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Report: Google’s Firebase platform comes under scrutiny in competition probe

By Mike Wheatley Mar 19, 2020

Google LLC has been accused by some app developers of pressuring them to embed its Firebase code into their products, giving it access to even more data on consumers and a significant advantage over…

AI

Alibaba Cloud offers free access to its AI tools to help fight the coronavirus

By Mike Wheatley Mar 19, 2020

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing arm Alibaba Cloud is making several of its artificial intelligence-powered technologies available for free to medical professionals and researchers to help them fight the coronavirus outbreak. The tools…

AI

As coronavirus disrupts daily life, how AI can help manage remote workers

By Kristen Nicole and Cheryl Knight Mar 19, 2020

Can artificial intelligence help employers manage remote work forces in this dire time of economic distress resulting from the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus? The founder of one startup believes so, boasting machine-powered…

Apps

Microsoft Teams gains 12M users in a week as Slack picks up 7,000 new customers

By Maria Deutscher Mar 19, 2020

Microsoft Corp. and Slack Technologies Inc. today divulged growth figures for their team collaboration services that provide a new indicator of just how fast teleworking is rising amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the past seven…

Cloud

Storj Labs launches a decentralized object storage platform for enterprises

By Maria Deutscher Mar 19, 2020

Storj Labs Inc. today launched a decentralized object storage platform for the enterprise market that it says offers up to 50% lower pricing than Amazon Web Services Inc.’s category-leading S3 service. Storj is headed…

Policy

Netflix, YouTube, Amazon cut streaming bit rates in Europe as internet usage surges

By Maria Deutscher Mar 19, 2020

Updated: Netflix Inc. has cut traffic to customers in Europe after the European Union asked it Wednesday to downgrade high-definition video streams to standard quality in some cases, a measure officials hope will ease…

Apps

2nd Watch debuts new managed DevOps offering

By Mike Wheatley Mar 19, 2020

Managed cloud services provider 2nd Watch Inc. today announced a new DevOps offering for companies that want to enjoy the benefits of a more agile and rapid software development philosophy without the hassles of configuring,…

Emerging Tech

Startup Quantum Machines raises $17.5M in early-stage round

By Mike Wheatley Mar 19, 2020

Israeli startup Quantum Machines Ltd., which has built a platform for controlling and operating quantum computers, said today it has raised $17.5 million in a new round of funding. The Series A round was…

Cloud

Insight Partners leads $100M round for user feedback startup UserTesting

By Maria Deutscher Mar 19, 2020

UserTesting Inc., a startup that helps companies such as IBM Corp. gather user feedback about their digital products, has closed $100 million in fresh funding. Announced this morning, the investment was led by Insight…

Apps

Facebook explains why legitimate coronavirus posts have been taken down

By James Farrell Mar 19, 2020

Over the last few days people all over the world have been complaining that their links containing real information about the coronavirus on Facebook have been taken down, and they’ve been criticizing the company…

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As coronavirus disrupts daily life, how AI can help manage remote workers

Storj Labs launches a decentralized object storage platform for enterprises

Netflix, YouTube, Amazon cut streaming bit rates in Europe as internet usage surges

2nd Watch debuts new managed DevOps offering

Startup Quantum Machines raises $17.5M in early-stage round

Insight Partners leads $100M round for user feedback startup UserTesting

Facebook explains why legitimate coronavirus posts have been taken down

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