR & Co. Under the deal, current majority owner Blackstone Group LP will retain …
Google’s drone delivery marketplace delayed by crashing drones
The grand ambitions of Google Inc. parent company Alphabet Inc. to start a drone delivery service have been delayed by, among other things, the small matter of preventing the machines from crashing, according to an extensive report published Tuesday. In an in-depth …
Apple to start publishing its artificial intelligence research in bid to attract talent
Apple’s notoriously tight secrecy about its activities is set to change as it tries to retain and hire talent, at least in one area, according to an Apple Inc. executive. The company is going to start publishing some of their artificial intelligence work …
Docker acquires Infinit for improved software container storage
Docker Inc. has acquired decentralized storage platform startup Infinit International Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2012, Infinit sells a decentralized storage platform that transforms commodity servers into multiple scalable, secure and fault-tolerant storage servers tailored for specific applications and more …
IBM’s Watson supercomputer to fight real-world cyber security
Seven months after first announcing that it was teaching its Watson cognitive technology platform to fight cybercrime, IBM Corp. has launched it into the real world, at least in test mode. The Watson for Cyber Security platform has been designed to discover …
85M Dailymotion accounts hacked in the year’s latest cyberattack
Video site Dailymotion is the latest big hacking target, as the details of 85.2 million account holders have made their way online. The hack of the Vivendi SA-owned YouTube competitor, first reported by data breach notification LeakedSource, includes unique email addresses and …
New VW spinoff to focus on ride-hailing and self-driving cars
Volkswagen AG is moving into ride-sharing and self-driving cars with a new spinoff company. Called Moia, the new company will be based in Berlin and will focus on “new mobility solutions” that the car giant hopes will generate “a significant share” of …