Policy
Elon Musk takes to Spaces to explain his vision for Twitter
In what has been a harried time for Elon Musk since he took the reins of Twitter Inc., it seems he finally had time today to sit down and detail what he wants to…
Cloud
Macrometa raises funding, partners with Akamai on edge computing solutions
By Duncan Riley
Edge computing startup Macrometa Corp. revealed today that it has raised unspecified new funding and entered into a partnership with Akamai Technologies Inc. that includes product integrations. Founded in 2017, Macrometa offers and develops real-time stateful…
Infra
Intel debuts powerful Max Series CPUs and GPUs for high-performance computing and AI
Intel Corp. is looking to compete with rivals Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Nvidia Corp. in the high-performance computing and artificial intelligence markets with the launch of its latest product family, the Intel Max.…
Emerging Tech
Rivian shares bounce on earnings beat, lower capital spending outlook
By Duncan Riley
Shares in Rivian Automotive Inc. bounced in late trading today after the electric vehicle maker reported better-than-expected earnings and reduced its guidance for capital expenditures this year. For the quarter that ended Sept. 30, Rivian reported…
Cloud
Rackspace racks up another loss as restructuring plans take shape
Troubled cloud services provider Rackspace Technology Inc. appears to have carved out a little breathing space after delivering third-quarter financial results that beat expectations today. The company reported earnings before costs such as stock…
Security
Merced College knocked offline in apparent malware attack
By Duncan Riley
A community college in California has been knocked offline and had its services disrupted following an apparent malware attack last week. Merced College was knocked offline on Nov. 3, with the school saying on…
Emerging Tech
IBM debuts new quantum processor with 433 qubits
IBM Corp. today debuted a new quantum processor dubbed Osprey that features 433 qubits, more than three times as many as its previous-generation chip. IBM developed Osprey as part of a long-term research effort…
Cloud Native
Three insights you might have missed from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon
This year’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCon gathering was focused on building more robust and inclusive communities around the cutting-edge ideas and projects currently bubbling out of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Notably, there were announcements outlining…
Blockchain
Blockchain intelligence startup TRM Labs raises $70M in additional funding
TRM Labs Inc., a startup with a platform for tracking digital asset transactions, today announced that it has secured a $70 million investment led by Thoma Bravo. The investment was provided as an extension to…
AI
Nvidia teams up with Rescale to simplify cloud-based AI projects
Nvidia Corp. has partnered with Rescale Inc., a high-performance computing startup, to ease the task of running artificial intelligence applications on public cloud infrastructure. Announced today, the partnership includes multiple components. Rescale will integrate…