Apps
Apple proposes Apple Watch redesign to avoid import ban
Apple Inc. may redesign the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 to avoid an import ban that could prevent it from selling the two devices in the U.S. The development was disclosed…
Infra
Samsung, SK hynix to build $471B chip hub in South Korea
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and memory maker SK hynix Inc. will spend 622 trillion won, or about $471 billion, to establish a new chip hub in South Korea. Bloomberg reported the plan today. Samsung…
Cloud
SoftwareOne rebuffs $3.5B takeover offer from Bain Capital
SoftwareOne Holdings AG, a Swiss provider of business software and related professional services, has rejected a $3.5 billion acquisition offer from Bain Capital. The company announced the decision today. Its board unanimously determined that…
AI
PwC survey finds CEOs are enthusiastic about generative AI’s potential – but worried about the risks
By Paul Gillin
Chief executive officers expect big things from generative artificial intelligence in 2024. Some 61% of those in the U. S. say the technology will improve the quality of their products and services and 68%…
AI
Anthropic researchers show AI systems can be taught to engage in deceptive behavior
A new research paper by the generative artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC shows that some AI systems can be taught to engage in deceptive behavior — and even worse, the models will attempt to…
Big Data
Dow’s customer experience overhaul yields tripling of online sales
By Paul Gillin
Measuring customer satisfaction in consumer markets is relatively straightforward. Many buyers are only too willing to offer star ratings, share their opinions on social media and respond to post-engagement surveys. In the business-to-business realm,…
Big Data
Unifying intelligence in the age of data apps
We believe the future of intelligent data apps will enable virtually all organizations to operate a platform that orchestrates an ecosystem similar to that of Amazon.com Inc. By this we mean dynamically connecting and digitally…
Big Data
Three insights you might have missed from the ‘The Next Generation of Storage’ event
By Ryan Stevens
The data storage landscape is undergoing a revolutionary transformation, as cloud solutions and artificial intelligence integration revolutionize the way organizations store and manage data. As a result, data storage companies have faced growing demands,…
Cloud
Report: Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are competing to buy DocuSign
Shares of DocuSign Inc. rose more than 3.9% today on a report that the electronic signature giant has drawn takeover interest from Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman. The share price increase follows a…
Infra
HPE bids for Juniper, layoffs surge and AI dominates CES
By Robert Hof
With the CES consumer electronics show as usual setting the news year in motion, the technology industry got busy again this week. The biggest deal, and biggest surprise, was Hewlett Packard Enterprise making a…