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Chef Software bids to automate compliance with new InSpec 2.0 release
Software development automation platform provider Chef Software Inc. has once again turned its attention to matters of compliance with a major update to its InSpec framework. Chef calls InSpec 2.0 a “compliance automation solution” that’s designed for DevOps teams — those that combine developer and information technology operations teams — to assess and fix any ...
Google’s Verily applies machine learning to retinal scans to predict heart disease
Verily Life Sciences LLC, the health division of Google LLC’s parent company Alphabet Inc., today detailed the results of its work applying machine learning to retinal images to identify the risk factors of cardiovascular disease. The work, which was published in the journal Nature Monday, involved analyzing blood vessels in the back of the eye to predict ...
Sony reported to be entering Japan’s ride-hailing market
Japan’s Sony Corp. is said to be entering the ride-hailing game in its home nation, with reports suggesting that it’s teaming up with a number of local taxi firms on a new system that uses artificial intelligence to predict demand. The initiative pits Sony up against some fierce competition: both Uber Technologies Inc. investor SoftBank ...
Google gains a working IoT platform with $50M Xively acquisition
Google LLC has moved one step closer to delivering on its promise of a building a fully managed “internet of things” service by acquiring LogMeIn Inc.’s Xively IoT platform. The deal, which is said to be worth a relatively small $50 million, will “complement” Google’s efforts to deliver a fully-fledged IoT platform, the company said ...
VMware buys CloudCoreo to improve cloud application security
VMware Inc. is stepping up its cloud security game, acquiring a company called CloudCoreo that sells configuration management software. The virtualization software giant said Wednesday that CloudCoreo’s team of less than 10 employees will be joining its Cloud Services business unit. Meanwhile, CloudCoreo’s products will be integrated into VMware’s much bigger portfolio. The companies didn’t reveal ...
MIT researchers develop neural network chip that’s 95% more energy efficient
Many of the recent breakthroughs made in artificial intelligence, such as facial recognition and natural language processing systems, simply wouldn’t be possible without the help of neural networks. Neural networks refer to the tightly bound connections of processors that can ingest massive amounts of data and make sense of it. But the growth of these ...
OpenText acquires cloud collaboration platform provider Hightail
Enterprise information management company OpenText Corp. today announced the acquisition of Hightail Inc., which offers a cloud-based collaboration and file sharing service, for an undisclosed price. Hightail might not be a big name, but the company has been quietly doing its stuff for 14 years. It began its life as YouSendIt Inc., offering a tool for ...
Cloud-native group seeks interoperability for serverless computing
Serverless computing is rapidly emerging as a viable option for enterprises looking to run cloud-native workloads, according to a new whitepaper published by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation this week. The CNCF defines serverless computing as a framework for building and running applications that do not require server management. With serverless computing, the cloud hosting provider ...
RightScale’s State of the Cloud report shows Microsoft Azure gaining on Amazon
Enterprises are showing no signs of slowing down in their race to move applications and data into the cloud, challenges around security and spending remain. But the battle among cloud providers for the top spot is getting more interesting, with Microsoft Corp. making inroads on leader Amazon Web Services Inc. and others gain ground as ...
Gartner: Almost half of all CIOs are planning to pilot AI projects soon
Artificial intelligence may still be seen by some companies as something of an emerging technology, but that won’t be the case for long: Almost half of the chief information officers quizzed in a new survey by Gartner Inc. say they plan to deploy AI systems in the future. Gartner’s latest CIO Agenda Survey, released today, ...