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Microsoft updates Skype for Business with new analytics, automation features

By Maria Deutscher Mar 27, 2017

Microsoft Corp. today announced a major update to Skype for Business that aims to reduce the amount of work involved in operating large-scale deployments. Ron Markezich, head of marketing for the Office 365 division,…

Emerging Tech

Oblong debuts slimmer version of its gesture-controlled collaboration system

By Maria Deutscher Mar 27, 2017

After landing deals with IBM Corp., NASA and other large organizations, Oblong Industries Inc. is tweaking its futuristic collaboration system for companies with more modest needs. The startup today introduced a new iteration of…

Emerging Tech

Arable Labs raises $4.25M to bring the Internet of Things to farming

By Eric David Mar 27, 2017

Arable Labs has closed a $4.25 million Series A funding round to expand its predictive data business for farmers. The funding round was led by Middleland Capital’s agriculture technology fund and S2G Ventures. Other investors…

Emerging Tech

Baidu to open second AI research center in Silicon Valley

By Maria Deutscher Mar 27, 2017

Baidu Inc. is preparing to turn the competition over artificial intelligence talent in Silicon Valley up another notch, despite the recent loss of its chief scientist and machine learning guru Andrew Ng. The Chinese…

Apps

Advertiser exodus from YouTube catches fire as Google stands to lose millions

By James Farrell Mar 27, 2017

Google Inc. stands to lose millions of dollars as more companies boycott advertising on the site after ads appeared next to content promoting hate speech. The U.K. government pulled all of its ads from YouTube last…

Infra

Report: Dell EMC leads in converged systems as market stumbles

By Mike Wheatley Mar 26, 2017

Converged systems that combine computer servers and storage devices are supposedly the lone bright spot in those two markets, but the latest analysis from International Data Corp. says otherwise: Sales took a big tumble…

Emerging Tech

Swedish company offers Iranian stock investments using bitcoin

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2017

A new Swedish company is taking bitcoin to Iran with a new investment service that allows users to invest in equities using the cryptocurrency on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Brave New World Investments AB…

Infra

GiftGhostBot targets e-commerce sites to steal gift card balances

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2017

A new bot is checking the balance of electronic gift cards in order to defraud legitimate card owners, cybersecurity firm Distil Networks Inc. has discovered. Dubbed GiftGhostBot, the advanced persistent bot launches brute-force attacks against…

Emerging Tech

Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash (updated)

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2017

Uber Technologies Inc.’s run of bad news just won’t stop. This weekend, the ridesharing giant was forced to suspend its self-driving vehicle program after one of its vehicles was involved in an accident. (Update:…

Cloud

Microsoft pulls search from Docs.com after private files were shared publicly

By Duncan Riley Mar 26, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has removed the search function from its Docs.com service after it was revealed that the feature allowed anyone to search and view documents from other users. The security flaw, first identified by Twitter…

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Microsoft updates Skype for Business with new analytics, automation features

Oblong debuts slimmer version of its gesture-controlled collaboration system

Arable Labs raises $4.25M to bring the Internet of Things to farming

Baidu to open second AI research center in Silicon Valley

Report: Dell EMC leads in converged systems as market stumbles

Swedish company offers Iranian stock investments using bitcoin

GiftGhostBot targets e-commerce sites to steal gift card balances

Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash (updated)

Microsoft pulls search from Docs.com after private files were shared publicly

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