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Tableau picks former AWS veteran Adam Selipsky as new CEO
By Robert Hof
Tableau Software today appointed a new president and chief executive, former Amazon Web Services executive Adam Selipsky.
By Robert Hof
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$67B Dell-EMC deal clears last hurdle with reported China approval
By Robert Hof
Chinese regulators reportedly have approved the Dell’s $63 billion acquisition of EMC, removing the last hurdle to what will be information technology’s largest acquisition ever.
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Intel bets on 5G wireless networks and AI to power its future
By Robert Hof
Intel today doubled down on two big bets on the future of computing: next-generation 5G wireless networks and artificial intelligence.
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Intel plunges deeper into virtual reality, Internet of Things at IDF
By Robert Hof
At its developer conference today, Intel Corp. today charged full-bore into what it view as the next big tech markets: virtual reality and the Internet of Things.
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Deep learning boom drives Q2 earnings upside for Nvidia
By Robert Hof
Nvidia Corp. reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on the strength of GPUs for deep learning neural networks.
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HPE buys SGI for $275M to boost high-performance computing
By Robert Hof
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise today said it will acquire the high-performance computing company SGI, once the high-flying 3-D workstation maker Silicon Graphics.
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Here’s why Andreessen Horowitz is looking to invest in open source
By Robert Hof
If you look strictly at declining information technology budgets, it might look like tech’s traditional mainstay “infrastructure” market — computing hardware, software and networking gear — is spiraling into insignificance. Indeed, it even looked that…
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Pingpad pivots to enterprise with Slack document collaboration app
By Robert Hof
In the merciless world of consumer apps, pretty good uptake by users is never good enough. That’s why the Palo Alto, CA startup Pingpad Inc. today is pivoting its app, a lightweight social network…
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Rackspace beats Q2 earnings forecast – but reveals no news on buyout deal
By Robert Hof
RackSpace Hosting Inc. had some news today, but not the big news investors had hoped for. The company, which provides managed cloud computing services to corporations, disappointed investors by issuing an outlook for slower…
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Tech lead, two others leave Google’s self-driving car unit
By Robert Hof
Three people have left Google's self-driving car project, including tech lead Chris Urmson.