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Confluent Inc. is pressing forward with its goal of making Apache Kafka easier and safer to use, updating its commercial version of the open-source streaming data processing software with enterprise-grade security and new developer features. Confluent Platform 5.0 is based on the …
After a record-breaking quarter, Apple edges closer to $1 trillion valuation
Apple Inc. is inching closer toward becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar valuation company after smashing expectations with record-breaking third-quarter earnings. The iPhone maker Tuesday easily beat Wall Street’s forecasts with earnings of $2.34 per diluted share, up 40 percent from the same …
Istio, an open source service mesh for microservices, hits version 1.0
The open source Istio project is ready for prime time with the release of version 1.0, according to announcements by its key developers, Google LLC, IBM Corp. and Red Hat Inc. Istio is a “service mesh” that enables developers to connect, manage …
Yellowbrick Data exits stealth with $44M and an all-flash data warehouse
Data warehouse startup Yellowbrick Data Inc. is emerging from stealth mode today after four years in the making, backed by $44 million in venture capital funding. The company is touting what it says is a “revolutionary” data analytics platform for hybrid cloud …
Samsung’s profits wobble as smartphone sales decline
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw its profits decline for the first time in seven quarters following disappointing sales of its flagship smartphones. However, the company said Monday that strong semiconductor sales and higher prices for its display panels should drive new record-breaking …
GE is selling its digital business as it scales back industrial internet ambitions
General Electric Co. is trying to offload the bulk of its digital assets as it presses ahead with its restructuring efforts. The Wall Street Journal on Monday cited people familiar with the matter as saying that GE has retained the services of …
ARM reportedly buying Treasure Data in a deal worth $600M
U.K. chip maker ARM Holdings Plc is said to be finalizing its acquisition of a U.S.-based data analytics company called Treasure Data Inc. in a deal worth $600 million. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg Sunday reported that the deal is designed to extend ARM’s push …
Google and Accenture create new cloud-focused business group
Before it wrapped up its Cloud Next conference today, Google LLC signed a deal with consultancy firm Accenture Plc that will see team up to create “data insight solutions” for their enterprise customers. The new Accenture Google Cloud Business Group, made up of specialists from …
Intel posts strong earnings but stock falls as data center growth disappoints
Intel Corp. posted strong second-quarter financial results Thursday in its first report since the resignation of its Chief Executive Brian Krzanich last month. The chipmaker reported a net profit of $5 billion, or $1.05 per share, for the quarter. Earnings before certain …
Atlassian and Slack team up to take on Microsoft Teams
Atlassian Corp. Plc. and Slack Technologies Inc. are joining forces in order to take on the might of Microsoft Corp. in collaboration software. The companies today announced a deal that will see Slack acquire Atlassian’s Hipchat and Stride platforms. Atlassian will then …