Intel's tiny Curie chip for wearables coming to Arduino early next year
Hardware enthusiasts who want to start tinkering with Intel's tiny Curie chip will be able to get their hands on it early next year in the form of an Arduino development board.
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Oracle awarded US$50 million in trial against Rimini Street
Oracle has been awarded US$50 million damages in a lawsuit against Rimini Street, which provides software maintenance for Oracle customers.
Apple loses patent case over A7 chip, could face $860 million in damages
A jury has decided that Apple's A7 smartphone chip infringes a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin, and the iPhone maker could be on the hook for as much as $862 million in damages.
Four questions about the Dell-EMC merger
The first question is: Where’s the Cloud?
Developers getting more help with heterogenous processors
An effort to help developers get the most out of heterogeneous processors inched forward this week, promising to improve performance and reduce power consumption in applications for smartphones all the way up to high-performance computers.
Qualcomm enters server CPU market with 24-core ARM chip
Qualcomm has revealed its plans to enter the server CPU market with a custom processor based on a design from UK chip company ARM.
IBM chases Intel with new Power-based Linux servers sold over the Web
IBM is gunning for a slice of Intel's x86 server chip business with a new family of Power systems that run Linux and will be sold directly to customers over the Web.
Dorsey gets Twitter CEO post, Bain appointed COO
Twitter has made co-founder Jack Dorsey its new CEO, ending months of speculation and handing him the tough task of turning around the company's sluggish user growth.
Microsoft offers businesses a 'premium' network link to Office 365
Microsoft has rolled out a premium service called Azure ExpressRoute, which allows businesses to connect to Office 365 via a private, managed wide area network instead of the public Internet.
Thousands of medical devices are vulnerable to hacking, security researchers say
Thousands of medical devices, including MRI scanners, x-ray machines and drug infusion pumps, are vulnerable to hacking, creating significant health risks for patients, security researchers said this week.
This is how the future looks with IBM Watson and 'perfect data'
Watson's AI services will bring us unparalelled convenience, untold marketing opportunities, and zero privacy
IBM Watson will know what you did last summer
IBM is adding new smarts to its Watson artificial intelligence system, including the ability to scour photos on social networks to see what people have been up to.
Ex-Tesla engineer could face prison for hacking former manager's email, FBI says
A former Tesla engineer could face five years in prison for allegedly accessing his former manager's email and pilfering employee evaluations that he shared with other workers.
In setback for Uber, judge says drivers can pursue lawsuit as a group
A California judge has decided to allow Uber drivers in California to sue the company as a group on key legal matters relating to their employment.
Dell creates new server division for 'second-tier' hyperscale customers
Dell has formed a new business unit to go after the “second tier” of hyperscale customers — those with similar needs to those of Google and Facebook but who aren’t quite as massive.