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Researchers unveil world’s first programmable quantum processor
Quantum computing took another step forward this week after researchers from the University of Maryland unveiled an experimental five-qubit chip that can operate without hard-wired instructions. As a result, it’s possible to modify the programming of the device almost as if it were a traditional processor and switch between different algorithms relatively easily. The functionality ...
LinkedIn open-sources a UI testing tool for Android developers
Two weeks after releasing a speedy caching framework for iOS, LinkedIn Inc. is turning its attention to Android. The company this morning open-sourced a tool called Test Butler that aims to make it easier for developers who work with Alphabet Inc.’s mobile operating system to find usability issues in their software. Testing is usually carried out ...
Microsoft launches Excel API to let developers embed number-crunching functionality in their apps
Microsoft Corp. has a new strategy to widen the adoption of Excel. The software giant this week rolled out a REST API for the tool that enables developers to open spreadsheets, perform calculations and use its visualization functionality in their custom applications. The addition is motivated by the same reason that recently drove Redmond to ...
Velostrata raises $17.5M to help companies relocate their apps to the cloud
Moving on-premise applications to the cloud used to take weeks or even months of painstaking manual work, but the task can now be completed in under an hour if Velostrata Inc. is to be believed. The startup raised $17.5 million in funding this week from a group of investors led by Intel Corp.’s venture capital ...
IBM develops new artificial neurons that process data like the human brain
IBM Corp. is on a mission to redefine computing. The scientists at its T.J. Watson Research Center in New York are building quantum processors, while their colleagues at the San Jose lab is pioneering neuromorphic chip design. And now the company’s Zurich-based semiconductor unit is marking a breakthrough of its own that could take the effort in ...
IBM reportedly negotiating to acquire retail automation startup Revel
Four years after selling its point-of-sale terminal business, IBM Corp. is reportedly having second thoughts. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg this week that the technology giant is looking to acquire a retail automation startup called Revel Systems Inc. in a bid to re-enter the market. The outfit offers a subscription-based platform that lets cashiers, ...
Distil Networks raises $21M to fight bad bots
Most of the startups that include the word “bot” in their mission statements nowadays focus on chat-based artificial intelligence, but Distil Networks Inc. is different. The outfit develops software for protecting websites from automated attacks and other non-human threats that has helped it attract $21 million in venture funding this morning. The investment saw the ...
Verizon shells out $2.4BN for Fleetmatics to boost its connected car business
As demand for traditional landline services continues to falter, carriers like Verizon Communications Inc. are expanding into new markets with more promising growth prospects. The company stepped up its efforts today by entering an agreement to acquire vehicle management specialist Fleetmatics Group PLC for roughly $2.4 billion in cash. The sum breaks down to $60 ...
What you missed in Big Data: VCs continue investing in analytics
Venture capital is continuing to flow into the analytics space as organizations find more and more applications for their information. There’s especially strong interest in the data coming off the connected universe, enthusiasm that FogHorn Systems Inc. harnessed last week to secure $12.5 million in additional funding. The capital will help the startup widen the ...
What you missed in Cloud: File sharing giants duke it out
The top cloud storage providers are aggressively expanding their feature sets in a bid to better accommodate the growing amounts of data that companies are moving off-premise. Last week, Dropbox Inc. set the pace by introducing team folders for its historically consumer-focused service to ease the sharing of business information. Access to a team folder ...