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Edge and the Cloud – Partners or Competitors? Part II

Blurring the lines isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Edge and the Cloud – Partners or Competitors? Part I

The need to pick a "winner" is one of the biggest issues.

Buyers Breakdown: IT Spending Drives Electronics Mfg

Electronics manufacturing reboots as work-from-home drives IT, and it might be here to stay.

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, June 22, 2020, Cupertino, Calif.

Apple Previews New Software, Mac Chips

Upgraded software for the Apple Watch will detect when wearers wash their hands.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos arrives at a news conference at the National Press Club, Washington, Sept. 19, 2019.

Bezos May Testify with Other Tech CEOs

The House Judiciary Committee wants the Amazon CEO to address statements regarding its competition practices.

Google Faces Onslaught of Antitrust Cases

The Justice Department may file its case this summer, while states may take action in the fall.

Connected Machinery

Supercharging Industrial IoT

Using 5G to fuel blockchain applications could take connected enterprises to the next level in three critical areas.

How the Army’s Next-Gen Display is Fighting the Coronavirus

Devices can scan and display the forehead and inner eye temperature of others in about 6 seconds.

This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon Finds $10B Cloud Contract Was Legal

The Defense Department inspector general found no evidence of White House interference.

Cameron Karosis, 27, a software salesman, poses for a portrait outside his home, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Karosis usually strives to protect his personal information. But a scary bout with COVID-19 that began with headaches and fevers, progressed to breathing problems and led to a hospital visit has now left him eager to disclose as much as possible to help halt the virus' spread. “I’m sick and I’m under a quarantine -- hold me accountable for it,” he said. “You have the potential to kill other people.”

Would you Give Up Health, Location Data?

Whether the prospect on the table is “immunity passports” or cellphone-based tracking apps, the aim is to protect public health.

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Engineer Adapts App for Virus Tracking

It works by retracing the steps of people who test positive for the virus, in order to find others who they may have come in contact with.

Chip Factory Sells for $6.3M

The plant sold twice since it closed in 2008, for $31 million and $13.4 million, but previous buyers abandoned plans to revive it.