Could GDPR have stopped the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

Had the scandal broken almost two months later, it may have subjected Facebook to fines of 4% of global turnover for violation of GDPR mandates.

By Alex Hickey • March 20, 2018

L.L. Bean drops blockchain bid, won't put sensors in coats and boots

The outdoors retailer intended to build a data tracking and analytics system to leverage customer data reserved on Ethereum.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 19, 2018

What to know about Zscaler, Wall Street's latest tech darling

The 10-year-old company was built on the premise that security needed to reflect how users interact with applications as technology shifted away from the data center.

By Naomi Eide • March 19, 2018

Women at Microsoft filed 238 gender discrimination, sexual harassment complaints in 6 years

It's not clear how those numbers stack up against other employers, but in response, Microsoft has attempted to publicly explain their reporting processes.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • March 16, 2018

Blockchain, AI and cloud helped pull IBM out of its revenue rut

Big Blue turned to blockchain to capitalize on the enterprise's desire to "improve trust, transparency and speed" in the supply chain, according to CFO James Kavanaugh.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 12, 2018

2017 cyberattack victims calling on industry for action, Microsoft president says

Tech companies that inadvertently created the very platforms used as vehicles for cyberattacks have a new set of responsibilities in cybersecurity.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 9, 2018

Office Depot's big bet on BizBox

The retailer is transitioning from a supplier of office supplies to a supporter of small business digital services with a brash 14-store test designed to serve new business owners.

By Laura Heller • March 7, 2018

Too close to call? Amazon HQ2 finalists lack tech ecosystem differentiation

HQ2 selection will be based off a variety of factors — especially incentives offered by candidate cities — but understanding the finalists through the lens of individual technology cultures can shed light on the process.

By Alex Hickey • March 5, 2018

Dropbox is establishing critical partnerships to boost its enterprise appeal

In the past two months, Dropbox has formalized partnerships with Google, Microsoft and Adobe, just in time for the its IPO later this year.

By Naomi Eide • March 5, 2018

Salesforce's Einstein AI makes 1B+ predictions daily. But how much will it cost customers?

The company's machine learning and deep learning platform has become integral to its CRM.

By Alex Hickey • March 1, 2018

Incumbents like Unilever, Procter & Gamble are giving tech giants a run for their data

Until the last year or so, incumbents were "suffering" from declines in revenue or loss in competition.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 28, 2018

Microsoft CEO: Office 365 holds the most promise across product suite

Natural growth in the cloud market is due to "more pre-built models" compared to Microsoft's competitors in the public cloud space. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 27, 2018

Tyson Foods to reduce custom apps in favor of standard processes

CTO Scott Spradley hopes to reduce reliance on custom-made solutions, which comprise 55% of its application stack. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 26, 2018

The market's been waiting, but will Dropbox 'achieve or maintain' profit?

After years of speculation, the content collaboration platform filed paperwork Friday to go public, looking to raise $500 million in its IPO. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 23, 2018

Ahead of US v. Microsoft, CLOUD Act offers glimpse at proposed legal changes for data storage

Regardless of outdated laws, the Microsoft case and CLOUD Act center around an increasingly prominent problem: Few businesses can operate without digital platforms.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 22, 2018

Oracle wants to take down IaaS leaders, but its success will always be SaaS-y

While its technology stack matures, Oracle has to convince its customer base and CIOs across sectors to adopt its cloud products. For now, Oracle is looking toward the marketability of autonomous features as the answer.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 22, 2018

AI, software, AI, data science, AI: Tech that defines the world's most innovative companies

From classics like Apple, Amazon and Tencent to surprising newcomers like the NBA and Cava, Fast Company's 2018 ranking of the most innovative companies shows how a little technology can go a long way.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 21, 2018

How will HQ2 impact hiring for the other employers in Amazon's next city?

Wherever HQ2 lands, the local economy is poised for a boon. But for local employers, it may mean stiff competition when it comes to recruiting and retaining employees.

By Riia O'Donnell • Feb. 16, 2018

EBay charts tech-heavy 2018 with new AI chief and upcoming AR tools

Advanced technologies are the next stage of eBay's "multi-year journey to replatform," which includes a focus on AI, ML, AR and VR.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

Oracle pushes autonomous cloud assets amidst geographic expansion

The company's push centers around making its portfolio of cloud services "self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing" for operational functions like patching, backups and upgrades. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2018

Broadcom's 'best and final' $121B Qualcomm offer would be tech's biggest deal

Qualcomm's board unanimously rejected another "unsolicited" proposal in November and sent a letter to stockholders in late January advising them against "Broadcom's hostile takeover proposal."

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 5, 2018

Dell is considering its future strategy. What could it mean for CIOs?

Evaluating the risk profile associated with all vendors is part of the CIO's job, and ultimately Dell's business decisions cause IT leaders to ask, "what does this mean for my relationship with Dell?"

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 5, 2018

Dell officially considering IPO or VMware merger

The company will not sell itself or its stake in VMware, reports Reuters. Dell already owns 80% of VMware.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 2, 2018

Google, AWS, Microsoft earnings are in, and cloud is up up and away

Last year saw the biggest cloud players continuing to grow their shares of the cloud market at the expense of smaller players.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 2, 2018

GDPR: Lose money if you comply, lose money if you don't

The GDPR narrative tends to focus on costs associated with noncompliance, but companies could face losses by complying as users gain control over their data. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 1, 2018