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Yahoo Inc. is probably one of the least heralded open-source contributors around, throwing its weight behind an array of community software projects over the last decade, with its most notable contribution being the Apache Hadoop big data platform. On Tuesday the company …
Rackspace and Dell EMC offer OpenStack-based private cloud as a service
Rackspace Inc. and Dell EMC announced at the OpenStack Summit in Boston Monday that they’re working together to offer a private cloud as a service solution. According to Rackspace, this is just the first step of an expanded partnership with Dell EMC …
Grammarly raises $110M to help perfect your writing
Many people feel that good grammar is important – even venture capitalists. Several VC firms have just decided to throw $110 million at it, or rather, a company that uses artificial intelligence software to help people improve the quality and readability of …
Data analytics firms join to standardize deep learning on graphics chips
Data analytics suppliers Continuum Analytics Inc., H20.ai and MapD Technologies Inc. said today they’re joining forces to create standards for using graphics chips in analytics. The GPU Open Analytics Initiative aims to develop a community of data science and deep learning workloads …
IBM pushes NVMe solutions to speed up data transfers
IBM Corp. says it’s taking the lead in the development of new Non-Volatile Memory Express solutions that can support faster data transfers. The company said on Sunday that NVMe is well on the way to replacing older protocols for solid state data …
Red Hat enables smoother upgrades in new OpenStack release
Red Hat Inc. is rolling out a new version of its OpenStack platform based on the latest “Ocata” release. A rather low-key release, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 is mainly about the improvements to existing features rather than any revolutionary new capabilities. …
AI startup Neurala claims major breakthrough in deep learning
Artificial intelligence startup Neurala Inc., a company that’s built a deep learning neural network used by NASA among other organizations, today announced a major new breakthrough that it claims will finally make the technology useful for consumers. The company says it has …
Cisco acquihires Saggezza’s advanced data analytics team
Cisco Systems Inc. has pulled out its checkbook for the second time in a week, announcing a deal Thursday to buy Saggezza Inc.’s advanced analytics and data science technology assets for an undisclosed fee. The deal comes after Cisco snapped up software-defined …
Report: Qualcomm seeks to ban iPhone imports into the U.S.
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. looks set escalate its patent war with Apple Inc. following reports that it will ask a U.S. trade agency to impose a ban on the importation of iPhones to the country. The move is a retaliatory strike against Apple …
Dell EMC announces hybrid cloud platform for Microsoft’s Azure Stack
With the long-awaited release of Microsoft Corp.’s Azure Stack offering said to be just months away, Dell EMC is hoping to convince customers to use the platform on its own hardware. It’s doing so with the launch of new offering called Dell …