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Google LLC today published a lengthy blog post detailing how it implemented the BeyondCorp security approach within its organization, in order to control who accesses its systems and data. BeyondCorp is a “zero trust” security framework that shifts access controls from the …
HTC to cut 22% of its workforce to stem revenue losses
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. is cutting about 22 percent of its workforce as it strives to become more profitable. The company said Monday that the cuts would take place at its main manufacturing plant in its Taiwan base, with about 1,500 …
Neurala launches its Brain Builder to speed up neural network data preparation
Artificial intelligence startup Neurala Inc. wants to help developers create deep learning applications faster by speeding up the process of feeding data to neural networks to train them. The company is launching a beta of its new Neurala Brain Builder program, which …
In a sweeping deal, Dell becomes a public company again
Updated Monday: Enterprise information technology giant Dell Technologies Inc. Monday announced it will become a publicly traded company again following a deal to buy out investors in a stock created to track the performance of its subsidiary VMware Inc. The deal, which …
Formula 1 races to take advantage of Amazon’s cloud and AI
Amazon Web Services Inc. is strengthening its pole position in the public cloud market, adding Formula One Group as its latest marquee customer. The public cloud infrastructure provider said Formula 1 is moving the majority of its information technology systems to the …
VMware updates Pivotal Container Service with latest Kubernetes release
VMware Inc. and its Dell Technologies Inc. sister Pivotal Software Inc. are updating their jointly developed Pivotal Container Service with features aimed at addressing developer productivity, high availability, management and operations, and networking and security. The service, dubbed PKS, helps organizations easily create software …
Apple and Samsung’s seven-year design patent battle finally ends as they settle out of court
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have been slugging it out in the courts over alleged patent infractions for the best part of this decade, but that battle has finally come to its conclusion with Reuters reporting the two companies have …
Microsoft’s M12 VC fund backs DevOps startup Codefresh in $8M round
Israeli startup Codefresh Inc. is hoping to shake up the DevOps landscape after closing on an $8 million round of funding led by Microsoft Corp.’s new venture capital arm, M12. The Series B round, which also saw previous investors Hillsven Capital, Viola …
Google flags bigger open-source ambitions as it steps up commitment to the Linux Foundation
Google LLC has been a member of the Linux Foundation for quite some time, but only at the lower level, holding a silver membership since it first signed up. That changed today as the internet revealed that it’s upping its membership status to the …
Databricks makes it easier to build AI apps using the R programming language
Big-data analytics company Databricks Inc. is teaming up with RStudio Inc. in order to help developers write code for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications more easily using the R programming language. The partnership entails integrating Databricks’ popular Unified Analytics Platform with …