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Facebook and MIT are using ‘Minecraft’ to train an AI assistant

By Mike Wheatley Aug 29, 2019

Researchers from Facebook Inc. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working together on an artificial intelligence assistant for the popular online video game “Minecraft.” The goal: to create an AI system able to…

Cloud

Workday’s hot streak continues as it beats earnings targets again

By Mike Wheatley Aug 29, 2019

Workday Inc. continued its hot streak as it easily topped expectations for its second-quarter financial results. The company, which sells financial management and human capital management software to companies, reported earnings before certain costs such as…

Infra

With record PC revenue, Dell smashes earnings forecasts

By Mike Wheatley Aug 29, 2019

Dell Technologies Inc. smashed second-quarter earnings forecasts today thanks to record-breaking revenue from its personal computer business unit. The infrastructure technology giant reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $2.15 per…

Cloud

News at VMworld quietly underscores VMware’s growing enterprise influence

By Mark Albertson Aug 29, 2019

As VMworld wrapped up its fourth and final day, the event left attendees plenty of time to digest the flurry of major acquisition news that preceded the conference and a series of announcements that were…

Cloud

Q&A: VMware’s delicately balanced partnership with AWS brings modernization to migration

By Ain Drew Aug 29, 2019

In the world of hybrid cloud computing, VMware Cloud on AWS has proven to be a beneficial partnership. While managing its services on the AWS Cloud infrastructure, VMware Inc. is able to respond to…

Cloud

DOD awards $7.6B Microsoft Office 365 cloud contract to General Dynamics and partners

By Maria Deutscher Aug 29, 2019

Amid the controversy over its JEDI cloud computing contract, the U.S. Defense Department has been pursuing a separate multibillion-dollar procurement initiative to expand its use of software-as-a-service solutions. That contract was officially awarded today.…

Infra

The power of Pivotal: Why VMware is celebrating its spending spree

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Aug 29, 2019

As cloud computing and rapid software application development sweep across the information technology landscape, developers are jostling to take advantage of them while simultaneously modernizing existing, monolithic apps. Then there’s the complexity of application management in…

Big Data

Cloud vs. on-prem: Wendy’s learns crucial lessons during digital transformation

By Teryn O'Brien Aug 29, 2019

With more than 6,700 Wendy’s restaurants worldwide, The Wendy’s Co. must address information technology concerns quickly and effectively or risk serious business interruption, as it found out two years ago after a data storage mishap. And…

Apps

Apple will hold its iPhone launch event on Sept. 10 in Cupertino

By Maria Deutscher Aug 29, 2019

The world will likely get its first glimpse of the next iPhone in less than two weeks. Reports emerged today that Apple Inc. has started sending out invites for a company event that will…

Infra

Handling the rogues and regulators making data a liability

By R. Danes Aug 29, 2019

What is the state of enterprise big data? Many companies are hoarding as much data as possible in the era of digital transformation. At the same time, sophisticated hackers and data-privacy regulations increasingly make…

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Facebook and MIT are using ‘Minecraft’ to train an AI assistant

DOD awards $7.6B Microsoft Office 365 cloud contract to General Dynamics and partners

Apple will hold its iPhone launch event on Sept. 10 in Cupertino

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