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Mozilla’s private Firefox Focus browser is now available on Android

By Duncan Riley Jun 21, 2017

The Mozilla Foundation’s private Firefox Focus browser has made its way to Android after initially being made first available for iOS users in November. The Android browser, like its Apple cousin, comes with an…

Cloud

AWS adds new accelerator to boost DynamoDB database performance

By Mike Wheatley Jun 21, 2017

Amazon Web Services Inc. today made its in-memory cache for its DynamoDB database generally available, just two months after launching it in preview mode. AWS Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels made the announcement in a…

Trump administration stalls and may scrap U.S. ‘startup’ visa for entrepreneurs

By James Farrell Jun 21, 2017

Foreign entrepreneurs hoping to work in the U.S. on a “startup visa” have had their hopes dashed after an anonymous source inside the government said the already approved visa rule might not come to…

Infra

WannyCry ransomware takes Honda car manufacturing plant offline

By Duncan Riley Jun 21, 2017

WannaCry, the ransomware that made global headlines in May, is back. Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. was forced to shut down a manufacturing plant briefly after the systems running the plant were infected. Honda’s Sayama…

Infra

HPE hires Antonio Neri as its first president

By Mike Wheatley Jun 21, 2017

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Wednesday announced that it has appointed longtime HP executive Antonio Neri as its new president. The executive had served as the company’s enterprise group executive vice president and general manager for…

Emerging Tech

Textio, a company that uses machine learning to write job ads, raises $20M

By Duncan Riley Jun 21, 2017

Textio Inc., a Seattle-based startup that uses machine learning to provide “augmented writing” for companies advertising for new staff, has raised $20 million in a new funding round. The Series B round was led by…

Cloud

Report: Wal-Mart orders its developers not to use the Amazon cloud

By Mike Wheatley Jun 21, 2017

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is trying to hit back against Amazon.com Inc. following the e-commerce giant’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. last week. Apparently feeling threatened by that deal, the retail giant has reportedly told its…

Emerging Tech

Adobe buys virtual reality software plugin SkyBox

By Duncan Riley Jun 21, 2017

Adobe Systems Inc. said Wednesday it has acquired SkyBox, a software plugin that connects Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets to various Adobe products. As part of the deal, Chris Bobotis, co-founder of…

Infra

Lenovo’s ‘agile’ strategy to innovate product offerings

By Aaron Melgar Jun 21, 2017

Traditionally legacy information technology providers have been hard-pressed to keep up with the pace of innovation of cloud computing and the demands of the industry. These companies are being forced to think differently if…

Infra

Toshiba finally picks preferred bidder for its chip business, and it’s not Foxconn

By Eric David Jun 21, 2017

Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp. has been looking to sell its lucrative flash memory business for more than half a year, and interested businesses included some of the biggest companies in the tech industry.…

the latest

Mozilla’s private Firefox Focus browser is now available on Android

AWS adds new accelerator to boost DynamoDB database performance

Trump administration stalls and may scrap U.S. ‘startup’ visa for entrepreneurs

WannyCry ransomware takes Honda car manufacturing plant offline

HPE hires Antonio Neri as its first president

Textio, a company that uses machine learning to write job ads, raises $20M

Adobe buys virtual reality software plugin SkyBox

Toshiba finally picks preferred bidder for its chip business, and it’s not Foxconn

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