Robert Hof, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

Amazon Web Services fires back at rivals with new cloud AI and database features

By Robert Hof Apr 19, 2017

Firing new shots at cloud computing rivals such as Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp., Amazon Web Services today checked off more boxes to make it easier for large enterprises to develop cutting-edge applications and…

Apps

With new VR and AR services, Facebook dives deeper into virtual worlds – and the real world

By Robert Hof Apr 18, 2017

In an apparent concession that virtual and augmented reality are taking longer than expected to blossom, Facebook Inc. today announced a raft of more pragmatic VR and AR services and partnerships that it hopes…

Apps

Video collections and automated video ads are coming to Flipboard

By Robert Hof Apr 18, 2017

In its first big foray into video, the news aggregation app and website Flipboard Inc. today launched video packages from major publishers and said it will let advertisers run industry-standard video ads. Although the…

Emerging Tech

Amid new controversy, Mark Zuckerberg will lay out Facebook’s future at F8 developer conference

By Robert Hof Apr 17, 2017

Facebook Inc.’s annual F8 conference is usually a coming-out for new technologies from the social network. This year, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has some other concerns to deal with too. The conference for developers,…

Emerging Tech

MoneyTree Report: a glimmer of hope amid stagnant startup funding

By Robert Hof Apr 12, 2017

Venture capitalists are perennial optimists, so it’s no surprise that a new report on their activity due out early Wednesday manages to find a glimmer of hope among the stagnant numbers. According to the…

Emerging Tech

Why venture capitalists are hitting the pause button on tech investment

By Robert Hof Apr 7, 2017

Tech investors and startups alike had hoped the new year would bring a revival in venture investments and initial public offerings that began slowing down last year. No such luck. According to two new…

Cloud

Google and partners to build undersea Internet cable from Australia to Asia

By Robert Hof Apr 5, 2017

Nobody’s doing fewer Internet searches or watching fewer YouTube videos. So it’s no surprise that Google Inc., like other big Internet companies such as Facebook Inc., is laying more and more fiber optic cables…

Cloud

Snowflake raises $100M funding round to grow its cloud data warehouse

By Robert Hof Apr 5, 2017

Hoping to expand its efforts to vault past traditional data warehouses in the era of big data and the cloud, Snowflake Computing Inc. today announced a massive $100 million late-stage funding round from a…

Infra

With new website, Google opens up about how it does open source

By Robert Hof Mar 28, 2017

Google Inc. never misses an opportunity to tout its open-source chops, pointing out that it has contributed many technologies for public use. Today, it’s launching a new website to showcase those efforts — and…

Cloud

As big deals and backlog grow, Red Hat delivers a turnaround quarter

By Robert Hof Mar 27, 2017

Thanks to a growing number of million-dollar-plus deals and a fatter order backlog, Red Hat Inc. today reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue growth and issued a brighter outlook for the current quarter. The results for…

Robert Hof

Video collections and automated video ads are coming to Flipboard

Amid new controversy, Mark Zuckerberg will lay out Facebook’s future at F8 developer conference

MoneyTree Report: a glimmer of hope amid stagnant startup funding

Why venture capitalists are hitting the pause button on tech investment

Google and partners to build undersea Internet cable from Australia to Asia

With new website, Google opens up about how it does open source

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