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Container security startup Sysdig Inc. said today it’s integrating its platform with the popular open-source monitoring tool Prometheus. The idea is to help address some of the challenges around scale, data retention and enterprise access controls that are preventing some companies from …
Google’s Stadia Maker aims to bring more titles to its game streaming platform
Google LLC is looking to increase the number of titles available on its Stadia game streaming service with the launch Monday of a new program that aims to expand “self-publishing opportunities” for independent games developers. The Stadia Maker program is currently in …
Foxconn says it now has enough workers to help Apple meet iPhone 12 launch date
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., better known as Foxconn, said today it has reached its recruitment targets ahead of schedule and now can meet “seasonal demand” at its Chinese manufacturing plants. The announcement has big implications for Apple Inc. because Foxconn …
Google debuts new tools for Android game developers
Google LLC’s annual Google for Games Developer Summit is taking place in the virtual realm this week, and the company is using the event to announce some important new features and tools for Android games developers. In a blog post today, Greg …
Jeff Bezos tells Amazon staff grappling with pandemic: ‘People are depending on us’
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has told company employees that “people are depending on us” as it scrambles to keep up with deliveries to customers during the coronavirus pandemic. Bezos (pictured), in his letter shared Saturday with employees via his personal Instagram …
Report: Google’s Firebase platform comes under scrutiny in competition probe
Google LLC has been accused by some app developers of pressuring them to embed its Firebase code into their products, giving it access to even more data on consumers and a significant advantage over competing services. Google’s Firebase mobile and web application …
Alibaba Cloud offers free access to its AI tools to help fight the coronavirus
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing arm Alibaba Cloud is making several of its artificial intelligence-powered technologies available for free to medical professionals and researchers to help them fight the coronavirus outbreak. The tools can help medical professionals by speeding up diagnosis …
2nd Watch debuts new managed DevOps offering
Managed cloud services provider 2nd Watch Inc. today announced a new DevOps offering for companies that want to enjoy the benefits of a more agile and rapid software development philosophy without the hassles of configuring, deploying and managing the process themselves. DevOps refers …
Startup Quantum Machines raises $17.5M in early-stage round
Israeli startup Quantum Machines Ltd., which has built a platform for controlling and operating quantum computers, said today it has raised $17.5 million in a new round of funding. The Series A round was led by Israeli entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz, who previously …
Amazon Elastic Inference adds support for PyTorch machine learning models
Amazon Web Services Inc. announced today that it’s adding support for PyTorch models with its Amazon Elastic Inference service, which it said will help developers reduce the costs of deep learning inference by as much as 75% in some cases. Amazon Elastic …