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IBM acquires Watson-based cognitive shopping assistant XPS

By Duncan Riley Nov 2, 2016

IBM Corp. has acquired Watson-based cognitive shopping assistant Expert Personal Shopper from digital commerce firm Fluid Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Built using machine learning and artificial intelligence to deliver expert advice that sounds…

Microsoft stops selling older Windows versions to computer makers

By Mike Wheatley Nov 2, 2016

Microsoft will no longer sell licenses for its Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems to personal computer manufacturers. Now that this is official, it means it won’t be long until companies like Dell…

Google Daydream View goes on sale Nov. 10: Where to buy & VR experiences to expect

By Collen Kriel Nov 2, 2016

At Google Inc.’s event last month the company launched its Daydream View virtual reality headset, which officially goes on sale next week, on Nov. 10. The Daydream View, which costs just $79, will likely…

Uber and GM announce car rental trial for drivers in San Francisco

By Duncan Riley Nov 2, 2016

Uber Technologies Inc. and General Motors Co. have signed a new deal that will see the automotive giant rent cars to Uber drivers through its Maven rental service. The deal, announced Tuesday, will initially…

Aporeto unveils whitelist security model for application containers

By Mike Wheatley Nov 1, 2016

A cloud-native security startup today introduced what it says is a dead simple security model for containers, which allow applications to run on any computer. Aporeto on Tuesday unveiled a new open-source project called Trireme that…

Cisco updates its Spark collaboration tools and services

By Mike Wheatley Nov 1, 2016

Cisco Systems Inc. Tuesday unveiled a series of new collaboration tools based around its Spark communications platform, aimed at helping customers get better value from the cloud while making the most of their on-premises deployments. The tools…

Tableau shares plunge as third-quarter revenues miss forecast

By Paul Gillin Nov 1, 2016

Still struggling to recover from a fourth-quarter 2015 earnings disappointment that sent its shares down more than 50 percent in a single day, Tableau Software Inc. again missed the mark today. The data analytics and…

Women in Tech

What it’s like to have male mentors as a woman in tech

By Karis Hustad Nov 1, 2016

Susan Kelly, a director of technology at Verizon’s Innovation Labs in Waltham, Mass., has been in the tech world for 20 years, working as an engineer and manager at tech startups and companies. In…

Infra

Cisco targets data-intensive workloads with new converged systems

By Maria Deutscher Nov 1, 2016

Like its fellow hardware suppliers, Cisco Systems Inc. hopes to capitalize on the rapid growth of unstructured data and the resulting rise in enterprise storage requirements. The latest fruit of the company’s efforts is…

Symantec unveils new ‘endpoint’ security system powered by machine learning

By Eric David Nov 1, 2016

Mountain View-based cyber security firm Symantec Corp., best known for its Norton antivirus suite, has just unveiled its newest security system for “endpoint” devices such as laptops and smartphones. Endpoint Security 14 is a major…

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IBM acquires Watson-based cognitive shopping assistant XPS

Microsoft stops selling older Windows versions to computer makers

Google Daydream View goes on sale Nov. 10: Where to buy & VR experiences to expect

Aporeto unveils whitelist security model for application containers

Cisco updates its Spark collaboration tools and services

Tableau shares plunge as third-quarter revenues miss forecast

What it’s like to have male mentors as a woman in tech

Cisco targets data-intensive workloads with new converged systems

Symantec unveils new ‘endpoint’ security system powered by machine learning

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