Robert Hof

Robert Hof is editor in chief of SiliconANGLE. Email: robhof@siliconangle.com

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Report: Xerox makes a bold bid to buy much bigger HP

INFRA By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Updated: Xerox Holdings Corp. is considering a bid to acquire HP Inc. in a deal that would combine two struggling technology veterans. That’s according to a report Tuesday night in the Wall Street Journal. According to people familiar with the matter, the …

What controversies? Facebook ad engine keeps steaming ahead

APPS By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Continuing to resemble two entirely different companies, Facebook Inc. today reported upside earnings results that stand in stark contrast to a continuing stream of bad news on the regulatory, political and privacy fronts. The social networking giant reported a third-quarter net profit …

Google Cloud fails to lift Alphabet enough to please investors

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Three months after revving up investors with better-than-expected earnings, Alphabet Inc. today reversed course with a third-quarter report that left investors less impressed this time. The parent of Google LLC earned a profit of $7.07 billion, or $10.12 a share, down 23% from a …

In a big surprise, Pentagon grants Microsoft $10B JEDI cloud contract over Amazon

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. today won the Department of Defense’s hotly contested $10 billion, 10-year cloud computing contract, beating out frontrunner Amazon Web Services Inc. Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing unit had been the presumed favorite for the plum contract, known as the Joint Enterprise …

Legendary venture capitalist Don Valentine dies at 87

EMERGING TECH By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Don Valentine, the longtime founding venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital who led investments in Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Electronic Arts Inc. and many other iconic Silicon Valley firms, died today at age 87 at his home in Woodside, California. As Sequoia …

Despite AWS cloud growth, Amazon shares sag on lower forecast

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Updated: The cloud no longer is lifting Amazon.com Inc.’s business into the sky, at least not from investors’ point of view. The retail, media and cloud giant today said revenue at its Amazon Web Services Inc. cloud computing unit continued to slow …

AWS announces full lineup for Intersect, its first public music and tech festival

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

In case it wasn’t already apparent, Amazon Web Services Inc. is serious about mounting a full-blown public music festival in Las Vegas in early December. Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing operation this morning announced a fleshed-out roster of artists set to perform at …

Partly cloudy: As AWS growth slows to 37%, Google Cloud hits $8B run rate

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Updated: Amazon Web Services Inc.’s growth has fallen to its lowest point since it began reporting separate results, up 37% from a year ago, but Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing unit still drove most of the second-quarter profits reported today by the retail …

Facebook earnings beat back bad news, but privacy issues may slow sales

APPS By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

Updated: Beating back weeks of negative publicity all the way into today, Facebook Inc. reported better-than-expected second quarter results on strong sales of mobile ads on its core app and Instagram. The social networking giant has been buffeted by a seemingly endless series …

Shades of South by Southwest: Amazon to hold music fest at re:Invent cloud conference

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF7 YEARS AGO

In a twist on the annual South by Southwest event that added a large tech component to its music festival, Amazon Web Services Inc. plans to hold a full-blown music festival at its annual cloud conference in December. Tweeted quietly late last week …

Robert Hof

Latest from Robert Hof

Report: Xerox makes a bold bid to buy much bigger HP

Legendary venture capitalist Don Valentine dies at 87

Facebook earnings beat back bad news, but privacy issues may slow sales

Shades of South by Southwest: Amazon to hold music fest at re:Invent cloud conference

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