In the race to create a COVID-19 vaccine, Rescale has partnered with both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Rescale is a leader in enterprise big compute and is offering its high performance computing resources to research teams working on vaccines Read More
Coronavirus: Microsoft Teams Struggling to Keep Up With Telecommuters
Amid an unprecedented number of individuals working from home, users are reporting that Microsoft Teams is struggling under the load. Companies around the world are encouraging, and in some cases ordering, employees to work from home in an effort to Read More
Google Hires God of War Lead to Head Up New Stadia Studio
Google has hired Shannon Studstill, former head of God of War’s Santa Monica Studio, to head up a new Stadia game studio in Playa Vista. Google has been moving into the cloud gaming market with its Stadia gaming platform. Cloud Read More
Apple Expected to Release ARM-Based Mac in 2021
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has sent out a note to investors predicting Apple will release a Mac powered by an ARM chip in the first half of 2021. Apple has long been rumored to be moving toward ARM-based Macs, rather Read More
Intel Dealing With Zombieland Flaw For Third Time
For the third time in a year, Intel is preparing to release a patch to address two microarchitectural data sampling (MDS) flaws, also known as Zombieland flaws. According to the company’s blog post, of these two new issues, one is considered Read More
Microsoft Spent Four Times More Promoting The Surface Than Apple Did The iPad
According to MSPoweruser, Microsoft has spent four times promoting the Surface than Apple has the iPad. Since the iPad’s release in 2010, Apple has dominated the tablet market. In spite of that, Microsoft has been trying to make inroads in the Read More
Telefonica Germany Has Selected Huawei to Help Build Its 5G Network
CNN Business is reporting that Telefonica Germany has decided to use Huawei equipment to build its 5G network. Huawei has been fighting allegations that its equipment can be used by the Chinese government to spy on companies or governments using Huawei’s Read More
Microsoft Announces Changes to Cloud Contract Terms Amid EU Probe
Microsoft has announced an update to its cloud contract terms, one that brings it into greater compliance with EU privacy laws. In October, Reuters reported that an EU probe voiced serious concerns that Microsoft’s contract terms violated the GDPR, the comprehensive privacy laws the Read More
FCC Approves T-Mobile and Sprint Merger But Opposition Remains
CNBC is reporting that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to approve the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. While the deal had earlier received approval from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FCC’s approval is one of the final steps needed before Read More
U.S. Government Investing in AI Research
The U.S. has been at the head of AI research since its inception but, in recent years, China has made significant headway and narrowed the gap. Now, according to a report in U.S. News & World Report, non-military AI research is set to Read More