Monthly Archives: March 2016
Yahoo Bracing for Possible Proxy Battle to Replace Board
If Yahoo's board of directors—who hired CEO Marissa Mayer in 2012 and have backed her through thick, but mostly thin, ever since—are too slow...
LG G5 Smartphone Preorders Start, With Official Release April 1
The latest flagship LG G5 modular smartphone can now be preordered from the four major U.S. mobile carriers and is available with several limited-time,...
Mach37 Accelerates New Cyber-Security Startups
Cyber-accelerator Mach37 today announced its spring 2016 class, launching with six new security startups. Mach37 provides some initial funding to participants, as well as...
Microsoft Silences Its Tay AI Chatbot After Racist Rants
Microsoft's efforts to mainstream artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hit a bit of a snag after the company was forced to pull the plug on...
HPE, Microsoft Invest in Data Center Startup Mesosphere
Data center software startups Mesosphere and Stratoscale are getting significant financial boosts from major tech players.Mesosphere takes a container view of the data center,...
Microsoft Gives SQL Server R Analytics a Machine-Learning Push
SQL Server 2016 features new services to enable advanced, in-database analytics. Dubbed SQL Server R Services, they integrate the popular open-source R statistical computing...
Intel Extends Chip Production Cycle Beyond Usual ‘Tick-Tock’ Cadence
Today's topics include Intel's move away from its usual tick-tock chip production cycle, Apple's latest updates to OS X 10.11.4 and iOS 9.3 to...
iPhone SE Preorders Under Way From AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Apple iPhone SE preorders are now being taken by all four major U.S. mobile carriers—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon—as Apple prepares to begin selling...
DOJ Charges Iran Hackers for Hitting New York Dam
The U.S. government is taking direct legal aim at seven Iranian individuals for attacking American banks and infrastructure. The Department of Justice today announced...
Choosing Between Apple’s 9.7-Inch Tablets: iPad Air 2 vs. iPad Pro
Choosing Between Apple's 9.7-Inch Tablets: iPad Air 2 vs. iPad Pro
The new iPad Pro has the same size screen as the already-available iPad Air...