Uber’s coronavirus proposal is good PR, but is it achievable? There are so many reasons to regard this announcement with a very big grain of salt, not the least of which are that it’s completely unmanageable (today, anyway) as well as a massive invasion of privacy—for both Uber drivers and riders.
Zoom Q4 Results: Strong Growth Trajectory, and Guidance for Exactly the Right Product at Exactly the Right Time
Zoom Q4 results showed a strong growth trajectory and guidance, for what is pretty much exactly the right product at exactly the right time.
FCC Crackdown on Data Abuses by US Wireless Carriers Sends Dangerous Message on Privacy
The FCC crackdown on location data abuses by US wireless carriers sends dangerous message on customer privacy, but it’s a pretty significant win for carriers and tech companies. Here’s a look at all the things that are wrong with that.
Quick Take: What you need to know about the EU’s newly proposed guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
How Europe – not the US or China – is now taking the lead in creating an AI-focused legal and ethical framework for the rest of the world.
False Alarm: Samsung’s Fingerprint Sensor “Issue” Wasn’t a Security Flaw After All
False alarm: Last week’s Samsung in-display fingerprint scanner scare was caused by a cheap screen protector, not a security flaw in the Note 10 and S10.
Quick Overview of Intel’s new 10th generation “Ice Lake” CPUs for laptops.
Intel’s new 10nm “Ice Lake” CPUs promise to bring more gaming and AV processing punch to laptops with better AI, IPCs and graphics.
DOJ Finally Approves Sprint T-Mobile Merger
The DOJ has finally approved the Sprint T-Mobile merger, setting the stage for three major US carriers, with 5G on the horizon. This, in theory, should enable Dish to effectively become the new fourth major US carrier, and fill the theoretical competition gap left by the Sprint T-Mobile merger, and allow Dish to work to build out its own 5G network.
Samsung’s New 5G-Ready 12Gb LPDDR5 Mobile DRAM Gives a Glimpse Into the Future
While some might interpret this announcement as Samsung keeping its A+ chip to itself while serving up its A- chip to Qualcomm, and see its timing as a slight, I don’t see this as an attempt to undermine or one-up Qualcomm in any way. Here’s why.
Dassault Systèmes (3DS) to Acquire Medidata for a Reported $5.7B By Year End
Dassault Systèmes move to acquire Medidata for a reported $5.7B by year end is a smart move, surely strategically designed to expand the company’s role in healthcare science. The acquisition also affords the company some great “relationship” benefits.
In Absence of Clarity, Chaos: How an Executive Order Focused on Technology Security Could end up Harming US Technology Leadership
Before I begin, rest assured that this is not a political post. Please don’t read any partisan or political views into any of my arguments here. This post is meant to be an objective analysis of an executive order and its potential impact on technology markets. Now that my political disclaimer is out of the way, let’s begin. 1. Executive …