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Microsoft today announced the general availability of Azure Data Factory (ADF), a cloud service for data integration — the process of aggregating data from multiple sources so that people can analyze it all later. “W...

Nvidia released its second-quarter financial earnings today that beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported that its overall revenue from graphics card processors was up 10 percent year-over-year, and earnin...

If you’re a developer, agency, or online video platform that lets users upload video content to share with their friends, one of the things you may worry about is how to make sure that it’ll render in high quality an...

Zynga reported today that its mobile slots games have hit the jackpot. Zynga’s Wizard of Oz Slots and Hit It Rich! Slots games have generated bookings that are up 274 percent from a year ago. That contributed to the ov...

Maybe Mark Pincus is Zynga’s lucky charm. The social-gaming company reported second-quarter earnings and bookings today that beat Wall Street’s estimates. The company outperformed expectations in the first full quart...

Zynga announced today that it’s adding former Electronic Arts executive Frank Gibeau to its board of directors. The addition is an important move for Zynga, which is trying to make mobile games in a more profitable man...

Google has been granted a patent on a Google Glass screen that can attach to a hat. Google is apparently looking for ways to integrate Glass into existing wearables and clothing, instead of positioning it only as a stand...

EXCLUSIVE: It must be tough being a politician. Even as far back as 380 BCE, the Greek philosopher Plato remarked “those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.�...

By Maria Chutchian

I recently read a great article by Clive Sirkin, the CMO for Kimberly-Clark. In it he explains how an agency of the future could look very similar to Uber, in that they don’t actually fulfill on the work they sell, but...

Microsoft today released Windows Bridge for iOS (previously called Project Islandwood) as an open-source project under the MIT license. The tool isn’t ready for formal launch just yet — that is still slated for later...

Google today announced it will be disabling inline installation of some Chrome extensions starting on September 3. This is being done in the interest of security: Deceptive sites and ads have been using this feature to t...

Publicly traded data integration company Informatica today announced that it has officially sold itself to the Permira funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a deal valued at $5.3 billion. The plan was announc...

EXCLUSIVE: Platfora, a startup with software for cleaning up, analyzing, and visualizing data stored in the Hadoop open-source big data software, is switching chief executives. Founder Ben Werther is stepping down after ...

On-demand food provider Sprig is undergoing a bit of a transformation today. The company is not only becoming more transparent about where it sources ingredients from, it is also reshaping its workforce by transitioning ...

Twitter has introduced two new offerings for advertisers to hopefully get the most bang for their marketing dollars. Starting today, brands can pay for their mobile app install campaigns through two additional offerings:...

Google today announced that its Cloud Deployment Manager service is now available for anyone to use on the Google Cloud Platform. It’s a managed service — no need to install it atop the Google cloud — that operatio...

Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets are not the reason multibillion-dollar companies are putting their collective eggs in the immersive basket, according to Unity CEO John Riccitiello. Riccitiello’s analysis...

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Microsoft today launched and updated many of its apps for wearables. The biggest releases are of course the new apps, which you can download right now: Outlook for Apple Watch, Microsoft Translator for Apple Watch and An...

GameOn Technology has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from investors that include football legend Joe Montana. The startup hopes its GameOn app will change the way sports fans watch and talk about big games. The inve...

EXCLUSIVE: Sales/marketing platform ClearSlide is adding a new Video Mail feature to its mobile app so salespeople can put their best face forward. Of course, any salesperson can already quickly shoot a video with a smar...