After One Tweet, Larry Ellison Takes a Break
When Oracle CEO Larry Ellison started using Facebook a few years ago, he couldn’t stop using the social network. Not so with Twitter, apparently.
View ArticleCloud | Amazon Opens Marketplace for … Virtual Computers
As if you highlight its split personality, Amazon has unveiled a new service that combines the two halves of its business in a new way. On Wednesday, the company introduced an online marketplace where...
View ArticleCloud | Windows 8? It Won’t Win Microsoft’s Biggest Battle
As Microsoft readies the release of its Windows 8 operating system, the company is facing some tough questions about whether Windows is going to remain the world's most popular desktop operating system...
View ArticleCloud | Suckerfish, Mashitup, Bitch and Other Names Banned by Google Apps
When the folks at Bitch Magazine decided to take off into Google's cloud, they were quickly brought down to Earth.
View ArticleCloud | Microsoft Bing Battles Bot Queries by the Billions
In October 2011, Microsoft's Bing search engine handled 2.7 billion search queries, enough to qualify as the number-three search engine in the U.S. But according to new research done by Microsoft and...
View ArticleCloud | Ex-NASA Tech Boss Crams Cloud Into Box
Chris Kemp isn't one to fall in line. As the chief information officer at the NASA Ames Research Center, Kemp spearheaded the creation of Nebula, a software platform that overhauled NASA's approach to...
View ArticleJaron Lanier: The Internet Is the Road That Precedes a Lemonade Stand
The wide adoption of transformative connecting technology should create a middle-class wealth boom, as happened when the Interstate Highway System gave rise to a world of new jobs. Instead we’ve seen...
View ArticleAMD — Yes, AMD — Paves Way to Computer Server of the Future
Inside Mozilla's new data center in Santa Clara, California -- about an hour south of San Francisco -- the machine was sitting against the wall, all by itself.
View ArticleAmazon Makes Nice With Beijing, Expands Cloud Empire Into China
Amazon is expanding its cloud empire into China. On Wednesday, after signing an agreement with the Beijing and Ningxia governments, the American internet giant announced that it will soon offer its...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft Got It Right With New CEO Satya Nadella
Though Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman of the board at Microsoft, we're about to see a company that looks more like Gates rather than less.
View Article