Robot cars will make up most of Lyft’s rides in five years
Autonomous self-driving cars are set to take off but they are less likely to be driven by private owners and…
Intel's new PC, IoT chief brings fresh ideas to the veteran chip maker
Intel is now more than just a PC company. At industry events, the company’s keynotes feature drones flying around, robots…
IDG Contributor Network: Walmart's self-driving shopping cart magic
Despite various short-lived efforts over the years, most retail shopping carts are impressively low-tech. And they almost always have a…
Transportation as a Service: Lyft's self-driving car revolution
Lyft couldn’t let Tesla and Uber have all the self-driving fun. So the ride-sharing company’s president and cofounder, John Zimmer,…
Oracle will acquire cloud security vendor Palerra
Oracle has agreed to acquire Palerra, a vendor of software for securing cloud services, as part of its strategy to…
Free and cheap ways to study for IT certifications
For as long as there have been technology certifications, IT pros have debated their value. Some believe they’re the key…
Falling flash prices are a boon to enterprise storage buyers
As flash gets cheaper, enterprises are spending the same amount of money on storage systems but getting more capacity. That…
Any color you like, as long as it's black
It’s just a few years back, and this IT pilot fish is the editor and content manager for his company’s…
A Defensive Computing term paper on privacy: VPNs, Tor and VPN routers
If I was in High School, tasked with a writing a term paper about online privacy, I might hand in…
Salesforce is betting its Einstein AI will make CRM better
If there was any doubt that AI has officially arrived in the world of enterprise software, Salesforce just put it…