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Apple makes its FoundationDB database open-source
Apple Inc. has made an interesting about-face, open-sourcing the FoundationDB database that the company acquired back in 2015. Although FoundationDB might not be one of Apple’s best-known projects, it does do a very important job, serving as the backbone of its iCloud service, which stores and synchronizes data for the company’s millions of users. Apple ...
Why Facebook is following Apple and Google to build its own computer chips
Embattled social media giant Facebook Inc. is set to join the trend among larger technology firms to reduce its dependence on silicon suppliers such as Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. Tech giants such as Apple Inc. and Google LLC have been designing their own computer chips for some time already. Now, according to Bloomberg, Facebook is ...
Atlassian’s shares tumble as profit guidance disappoints again
Collaboration and software development company Atlassian Corp. Plc. has been left smarting by investors seeking an exit after posting disappointing earnings guidance for the second successive quarter today. The company, which beat market expectations with its fiscal third-quarter earnings, saw its share price tumble more than 11 percent in after-hours trading. It’s the second quarter ...
Sony is planning to cook up AI-powered robochefs
Japan’s Sony Corp. is stepping up its investment in artificial intelligence and robotics research, teaming up Wednesday with Carnegie Mellon University researchers to investigate the potential of using AI-powered robots in the kitchen. Food preparation, cooking and delivery might seem like an odd application for AI and robotics, but Sony believes that these skills could later ...
IBM prototypes in-memory computing architecture for accelerating AI jobs
One of the main stumbling blocks in using artificial intelligence to glean insights from large datasets is that most computer systems aren’t designed to handle these kinds of resource-intensive workloads. IBM Corp. researchers are trying to overcome these deficiencies with a new hybrid concept that could, in theory, make it much easier to perform analytics ...
Cisco integrates its Spark and Webex collaboration apps
Hoping to maintain its role as a leader in enterprise collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc. says it’s converging its messaging application Spark with its Webex videoconferencing platform. The net result of this move is a new ecosystem of services, including a new Webex Meetings application, and a Webex-enabled Spark application that’s to be known as “Webex ...
UK drug discovery startup BenevolentAI raises $115M
U.K.-based artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI Ltd. today announced the completion of a $115 million funding round that values the London startup at a cool $2 billion. The round, said to be one of the largest ever in the AI pharmaceutical sector, was led by BevenolentAI’s existing backers in the U.S., including Woodford Investment Management. BenevolentAI is using AI ...
VMware simplifies hybrid cloud management with vSphere, vSAN updates
Software virtualization company VMware Inc. is extending the hybrid cloud capabilities of its flagship products to make it easier for customers to manage data across information technology environments. The company unveiled new versions of its server virtualization and software-defined storage products today, with an emphasis on hybrid cloud deployments and broader support for applications. In ...
Intel will use GPUs to improve virus scanning, system performance and battery life
Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are planning to use the graphics processing power of computer systems to sniff out malware. Intel said Monday that its new Threat Detection Technology has been designed to make use of security features at the silicon level to root out threats. The technology was introduced at the RSA Security Conference alongside ...
Mirantis launches new continuous delivery tool for developers based on Netflix’s Spinnaker
Private-cloud software company Mirantis Inc. wants to help enterprises shift their most critical software applications to the public cloud with a new tool based on the open-source continuous delivery platform Spinnaker. The Mirantis Application Platform is a new product that’s distinct from the Mirantis Cloud Platform, which is an infrastructure offering based on OpenStack and ...