$67B Dell-EMC deal clears last hurdle with reported China approval
Chinese regulators reportedly have approved the Dell’s $63 billion acquisition of EMC, removing the last hurdle to what will be information technology’s largest acquisition ever.
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Intel bets on 5G wireless networks and AI to power its future
Intel today doubled down on two big bets on the future of computing: next-generation 5G wireless networks and artificial intelligence.
Intel plunges deeper into virtual reality, Internet of Things at IDF
At its developer conference today, Intel Corp. today charged full-bore into what it view as the next big tech markets: virtual reality and the Internet of Things.
Deep learning boom drives Q2 earnings upside for Nvidia
Nvidia Corp. reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on the strength of GPUs for deep learning neural networks.
HPE buys SGI for $275M to boost high-performance computing
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise today said it will acquire the high-performance computing company SGI, once the high-flying 3-D workstation maker Silicon Graphics.
Here’s why Andreessen Horowitz is looking to invest in open source
If you look strictly at declining information technology budgets, it might look like tech’s traditional mainstay “infrastructure” market — computing hardware, software and networking gear — is spiraling into insignificance. Indeed, it even looked that way to Martin Casado (pictured above), who cofounded the …
Pingpad pivots to enterprise with Slack document collaboration app
In the merciless world of consumer apps, pretty good uptake by users is never good enough. That’s why the Palo Alto, CA startup Pingpad Inc. today is pivoting its app, a lightweight social network for small groups to get things done, to …
Rackspace beats Q2 earnings forecast – but reveals no news on buyout deal
RackSpace Hosting Inc. had some news today, but not the big news investors had hoped for. The company, which provides managed cloud computing services to corporations, disappointed investors by issuing an outlook for slower growth for the rest of the year. Its shares, …
Tech lead, two others leave Google’s self-driving car unit
Three people have left Google's self-driving car project, including tech lead Chris Urmson.
Big Data leader Hortonworks’ shares plunge 25 percent on Q2 sales miss
Big Data is still producing big losses for Hortonworks Inc. as lower-than-expected revenues caused its stock to plunge more than 25 percent in trading today after the market close. The company’s president since 2012, Herb Cunitz, also is leaving. Hortonworks, one of …