Robert Hof

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

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Acquisitions trump IPOs as the software cycle hits a turning point

Software companies are suddenly finding it tough to go public, and the situation isn’t likely to ease much soon.

Mary Meeker: Internet and iPhone peak as voice interfaces take off

The number of people streaming onto the Internet has stalled, Apple’s iPhone has peaked and voice interfaces are one of the next big things, according to Mary Meeker's latest Internet Trends report.

Google beats Oracle in long-running Java lawsuit

A jury today handed Google a victory in a $9 billion lawsuit by Oracle America Inc. over the Java programming language.

The top 10 coming tech trends, from five top tech investors

Designers will succeed programmers as the kings of Silicon Valley, machines will become as smart as humans, and ambient computing will supplant smartphones in the next few years.

HPE shares jump on services spinoff, better-than-expected earnings

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. distanced itself from fellow enterprise technology companies in two ways today: by announcing the spinoff of its troubled services business and by posting better-than-expected second-quarter results. In a surprise move, the company said it’s merging its enterprise services business, which accounts for more than a third of its business, with Computer Sciences Corp. to ...

Google revamps its ads and analytics for a mobile world

Google today is announcing what it calls the biggest changes to its iconic search ads since they launched 15 years ago.

Storage systems startup Datrium debuts speedier Insane Mode

Since early last year, Tesla has had an “insane mode” on its Model S P85D that turbocharges the car’s acceleration at the press of a button. Now, a startup has borrowed the concept for its storage systems. Sunnyvale-based Datrium Inc. today is introducing a similarly faster Insane Mode in the latest release of the DVX ...

Data exchange Data Republic gets $10.5 million in Series A funding

The Australian data exchange startup Data Republic Pty. Ltd. has raised $10.5 million from the venture arms of two banks and an airline, the Sydney-based company announced today.

Google will build its own new virtual reality headset after all

Google will build its own version of a new virtual reality headset after all, the company’s VR chief revealed today.

Diane Greene: Google cloud can support ‘big proportion’ of IT industry

Google is completely committed to the enterprise and cloud computing, senior VP Diane Greene insisted at the company's I/O developer conference.