Oracle wants to take down IaaS leaders, but its success will always be SaaS-y

While its technology stack matures, Oracle has to convince its customer base and CIOs across sectors to adopt its cloud products. For now, Oracle is looking toward the marketability of autonomous features as the answer.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 22, 2018

AI, software, AI, data science, AI: Tech that defines the world's most innovative companies

From classics like Apple, Amazon and Tencent to surprising newcomers like the NBA and Cava, Fast Company's 2018 ranking of the most innovative companies shows how a little technology can go a long way.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 21, 2018

How will HQ2 impact hiring for the other employers in Amazon's next city?

Wherever HQ2 lands, the local economy is poised for a boon. But for local employers, it may mean stiff competition when it comes to recruiting and retaining employees.

By Riia O'Donnell • Feb. 16, 2018

EBay charts tech-heavy 2018 with new AI chief and upcoming AR tools

Advanced technologies are the next stage of eBay's "multi-year journey to replatform," which includes a focus on AI, ML, AR and VR.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

Oracle pushes autonomous cloud assets amidst geographic expansion

The company's push centers around making its portfolio of cloud services "self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing" for operational functions like patching, backups and upgrades. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2018

Broadcom's 'best and final' $121B Qualcomm offer would be tech's biggest deal

Qualcomm's board unanimously rejected another "unsolicited" proposal in November and sent a letter to stockholders in late January advising them against "Broadcom's hostile takeover proposal."

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 5, 2018

Dell is considering its future strategy. What could it mean for CIOs?

Evaluating the risk profile associated with all vendors is part of the CIO's job, and ultimately Dell's business decisions cause IT leaders to ask, "what does this mean for my relationship with Dell?"

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 5, 2018

Dell officially considering IPO or VMware merger

The company will not sell itself or its stake in VMware, reports Reuters. Dell already owns 80% of VMware.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 2, 2018

Google, AWS, Microsoft earnings are in, and cloud is up up and away

Last year saw the biggest cloud players continuing to grow their shares of the cloud market at the expense of smaller players.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 2, 2018

GDPR: Lose money if you comply, lose money if you don't

The GDPR narrative tends to focus on costs associated with noncompliance, but companies could face losses by complying as users gain control over their data. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 1, 2018

Report: Dell weighing 'reverse-merger' with VMware as strategic option

Details of the potential merger come just after reports surfaced that Dell was considering an IPO or an acquisition of the 20% of WMware it doesn't already own.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 30, 2018

Intel will release Meltdown-resistant patches later this year

The company remains cautious about the financial impact the vulnerabilities could have on 2018 earnings. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 29, 2018

Report: Dell considering IPO, VMware acquisition

The company, in the midst of accumulated debt, went private in 2013 under the direction of founder and CEO Michael Dell.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 26, 2018

Amazon names 20 HQ2 contenders, but here's why some are more likely than others

Last week, Amazon unveiled its finalists, forcing 218 companies into a lonely hearts club and ensuring multiple municipal identity crises.

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Jan. 26, 2018

IBM (finally) raises revenue after almost 6 years

The company's shift from legacy software and hardware systems to analytics, cloud, IoT, security and blockchain has started turning profits.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 18, 2018

Amazon unveils top 20 contenders for HQ2

A few of the cities on Amazon's final list don't appear to adhere to the e-commerce giant's specs.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 18, 2018

How does Apple's new campus stack up to HQ2?

While the move may sound similar to Amazon's announcement of a second headquarters (HQ2), cities may not be so quick to offer proposals or incentives.

By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 18, 2018

The good, the bad and the not-so-work-related: CES 2018 in review

In many ways, CES embodies the spirit of innovation and triumphs in technology. But in other cases, it is a platform for technological excess.

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Jan. 12, 2018

Amazon reportedly eying 1M square feet of office space in Boston

A report by the Boston Globe has sparked speculation that the city may become the home of the company's second headquarters.  

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 12, 2018

Report: IBM may 'redeploy' almost 11K US workers

Reports surfaced Thursday of coming changes to Big Blue's service delivery and technology workforce, potentially impacting as many as 30,900 workers.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 12, 2018

Intel CEO: 90% of vulnerabilities will have a fix in coming days

Following the fallout from Meltdown and Spectre, Brian Krzanich said the company is still looking into potential impacts on processor performance.   

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 11, 2018

As VC investment booms, AI and cybersecurity startups rake in the big bucks

VC firms shelled out $84 billion across more than 8,000 companies in 2017. Cybersecurity startups brought in around $4.2 billion in funding — breaking a 2015 high.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 10, 2018

Silicon Valley, New York among those ready to lobby against net neutrality repeal

California and New York are both prepared to introduce state legislation designed to work around the FCC's repeal of net neutrality. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 8, 2018

Microsoft, Google among companies having a 'Meltdown' following widespread bug

The attention to this "speculative execution"-style attack is forcing major tech companies to put out patches to protect their consumers.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 4, 2018

Back to the circuit board: Chip flaws leave industry scrambling with little recourse

Intel is working with competitors like AMD and ARM to develop a solution to a chip-level security flaw, which targets everything from computers to servers to cell phones.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 4, 2018