As Apple and Amazon compete for a greater share of consumer dollars and attention, they also have a particularly intimate business relationship: Apple is spending more than $30 million a month on Amazon’s cloud, according to people familiar with the arrangement. Apple’s cloud expenditure reflects the company’s determination to deliver online services like iCloud quickly and … [Read more...] about Apple spends more than $30 million on Amazon’s cloud every month, making it one of the biggest AWS customers
Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating system
Microsoft today announced that it’s acquired Express Logic, a 23-year-old San Diego, California-based developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for the internet of things (IoT) and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs), for an undisclosed amount. The Seattle company notes that Express Logic’s ThreadX RTOS — which is designed to scale from … [Read more...] about Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating system
Mozilla launches its WebThings smart home platform from incubation
For the better part of two years, the folks at Mozilla have been diligently chipping away at Project Things, an open implementation of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web of Things standard for monitoring and controlling connected devices, and today, they reached a major milestone. Project Things is graduating from its experimental phase with a new name — Mozilla … [Read more...] about Mozilla launches its WebThings smart home platform from incubation
JPMorgan Expanding Blockchain Project With 220 Banks to Include Payments
Investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase is planning to expand an existing blockchain project to include settlement features as it seeks to fend off competition from payments upstarts such as TransferWise and Ripple. The blockchain-based Interbank Information Network (IIN), set up in partnership with Australia’s ANZ bank and the Royal Bank of Canada back in 2017, currently … [Read more...] about JPMorgan Expanding Blockchain Project With 220 Banks to Include Payments
5G May Be Holy Grail for Telecom, But Energy Sector Feels Much Anxiety Over New Network
Read why Dipka Bhambhani says that the U.S. energy sector feels anxiety over launch of 5G technology on Forbes : While telecom giants are boasting faster, unlimited wireless connectivity for their mobile phone users under the long-awaited fifth generation wireless network (5G), the energy industry is worried. Energy groups are warning regulators that a 5G rollout without … [Read more...] about 5G May Be Holy Grail for Telecom, But Energy Sector Feels Much Anxiety Over New Network