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IBM Watson is heading to space in an 11-pound smiling orb called CIMON

By Duncan Riley Feb 27, 2018

IBM Corp.’s Watson is heading to space, specifically the International Space Station, in the form of an 11-pound, artificially intelligent smiling orb. The orb, dubbed CIMON, short for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, will be taken…

Infra

Morgan Stanley says on-premises hardware sales could explode in 2018

By Mike Wheatley Feb 27, 2018

Enterprise information technology practitioners could be forgiven for thinking that on-premises hardware has had its day, as organizations of every shape and size rush to embrace cloud computing. But financial services firm Morgan Stanley…

Infra

Hackers exploiting memory cache for massive denial-of-service attacks

By Duncan Riley Feb 27, 2018

Multiple security companies are reporting on a new type of distributed denial-of-service attack that exploits unprotected servers to launch massive attacks against organizations. The servers use Memcached, a popular open source distributed memory caching system. It’s…

Apps

Workday’s push into financial software pays off as earnings top estimates

By Mike Wheatley Feb 27, 2018

Software-as-a-service company Workday Inc. saw its share price slide late Tuesday despite announcing fourth-quarter earnings that easily beat market estimates. The company reported a profit after certain costs such as stock compensation of 28 cents…

Emerging Tech

Amazon acquires smart doorbell maker Ring for $1B+

By Duncan Riley Feb 27, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. has acquired smart doorbell maker Ring Inc. for a figure believed to be over $1 billion, making it the e-commerce giant’s second-largest acquisition to date after Whole Foods Market Inc. Founded in…

Women in Tech

This nonprofit raises social entrepreneurs under its own roof

By R. Danes Feb 27, 2018

Gargantuan data stores, megawatt compute power, artificial intelligence, affordable cloud infrastructure — it’s all a perfect storm for online shopping recommendation engines, right? Jests aside, the public is starting to notice Silicon Valley’s relative…

People

Facebook launches $3M accelerator to help newspapers sell more digital subscriptions

By Eric David Feb 27, 2018

Facebook Inc. announced today that it has launched the Facebook Journalism Project: Local News Subscriptions Accelerator, a $3 million pilot program that will teach local news outlets how to grow their digital subscriber numbers. Campbell Brown,…

Emerging Tech

Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2018

As Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division and other players from the tech industry expand their autonomous vehicle operations, the traditional automakers in the self-driving car race are revving up their efforts as well. In the…

Emerging Tech

Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2018

Apple Inc.’s healthcare ambitions appear to be far broader than previously thought. Citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported late Monday that the iPhone maker will soon launch a network of medical…

Emerging Tech

Rakuten plans to build blockchain-based loyalty system with ‘borderless currency’

By Kyt Dotson Feb 27, 2018

Japanese e-retailer giant Rakuten Inc. today announced plans to roll out a blockchain-based loyalty system that will incorporate its existing point system. The new system will take existing Rakuten Points, used to purchase anything…

all stories

IBM Watson is heading to space in an 11-pound smiling orb called CIMON

Morgan Stanley says on-premises hardware sales could explode in 2018

Hackers exploiting memory cache for massive denial-of-service attacks

Workday’s push into financial software pays off as earnings top estimates

Amazon acquires smart doorbell maker Ring for $1B+

This nonprofit raises social entrepreneurs under its own roof

Facebook launches $3M accelerator to help newspapers sell more digital subscriptions

Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami

Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices

Rakuten plans to build blockchain-based loyalty system with ‘borderless currency’

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