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China’s Baidu to open-source its deep learning AI platform
By Robert Hof
China's Baidu Thursday will offer its cutting-edge deep learning AI software as open source.
By Robert Hof
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Meet Project Storm, Facebook’s SWAT team for disaster-proofing data centers
By Robert Hof
Facebook today revealed details of how it tries to keep data centers resilient after natural disasters through a SWAT team called Project Storm.
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Salesforce.com’s shares drop following light earnings outlook
By Robert Hof
Salesforce.com reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, but a weaker-than-expected third-quarter outlook tanked shares in after-hours trading.
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Dell to close landmark $67B EMC acquisition on Sept. 7
By Robert Hof
Dell announced that its $67 billion acquisition will close on Sept. 7 following approval by Chinese authorities.
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Michael Dell: EMC deal ‘on track’ but still waiting on China
By Robert Hof
Dell Technologies Inc.’s landmark acquisition of EMC Corp. is on track to close by October, founder and CEO Michael Dell said in an interview today. But that means that, contrary to both published reports…
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Pure Storage shares jump 12% on earnings upside
By Robert Hof
Pure Storage's second-quarter earnings easily beat Wall Street expectations, lifting its shares almost 12 percent in after-hours trading.
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Splunk beats earnings forecasts, raises outlook, but investors want more
By Robert Hof
Big Data software company Splunk beat earnings forecasts for the seventh quarter in a row and hiked its outlook for 2016, but shares fell 6 percent in after-hours trading.
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Workday shares soar on continued fast revenue growth
By Robert Hof
Cloud software supplier Workday Inc. keeps growing like a weed, a trend investors seem to like despite the rising expenses needed to keep that growth going. The provider of cloud human resources and finance…
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HP earnings beat forecasts, but weak Q4 outlook drops shares
By Robert Hof
Revenue growth may not be the mantra at HP Inc. these days, but profits are never out of vogue — and that’s where the maker of personal computers and printers has hit a speed…
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UC Berkeley entrepreneurs are in The House, a new startup institute
By Robert Hof
The House opens today near UC Berkeley to help jumpstart a new generation of startups founded by Cal students, faculty, and alumni