CSOs talk ransomware: Peril and profit | #expertANGLE
There may be no stopping cybercrime, but the best way to defend against it is with knowledge. Know what the threats are, what they can do, how they’re changing, and how to protect your…
Amazon Web Services said to be secretly building a new AI service
Amazon Web Services is said to be testing a new service that will make it easier for customers to run artificial intelligence (AI) software on its cloud, according to a report in Bloomberg. The…
Report claims Apple considered buying Time Warner, home of HBO, CNN and Warner Bros.
By Duncan Riley
What do you do if you’re a large technology company with over $200 billion in cash reserves and are looking at ways to spend some of it? If you’re Apple, Inc. you might consider…
Microsoft’s Office Online gets real-time chat capabilities
Microsoft’s Office Online is pretty comprehensive when it comes to collaboration, allowing multiple users to edit documents online, embed comments and so on. But sometimes that just isn’t enough – what people need is…
Insanity: Snapchat raises $1.81b Series F, total funding now stands at $2.63b
By Duncan Riley
Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. has raised $1.81 billion in a Series F round, the company disclosed in a financial filing Thursday. The round itself was raised over a full year and included previously…
Cloud wars: Value, not price, drives market share in the public cloud
Contrary to what many have suggested, the public cloud market is still a long way from becoming a commodity market, according to new research from analyst firm 451 Research LLC. The findings come from…
What to expect at WWDC 2016: Siri SDK, Apple Music revamp, new MacBook Pros (maybe), more
By Collen Kriel
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) takes place from June 13 to June 17, with the main keynote address taking place at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The WWDC is where Apple…
Google takes on Microsoft & Tableau with free data visualization tool
Google is upping its game in the business analytics market with the launch of Data Studio, a free version of its new reporting and data visualization tool, Google Data Studio 360. While the free,…
Microsoft’s ‘abusive’ efforts to push Windows 10 on the public annoys millions of Chinese consumers
Microsoft and its perhaps over-zealous efforts to sway consumers to upgrade to Windows 10 has done a fair bit damage on American soil so far. The tech giant has come under fire lately for…
Intel has acquired computer vision startup Itseez
By Duncan Riley
Intel Corp. has acquired computer vision startup Itseez, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2005 and originally known as Computer Vision Center Argus, Itseez develops computer vision algorithms and implementations for embedded and…