Robert Hof

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

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With a sprinkle of AI dust, Google boosts options for ads in mobile apps

APPS By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

As ever more online activity continues to move to mobile devices, so do the ads — especially ads that aim to get people to install apps and games and buy goods inside them. Today, ahead of next week’s big annual Game Developers …

Citing national security, Trump quashes Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm

INFRA By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

President Donald Trump late today quashed Broadcom Ltd.’s $121 billion hostile bid to buy Qualcomm Inc., effectively ending a deal that would have upended the semiconductor industry. The President cited national security concerns in a White House statement, which read in part, “There …

Report: Intel considering a bid for Broadcom to head off its pursuit of Qualcomm

INFRA By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

Intel Corp. is reportedly considering a number of acquisition possibilities, including Broadcom Ltd., as an apparent attempt to discourage Broadcom’s own hostile bid for Qualcomm Inc. The Wall Street Journal late today reported that the Santa Clara, California-based chip giant is weighing …

Growth accelerates for two data center disruptors, Pure Storage and Nutanix, but investors split

INFRA By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

Two companies disrupting the traditional data center today reported revenue growth of more than 40 percent in their latest quarters, pointing to accelerated interest in new storage technologies by both cloud computing providers and companies moving quickly into artificial intelligence applications. The …

Google opens up Flutter mobile app user interface software to beta test

APPS By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

When the folks behind “Hamilton” wanted to build an app for the smash musical quickly last year, they turned to a little-known mobile software framework called Flutter that Google quietly previewed just a few months earlier to help developers create user interfaces more easily. Now, …

In a positive sign for IPOs, file-sharing firm Dropbox files to go public

APPS By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

One of the most long-awaited initial public offerings of stock could finally happen soon, as cloud storage giant Dropbox Inc. today officially filed for an IPO. The company had reportedly filed confidentially to go public last month, but today, the Securities and …

After ending revenue decline, Cisco plans to spend tax act bounty on shareholders

INFRA By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems Inc. broke a six-quarter streak of declining revenue, showing a 3 percent uptick in sales driven by its new products as well as strength in applications and security products. The revenue rise in the networking giant’s fiscal second quarter wasn’t …

These five technologies will drive enterprises in 2018 – if they can handle them

EMERGING TECH By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

The classic problem of companies that make or use technology is that they focus on the technology more than the people who use it. That needs to change quickly, according to a new report released early Wednesday by Accenture PLC. The management …

Nvidia stock surges as AI demand helps chipmaker smash earnings forecast

INFRA By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

Updated: Artificial intelligence is driving a lot of new services from internet giants such as Amazon Web Services Inc., Google LLC, Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. — and they all need Nvidia Corp.’s graphics chips to power AI in their massive data …

Cloud computing again lifts Amazon, but Alphabet earnings fall short

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF9 YEARS AGO

Among the countless disruptions ripping across information technology, cloud computing stood out last year, and with the new year underway, its impact is only accelerating. That’s apparent once again today in earnings reports from Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. …

Robert Hof

Latest from Robert Hof

With a sprinkle of AI dust, Google boosts options for ads in mobile apps

Citing national security, Trump quashes Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm

Report: Intel considering a bid for Broadcom to head off its pursuit of Qualcomm

Growth accelerates for two data center disruptors, Pure Storage and Nutanix, but investors split

Google opens up Flutter mobile app user interface software to beta test

In a positive sign for IPOs, file-sharing firm Dropbox files to go public

These five technologies will drive enterprises in 2018 – if they can handle them

Nvidia stock surges as AI demand helps chipmaker smash earnings forecast

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