Why Samsung Wants A Cloud Company

Samsung Electronics said it would buy Joyent for an undisclosed sum. Jonathan Cheng explains why the Korean tech giant wants the U.S. cloud-services firm.

Jun 20th, 2016

Samsung Electronics said it would buy Joyent for an undisclosed sum. Jonathan Cheng explains why the Korean tech giant wants the U.S. cloud-services firm.

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.

In this April 21, 2018, file photo, Bill Gates speaks in Washington. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Friday, March 13, 2020 he is stepping down from the company's board to focus on philanthropy. Gates was Microsoft's CEO until 2000 and since then has gradually scaled back his involvement in the company he started with Paul Allen in 1975.

Bill Gates Steps Down

He's been slowly scaling back his involvement in the company he started.

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Pentagon Reconsiders Cloud Deal

Rival tech giant Amazon has publicly protested the contract, and called it a flawed bidding process.

The BlackBerry Might Be Dead

An Indonesian contract manufacturer announced Monday that BlackBerry production has come to an end.

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Koch Industries Acquires Infor

Koch has been an investor in the software company since 2017.

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Pivoting Away from Reactive Maintenance

Advances in technology are making the transition from reactive to predictive maintenance strategies easier to attain.

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Rural WV Gets $18.7M to Expand Broadband

“I think it’s going to be as life-changing as what it was to give people electricity,” said one stakeholder.

sign expressing opposition to a plan by Facebook to build a landing spot for a submarine cable connecting America with Asia stands on property in the tiny community of Tierra del Mar, Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.

Facebook Riles Town Over Undersea Cable

Locals in coastal Tierra del Mar, Oregon are trying to stop Facebook from building a landing spot for an ultra high-speed, undersea cable connecting America with Asia.

In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon says President Donald Trump's “improper pressure' and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday, Dec. 9, that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors' and Trump's interference.

Amazon Suit Cites Trump's 'Improper Pressure'

Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors" and Trump's interference.

-In this Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, people walk by the Panasonic booth during CES International in Las Vegas. Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company. Panasonic said Thursday it was transferring the semiconductor business operated by Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions Co. to Nuvoton Technology Corp.

Panasonic Leaves Semiconductor Business

It has finally sold off its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company.