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The Microsoft CFO has partnered with CEO Satya Nadella to turn the company around, becoming more influential than previous Microsoft CFOs and translating her boss’s strategy and product priorities into precise spending plans and forecasts. She has refo… Continue reading How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft
Amazon Web Service’s plan to enter the $14 billion global market for the equipment that helps shepherd traffic around networks, signals the company may become more entrenched in the enterprise computing marketplace. Continue reading Cisco, Juniper Fall on Report Amazon May Sell Data Switches
Microsoft Corp., which has come under fire for a U.S. government contract that was said to involve facial recognition software, said it will more carefully consider contracts in this area and urged lawmakers to regulate the use of such artificial intel… Continue reading Microsoft Urges Lawmakers to Regulate Face-Recognition Tech
“The tech industry has a ton of really creative, young individuals who think about the world in different ways and those are the type of people I want to be surrounded by every day,” MBA student Conor Farese said. “People want to work with other young … Continue reading MBA Students Seek ‘Sexy’ Tech Jobs, and Silicon Valley Is Hiring
Apple released an upgraded MacBook Pro line Thursday that’s faster and has more features, targeting its loyal base of professional users like app developers and movie editors. Continue reading Apple Debuts Upgraded Pro Laptops Ahead of Fall Product Blitz
The president of a trade group that represents Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and other tech companies urged faster development of national privacy norms to avoid divergent state rules. Continue reading Tech Lobby Head Urges Privacy Standards to Avert Divergent Rules
President Donald Trump’s latest move to ratchet up tariffs on Chinese goods raises the specter that China could strike back by tripping up U.S. companies doing business in the Asian nation — and tech is especially vulnerable. Continue reading China Can Hit U.S. Tech Where It Hurts in Tariff Response
Dana Deasy, the Pentagon’s new chief information officer, said Wednesday that publication of a final request for proposals isn’t far off. Continue reading Tech Companies Jockey as Pentagon Says Cloud Contract Coming
Apple Inc.’s new head of artificial intelligence will also oversee the Siri digital assistant, taking on that responsibility from software executive Craig Federighi, according to the company’s website. Continue reading Apple’s New AI Chief Takes on Oversight of Siri
The chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and three of its subcommittees asked Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Larry Page about reports that the Google parent “permitted third parties to access the contents of users’ emails.” The lawmake… Continue reading Top House Republicans Question Apple, Alphabet on Privacy