Oracle is bringing artificial intelligence into its software and making its database autonomous, like a self-driving car. But some things at Oracle just can’t be automated. At Oracle’s big annual OpenWorld bash in San Francisco on Tuesday, CEO Mark Hurd spent much of his day meeting face to face with executives from companies that spend […]
Read moreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg are unlikely to testify before Congress early next month, when Facebook will face a grilling on how Russia-based groups used the company’s ad-buying technology to influence the 2016 U.S. election, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. While the company hasn’t finalized who will represent Facebook […]
Read moreOnly the most hardcore Google fans with plenty of disposable income should consider dropping $999 for Google’s new Pixelbook ChromeOS laptop. I’m sure it’s a nice machine. The Verge called it “stunning,” “well-built,” and “beautiful.” Google told the Verge that it’s aimed at students who really love the inexpensive Chromebooks they use at school today […]
Read moreIn a red-hot stock market that can’t seem to slow its winning streak, CNBC’s Jim Cramer has been inundated with requests from viewers to lay out the market’s negatives. “Now, I have endlessly told you how errant tweets, dysfunctional tax policy and ‘little Rocket Man’ can all create a hideous backdrop at any given moment,” […]
Read moreImmigration reform has enough support in Washington that Congress should be able to take action this year, said Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, in an interview on Wednesday with CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” Smith has spoken out on several social issues in his role as a technology leader, tweeting in support of marriage […]
Read moreIt is a “magical time” for autos, but maybe not so much for traditional automakers, says one analyst. Traditional automakers such as Ford and General Motors are rushing to bolster investments in technologies such as autonomy and electric powertrains to fend off a growing threat that seems to be coming from all sides, said Morgan […]
Read moreIn the intensifying battle to have the best voice-powered technology, Google is making its virtual assistant sound more human and less robotic. The speech-activated Google Assistant is relying on software from DeepMind, the artificial intelligence research group under Alphabet. The technology now uses a version of DeepMind’s WaveNet system for American English and Japanese, according […]
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Google showed off a bunch ofnew hardware today, including two new phones: the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Both phones have the same features, but here we’re taking a look at the XL, which has a screen that goes all the way to the edges of the phone — an increasingly common look here […]
Read moreOver the course of an otherwise excruciating hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, there was one issue on which Equifax CEO Richard Smith found a more receptive audience — his call for an end to using Social Security numbers to identify U.S. consumers. In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Smith called for “think[ing] […]
Read moreThere are signs Russia hacked into the personal cellphones of NATO soldiers and tried to obtain sensitive military information such as troop numbers, according to a report. The smartphone hacking campaign by Russia targeted a group of at least 4,000 NATO troops in Eastern Europe, including soldiers stationed in Poland and Baltic states such as […]
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