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VMware Cloud on AWS gets updates focused on affordability
With a new instance type, new production cluster configuration, and a new multi-tenant cloud management service, VMware and AWS seek to make their jointly-engineered cloud offering more accessible for a wider range of customers and use cases.
Logitech for Zoom Rooms adds Alexa for Business integration
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a need to reduce the need to touch conference room surfaces as employees head back to the office.
Amazon tells employees to remove TikTok from their phones due to security risk
Accessing the TikTok website from work laptops is still allowed, according to an internal email Amazon sent to employees today.
AWS IoT service SiteWise is now generally available
The managed service allows industrial customers to monitor data collection points in order to identify issues across facilities.
Docker partners with AWS to smooth container deployments
While you could always use Docker containers on Amazon Web Services, using Docker's tools to deploy containers to AWS was tricker. Until now.
From COVID-19 vaccines to drugs and data analysis: How AWS is helping in the global pandemic response
AWS customers are using a range of cloud technologies to increase the pace of innovation, accelerate development timelines and help improve outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apple loses out to Amazon as world's most valuable brand
A new report suggests that Apple is, yet again, merely the second most valuable brand in the world. Microsoft, however, slides past Google to reach third place.
AWS RDS on Outposts goes GA
AWS is now offering a fully vendor-managed cloud database service that can run inside the customer's data center.
Origin Energy migrates 60% of its workloads to the cloud
Australian energy provider shoots for 100% by 2021.
UN reports global e-waste production soared beyond 53 million tonnes in 2019
That's equivalent to the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2.
Goanna Solutions to deliver AWS re/Start training program in Australia
New workforce development program will help local employers find skilled entry-level cloud talent.
Amazon the disrupter enters low-code market; doesn’t disrupt anything
Many had high hopes for Amazon’s low-code platform project, but the launch of Honeycode didn’t blow anyone away. What’s missing?
Redis database creator Sanfilippo: Why I'm stepping down from the open-source project
Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo steps back as the project's maintainer but he'll still be around as an ideas person.
From the cloud to space: AWS launches aerospace and satellite business unit
The cloud computing giant sees the opportunity for growth as public and private entities launch new space-based missions.
Amazon's CodeGuru is out: AI tool checks code and suggests changes to save you money
AWS releases the AI code and app analysis tool its teams have been using to reduce computing infrastructure costs.
Best gifts: Amazon Alexa-enabled holidays
Amazon Alexa isn't only found on Echo devices. Third-party hardware makers have released their own take on hardware that supports the voice-controlled assistant.
Best gifts: Smart speakers for the holidays
From Amazon to Google, a virtual assistant is ready for your home or office this holiday season. Apple will join the mix in early 2018.
15 companies you might not know are owned by Amazon (and one that got dumped for a huge loss)
With Amazon taking on seemingly all of retail, it may not be immediately obvious how far the company reaches. Here are some companies you might not know it owns.
Amazon Prime Day 2017: The best UK deals in tech
The one-day sale event has some great technology and gadget deals for UK customers.
Amazon Prime Day 2017: The best back to school deals
Is your child heading back to school? Check out Amazon's one-day sale to save some serious cash.
Amazon Prime Day 2017: The best US deals in tech
The one-day sale event has some great technology and gadget deals for US customers.
Amazon Echo: 5 Alexa-compatible products, services for your smart office
There's no reason to get up from your desk, just bark a command at Alexa.
Amazon Echo: 10 Alexa productivity skills to try
Let artificial intelligence help your productivity.
Amazon Echo: 6 interesting Alexa skills to try with your new speaker
From Uber to recipes, your new Amazon Echo is feature-packed. Here are some of our favorite, lesser-known skills.
2016 Holiday gift guide: Smart speakers
From Amazon to Google, a virtual assistant is ready for your home or office this holiday season.
The most epically bad tech product launches of all time
In "go big or go home" world of tech, these products went home.
Tablet shootout: iPad Air 2 vs. Fire 10 HD
Two of the most popular tablets currently in use are Apple's iPad Air 2 and Amazon's Fire 10 HD.
Sleep with your Amazon Echo
Here's how to create white noise playlists with the Echo and Alexa.
At your service: 8 personal assistant robots coming home soon
Eat your heart out, Siri. The global service robotics market is set to boom, and the second half of 2015 should usher the first wave of these new helpers. Here are seven devices leading the charge.
Amazon at 20: A look back at its best and worst moments
Amazon, the retail and cloud giant, is twenty-years old . But, before it became the powerhouse it is today it had its ups and downs. Here are some of the company's best, and worst, historic moments
New AppFlow gives AWS customers more control over SaaS data flows
Amazon also announced that its EC2 Inf1 instances are available on AWS SageMaker.
Alexa, call my son! Seniors embrace tech in lockdown era
Technology use is up among seniors looking to fend off loneliness. Their changing habits shed new light on why some tools like voice assistants are more useful than others.
COVID-19: CDC offers guidance for e-commerce businesses
Critical workers should be sent home immediately if they're sick, the CDC says, while special precautions should be taken after potential exposure.
How Amazon's 100,000 truck fleet could eliminate the need for cartons
David Gewirtz talks with Karen Roby and takes a long, hard look at how Amazon's upcoming fleet of custom-designed electric vehicles might create an extended retail distribution chain from the warehouse to the porch, and what that might mean for the billions of boxes littering our curbs. Read more: https://zd.net/3ca8uPz
'The latest' is not necessarily 'the best': Older models worth considering
Today's phones are capable of lasting a couple of years without little compromise, and ZDNet found a few select older models that you should consider.
How was Bezos phone hacked? Probably using Pegasus-3 spyware
Bezos hack connected to Khashoggi murder and The Washington Post's subsequent media coverage.
Amazon launches Uber-like package delivery service in Australia
Amazon Flex will enable individuals in Sydney and Melbourne to earn extra money by delivering Amazon packages.
Sonos is abandoning older devices, forcing users into a corner
Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow discuss the recent Sonos announcement and its broader impact on IoT in another episode of Jason Squared. Read more: https://zd.net/36nSOUq
Neither the fanciest nor the cheapest: The most useful gadgets of 2019
Usually these end of year gadget listings are dominated by expensive items such as smartphones and monster desktop PCs. This listing is different.
Fugro using machine learning to map boulders on the sea floor
The algorithm is determining if something is 'boulder' or 'not boulder' before a wind farm is stood up out at sea.
NFL and AWS using data to improve player health
They are combining AWS' cloud and its capabilities in machine learning and artificial intelligence with NFL data to improve player health and safety.
Amazon Translate now supports 54 languages
Amazon makes a series of announcements related to AI-powered services and IOT.
Our favorite gadgets of 2019
AirPods Pro. Sonos Move. Galaxy Note 10. See what else made our list for best tech gadgets of the past year.
RMIT Launches Cyber-ready Innovation Centre, Eyes Supercomputing in the Cloud
The Melbourne-based university has joined AWS' global Cloud Innovation Centre program and will focus on real-world cybersecurity challenges.
Time to refill your prescription: Alexa gets new healthcare skills
The voice assistant's new skill, which lets it manage users' medication, falls in line with Amazon's recent investments in healthcare.
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