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Uber has started sharing traffic data with local authorities

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2017

In a decided change of direction for a company that doesn’t usually play nice with local governments, Uber Technologies Inc. has announced its intention to share its traffic data with cities around the world.…

Emerging Tech

Google’s Waymo to start testing self-driving Chrysler minivans this month

By Duncan Riley Jan 8, 2017

Waymo, the company previously known as Google Inc.’s self-driving car division, is finally starting to get serious about bringing its technology to market with the deployment of a test program with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.…

Infra

Report: Smartphone maker ZTE to ax 3,000 staff ahead of US exports ban

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2017

Chinese telecommunications equipment and systems company ZTE Corp. is reportedly preparing to lay off about 3,000 of its employees, including a fifth of its smartphone division workforce, according to a report Friday. Citing anonymous…

Apps

Cloud storage firm Bitcasa bites the dust as it shuts down all services

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2017

Cloud storage operator Bitcasa Inc. has bailed out of the game for good, according to a blog post by ex-Chief Executive Officer Brian Taptich. But Taptich’s final message that the company is “no more” is nonetheless…

Infra

Necessary evil no more, customer service emerges as a key profit driver

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2017

Sales has long been the biggest priority for many organizations, while customer service took a backseat, treated as a necessary evil and given limited resources. But a new report from Salesforce.com Inc.’s research division suggests that…

Infra

Silicon Valley Friday Show: Poor security helped elect Trump. It also could tank the tech industry

By Robert Hof Jan 8, 2017

Silicon Valley companies may be partly to blame for allowing Russia to exert undue influence on the U.S. presidential election, thanks to gaps in data security in a wide range of information technology products…

Emerging Tech

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

By Eric David Jan 6, 2017

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has finally unveiled some of the details of its next-generation Vega graphics processing unit architecture, and the new cards could provide some serious competition for Nvidia Corp., AMD’s chief rival in graphics…

Cloud

FinancialForce taps Salesforce.com veteran Tod Nielsen as CEO

By Maria Deutscher Jan 6, 2017

After a strong year that saw its revenues rise more than 40 percent, FinancialForce Inc. is making some management changes in preparation for the next phase of its growth effort. The enterprise resource management…

Guests of the Week

How can blockchain protect a girl’s best friend? | #GuestOfTheWeek

By Marlene Den Bleyker Jan 6, 2017

When buying a diamond, you look for the four Cs: carat, cut, clarity and color. One company is working to add a B to the equation: blockchain. Everledger, a permanent ledger for diamond certification…

Cloud

Bitglass raises $45M to help companies defend cloud data

By Maria Deutscher Jan 6, 2017

The growing amount of data that companies keep in the cloud represents a major target for hackers, but such information can be difficult to protect since it’s hosted on remote hardware operated by third parties.…

the latest

Uber has started sharing traffic data with local authorities

Google’s Waymo to start testing self-driving Chrysler minivans this month

Report: Smartphone maker ZTE to ax 3,000 staff ahead of US exports ban

Necessary evil no more, customer service emerges as a key profit driver

Silicon Valley Friday Show: Poor security helped elect Trump. It also could tank the tech industry

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

FinancialForce taps Salesforce.com veteran Tod Nielsen as CEO

How can blockchain protect a girl’s best friend? | #GuestOfTheWeek

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