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Oracle Targets the Health Cloud With $28.3 Billion Bid for Cerner
Business, Published on 22/12/2021
» Oracle Corp. on Monday announced its largest deal ever, a roughly $28.3 billion purchase of electronic-medical-records company Cerner Corp. that vaults the business-software giant deeper into healthcare technology.
TikTok Was the Internet's Most Visited Site in 2021
Business, Published on 24/12/2021
» TikTok really was everywhere this year.
Elon Musk, Other Leaders Sell Stock at Historic Levels as Market Soars, Tax Changes Loom
Business, Published on 11/12/2021
» Company founders and leaders are unloading their stock at historic levels, with some selling shares in their businesses for the first time in years, amid soaring market valuations and ahead of possible changes in U.S. and some state tax laws.
Google CEO Calls for Government Action on Cybersecurity, Innovation
Business, Published on 20/10/2021
» Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and parent company Alphabet Inc., said the U.S. government should take a more active role in policing cyberattacks and encouraging innovation with policies and investments.
Microsoft Deepens Health-Tech Push With $16 Billion Deal for Nuance
Business, Published on 14/04/2021
» Microsoft Corp. has agreed to buy artificial intelligence company Nuance Communications Inc. for $16 billion, extending chief executive Satya Nadella's run of big acquisitions to accelerate growth in everything from healthcare to videogaming.
Discord Ends Deal Talks With Microsoft
Business, Published on 22/04/2021
» Chat startup Discord Inc. has halted talks to sell itself to potential suitors including Microsoft Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, as it resumes interest in a potential initial public offering down the line.
Gaming Predicted to Become Next Dominant Technology Platform
Business, Published on 23/10/2020
» Gaming is set to emerge as the next dominant technology platform much the way search engines, mobile phones and social networks redefined industries in previous decades, says Michael Wolf, co-founder and chief executive of consulting firm Activate Inc.
Cloud demand skyrockets
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/06/2020
» The coronavirus pandemic is spurring the use of cloud computing and data centre services as well as business continuity planning (BCP) adoption thanks to remote work measures, says TCC Technology (TCCtech), an IT arm of TCC Group conglomerate.
Connecting in Covid times
Business, Published on 06/05/2020
» In 2003 when Linden Lab launched the virtual world Second Life, it was a novelty and a huge success, with a community of over a million at its peak. A quaint convergence of unfettered imagination and dollar-powered real life -- through avatars, business, product sales, music, movies, and even news reporting and politics -- its ever-changing and expanding virtual world took off.
State urged to assist SMEs with PDPA
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/03/2020
» The government needs to assist local businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in complying with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) as the compliance is costly and many organisations are suffering from the Covid-19 outbreak, say cybersecurity experts.