By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY Posted: 2:15 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems, the computer-networking giant that is in the midst of a major technological pivot, on Wednesday said it will eliminate up to 5,500 jobs. The job reduction is Cisco’s second major one in two years. The San Jose, Calif.-based company laid off 6,000 in a …
We caught wind earlier this week that Cisco was planning a major cost-cutting operation to reduce its costs by around 15% throughout the month. It looks like the first stage of that is a round of cut jobs, with Cisco announcing as part of its earnings report that it will cut up to 5,500 jobs, …
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Smart home technology offers a lot of potential to make things generally easier, but in practice, it can add a lot of complexity and confusion to a person’s life – especially if you really dive in. Logitech’s new Pop Home Switch tries to reverse the trend, delivery light-switch level simplicity for even the most sophisticated …
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You’d never know from Jacqueline Feldman’s background that she’d become a passionate proponent of gender equality for artificial intelligence. She went the dreamer’s route at college, attending Yale for English literature and writing. She prefers casual dresses and writing from the comfort of her Brooklyn apartment surrounded by books, where she has the option of …
Internet of Things Takes Center Stage At IDF At the Intel Developer Forum, which kicked off this week in San Francisco, the Internet of Things was at the forefront in a conference typically devoted to desktop processors. “The Internet of Things need needs computing at the end, in the middle and in the cloud – …
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In order to promote skill development within internet of things and artificial intelligence tech on the Norwegian startup scene telecoms company Telenor has announced two important projects. “We need to build critical competencies within artificial intelligence and we want to give Norwegian startups the resources they need to succeed. This is imperative for our ability …
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The normally secretive National Security Agency is revealing more details about its NSA21 campaign and plans to address threats into the next decade. Officials with the agency say NSA’s two-pronged mission —foreign signals intelligence and information assurance — is not changing, but IA is getting a 21st century makeover. The Information Assurance Directorate will still focus on …
Submitted by Jeff Smith on Tue, 08/16/2016 – 16:57 In recent years I have participated in the full lifecycles of IoT products—bringing them to market, selling them, deploying them. In this process I’ve gained a number of useful insights, but, of course, insight is only useful when shared. So here goes… In many cases the …
Enlarge Image The Hunter Signal smart ceiling fan, available now. Hunter Seven months after its CES debut, the first of Hunter’s Apple-friendly smart ceiling fans is now available for purchase. Called ‘The Signal,’ the fan sells for $379, and offers full compatibility with Apple HomeKit, the company’s iOS-based smart home platform. With Apple HomeKit, you’ll …
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Enlarge Image Intel’s tiny Joule system powers these smart glasses. Stephen Shankland/CNET Google Glass may have fizzled when people were leery of using camera-equipped eyewear in public areas, but Intel showed off smart glasses Tuesday it thinks have better prospects. At its Intel Developer Forum Tuesday in San Francisco, the company unveiled safety glasses it …
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