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Microsoft's LinkedIn buy gets regulatory approval, will close in 'coming days'
After concessions were made, the European Commission officially approved the acquisition Tuesday, the last regulatory hurdle required for the $26.2 billion deal to close.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Printing with Slack? There's a bot for that
As chat platforms grow, companies like HP hope bots will help them stay connected to users.
By Justine Brown • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Gorodenkoff via Getty ImagesTrendlineDigital transformation
Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.
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Life after 'Tay': Microsoft working on chatbot 'Zo' after failed experiment
Zo is significantly more censored than Tay. The newest chatbot has learned not to discuss politics.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 5, 2016 -
Google lets customers click-and-drag to develop apps
The company announced its "low code" experience App Maker on Wednesday.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 1, 2016 -
AWS brings Alexa's technology to the enterprise
The company unveiled three new AI services on Wednesday, deep learning algorithms and technology as a managed service.
By Naomi Eide • Dec. 1, 2016 -
UPS' CIO sees the future as 'autonomous'
To remain competitive and stay ahead of shipping competition, UPS is researching and deploying up-and-coming technologies such as autonomous vehicles.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 30, 2016 -
Microsoft has courted LinkedIn since 2006, founder says
Konstantin Guericke told CNBC that Microsoft had a standing offer with LinkedIn's VCs.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 30, 2016 -
How one airline is digitizing with iOS business apps
Looking to streamline internal operations, Finnair wants to make the airplane inspection process easier.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 30, 2016 -
Report: Microsoft to earn EU regulatory approval for LinkedIn bid
After regulatory pushback, customer concerns and numerous concessions, Microsoft's largest-ever acquisition is set to clear its latest hurdle.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 28, 2016 -
Google offers Team Drives to early adopters
The goal of Team Drives is to offer companies an easier way to share files across the organization.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Report: Microsoft tells EU it won't favor LinkedIn at expense of rivals
The company wants to avoid any suggestion that its products will work to stifle competition.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 22, 2016 -
Dropbox boosts admin controls with focus on security
The file sharing company has also moved to expand its security partnership with Symantec.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 16, 2016 -
Google launches dedicated enterprise machine learning group
The company is increasing its focus on bringing cloud-based machine learning and APIs to businesses.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2016 -
Deep Dive
No app-arent winner in the battle of enterprise chat solutions
From Slack to Workplace by Facebook and Microsoft teams, the number of enterprise collaboration apps is growing, and businesses finally appear ready to dive in.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2016 -
IBM wants to put Watson on every device
Cognitive computing is expanding rapidly, and IBM wants to make getting there easier.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 10, 2016 -
Why open source Munich may bring Windows back
In 2004, Munich was one of the largest organizations to ever shift to an open source environment. Now, city officials are considering turning back to Microsoft technology.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 10, 2016 -
Dell's software, services sold for $5.4B
The official selling prices of the two divisions were announced late last week.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 8, 2016 -
Report: Use of self-service analytics tools down, despite wider availability
Users may have the tools, but that doesn’t mean they’re using them.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 7, 2016 -
Oracle's bid to acquire NetSuite moves ahead
The company said it will complete the $9.3 billion acquisition Monday after it received enough Netsuite shareholder support to move ahead.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 7, 2016 -
Your next Windows update could download much faster
Using technology that allows for faster and more targeted OS updates, Microsoft predicts download sizes will decrease by approximately 35%.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 4, 2016 -
Microsoft launches Teams, a fully integrated Office 365 chat platform
Move over Slack. With full integration into Office 365, Microsoft has a platform that few users will need to leave to get work done.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 2, 2016 -
Alexa, use HipChat: Amazon's AI assistant integrates with chat platform
Users can add a variety of commands through Alexa’s open API to teach the virtual assistant to perform various tasks, such as pinging websites or respond to messages.
By Justine Brown • Nov. 2, 2016 -
Red Hat CEO: Open source not just for software anymore
Jim Whitehurst says the future of cloud infrastructure and many other things is "open."
By Justine Brown • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Brexit effect: Microsoft raises UK enterprise cloud, software prices
British prices for on-premises enterprise software will increase by 13%, Microsoft says.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Intel Capital investing $38M in tech startups
The recipients of the tech giant's investment branch include companies working in the enterprise data and productivity space.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016