Microsoft, IBM join affordable cloud alliance
Published in Cloud


Cloudflare forms glorious Bandwidth alliance

Cloudflare has brought together Microsoft, IBM, Digital Ocean, Automattic and Backblaze under the Bandwidth Alliance.

IBM cloud looks for AI bias
Published in AI


More transparency

IBM is now offering a cloud-based service designed to detect bias in AI and bring transparency to how AI-powered systems make decisions.

Azure dominated by Linux
Published in Cloud
28 September 2018

Azure dominated by Linux


How Vole quit worrying and learnt to love the penguin

Software King of the World Microsoft's flagship Azure product is mostly used in Linux boxes.

Windows 10 installed on over 700 million active devices
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Does not say how many are now inactive as a result

Software King of the World Microsoft has told the assorted throngs at at its Ignite 2018 conference, that Windows 10 has been installed on over 700 million active devices.

SAP, Microsoft and Adobe team up on data
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Share and enjoy

SAP,  Microsoft and Adobe have formed a data alliance that they say will make it easier for clients running their applications to get a better overview of the customer.

Microsoft expands Nvidia GPU capabilities
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Tweaked for AI and Cloud

At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft announced an expansion of its NVIDIA GPU capabilities, offering for the first time a powerful addition to its lineup that features 8 Nvidia Tesla V100 Tensor core GPUs interconnected via Nvidia NVLink GPUs to use for compute-intensive AI projects.

US IT giants spend fortunes stamping out competition
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Capitalism in action

US tech giants are spending fortunes keeping rivals away from their monopolies, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

Microsoft announces AR and mixed-reality software
Published in IoT


HoloLens for businesses.

Microsoft announced new AI and mixed-reality applications for its Dynamics 365 online business software so that it can use its AR HoloLens for businesses.

Windows 10 improves disk management
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Storage Sense will send stuff to the cloud

The next incarnation of Windows 10 will be smarter about how it frees up disk space and cleans up temporary files.

Apple buys AR glasses maker
Published in AI


Artificial innovation

Fruity cargo-cult Apple has acquired a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses.