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Marketing surge reportedly led Airbnb to incur $306M first-quarter loss

By Maria Deutscher Oct 17, 2019

Heavy investments in growth caused Airbnb Inc. to incur a $306 million operating loss during the first quarter, more than twice what it had racked up during the same period a year earlier. That’s…

Emerging Tech

Intelligent automation for processes that aren’t created equal

By R. Danes Oct 17, 2019

Surprise: Automation isn’t a big, one-size blanket to drape over every single business process. Shocker: Just because a business or information technology process should be automated does not mean it should be. And no,…

Cloud

Microsoft takes realistic view of customer cloud options in Commvault software release

By Mark Albertson Oct 17, 2019

When Commvault Systems Inc. launched its new Metallic software-as-a-service venture this week, it also announced that backup capabilities would be hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud. The news added another chapter to a longtime partnership…

Apps

Following Slack, Asana introduces its own workflow automation tools

By Maria Deutscher Oct 17, 2019

Freeing up knowledge workers from repetitive tasks is the new frontier for Silicon Valley’s team collaboration providers. On Tuesday, Slack Technologies Inc. launched Workflow Builder, a tool that can automate common actions like sending a help desk…

Women in Tech

Being helpful in the workplace may hurt women’s chances of promotion

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Oct 17, 2019

There’s a new pothole in the path to equality in the workplace. The balancing act between being assertive enough to get attention, yet not too assertive as to be seen as “unwomanly” has been…

Blockchain

Sneakers meet the blockchain in New Balance shoe authenticity pilot

By Kyt Dotson Oct 17, 2019

Footwear manufacturer New Balance Athletics Inc. announced today the launch of a pilot program to track the authenticity of its newest basketball shoe using a distributed ledger blockchain to provide trust and provenance for every…

Apps

Pendo claims ‘unicorn’ status after bagging $100M in new funding

By Mike Wheatley Oct 17, 2019

Software application optimization company Pendo.io Inc. is the latest tech unicorn after announcing today it has raised an even $100 million in a late-stage round of funding. The Series E round brings Pendo’s total amount…

Blockchain

Bitcoin may have entered a bear market, teasing its lowest level in six months

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Bitcoin may have entered a bear market as the price of the cryptocurrency’s price continued to drop Wednesday to some of its lowest levels in six months. The price of bitcoin dropped as low…

Infra

FCC approves merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, but the deal still faces opposition

By James Farrell Oct 16, 2019

The $26.5 billion deal between Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. has finally been approved by the Federal Communications Commission. For a long time it looked like the deal wouldn’t go through, even though…

Apps

Yahoo Groups to close in latest post-Verizon acquisition purge

By Duncan Riley Oct 16, 2019

Yahoo Groups, Yahoo’s long-running online discussion board is closing down, the latest service to do so since Yahoo was acquired by Verizon Communication Inc. in 2017. The service, a combination of electronic mailing list and…

explore news

Intelligent automation for processes that aren’t created equal

Microsoft takes realistic view of customer cloud options in Commvault software release

Following Slack, Asana introduces its own workflow automation tools

Sneakers meet the blockchain in New Balance shoe authenticity pilot

Bitcoin may have entered a bear market, teasing its lowest level in six months

FCC approves merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, but the deal still faces opposition

Yahoo Groups to close in latest post-Verizon acquisition purge

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