×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Mozilla today introduced a new Firefox family of logos, a rebranding effort it kicked off more than 18 months ago. For most people, Firefox refers to a browser, but the company now wants the brand to encompass the entire Firefox family of apps and services.“The ‘Firefox’ you’ve always known as a browser is stretching to cover a family of products and services united by putting you and your privacy first,” Mozilla explained. “Firefox is a browser AND an encrypted...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Mozilla today introduced a new Firefox family of logos, a rebranding effort it kicked off more than 18 months ago. For most people, Firefox refers to a browser, but the company now wants the brand to encompass the entire Firefox family of apps and services.“The ‘Firefox’ you’ve always known as a browser is stretching to cover a family of products and services united by putting you and your privacy first,” Mozilla explained. “Firefox is a browser AND an encrypted...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .has raised $38 million for its quantum computing enterprise software platform. The figure, which brings its total funding to over $64 million, will be put toward Zapata’s core mission: “Delivering quantum advantage for customers through real business use cases.”Quantum computing leverages qubits (unlike bits that can only be in a state of 0 or 1, qubits can also be in a superposition of the two) to perform computations that would be much more difficult, or simply not...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .has raised $38 million for its quantum computing enterprise software platform. The figure, which brings its total funding to over $64 million, will be put toward Zapata’s core mission: “Delivering quantum advantage for customers through real business use cases.”Quantum computing leverages qubits (unlike bits that can only be in a state of 0 or 1, qubits can also be in a superposition of the two) to perform computations that would be much more difficult, or simply not...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Amazon today earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue up 37% to $96.1 billion, net income of $6.3 billion, and earnings per share of $12.37 (compared to revenue of $70.0 billion, net income of $2.1 billion, and earnings per share of $4.23 ). North American sales were up 39% to $59.4 billion, while international sales grew 37% to $25.2 billion.This is Amazon’s second full quarter during the coronavirus pandemic. Given the company’s leadership...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Amazon today earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue up 37% to $96.1 billion, net income of $6.3 billion, and earnings per share of $12.37 (compared to revenue of $70.0 billion, net income of $2.1 billion, and earnings per share of $4.23 ). North American sales were up 39% to $59.4 billion, while international sales grew 37% to $25.2 billion.This is Amazon’s second full quarter during the coronavirus pandemic. Given the company’s leadership...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .D-Wave today launched its next-generation quantum computing platform available via . The company calls Advantage “the first quantum computer built for business.” In that vein, D-Wave today also debuted Launch, a jump-start program for businesses that want to begin building hybrid quantum applications.“The Advantage quantum computer is the first quantum computer designed and developed from the ground up to support business applications,” D-Wave CEO Alan Baratz told...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .D-Wave today launched its next-generation quantum computing platform available via . The company calls Advantage “the first quantum computer built for business.” In that vein, D-Wave today also debuted Launch, a jump-start program for businesses that want to begin building hybrid quantum applications.“The Advantage quantum computer is the first quantum computer designed and developed from the ground up to support business applications,” D-Wave CEO Alan Baratz told...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Founded in 1992, Boston Dynamics is arguably the best-known robot company around, in part because its demonstration videos tend to go viral. Now it is attempting to transform from an R&D company to a robotics business, with an eye on profitability for the first time.When we interviewed Boston Dynamics founder and former CEO Marc Raibert in November 2019, we discussed the company’s . But it turns out Raibert was transitioning out of the CEO role at the time —...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Founded in 1992, Boston Dynamics is arguably the best-known robot company around, in part because its demonstration videos tend to go viral. Now it is attempting to transform from an R&D company to a robotics business, with an eye on profitability for the first time.When we interviewed Boston Dynamics founder and former CEO Marc Raibert in November 2019, we discussed the company’s . But it turns out Raibert was transitioning out of the CEO role at the time —...WW…

Log OutRead our latest special issue.Boston Dynamics today opened commercial sales of Spot, its quadruped robot that can climb stairs and traverse rough terrain, in Canada, the EU, and the U.K. CEO Robert Playter told VentureBeat in an interview that Spot sales have doubled in the past few months. Additionally, Spot is getting more payloads next year, including a recharging station and a robot arm.Boston Dynamics started selling in June. Spot Explorer includes the robot, two batteries, the battery charger, the tablet controller, a robot case, a power case, and Python client packages for...…Log OutRead our latest special issue.Boston Dynamics today opened commercial sales of Spot, its quadruped robot that can climb stairs and traverse rough terrain, in Canada, the EU, and the U.K. CEO Robert Playter told VentureBeat in an interview that Spot sales have doubled in the past few months. Additionally, Spot is getting more payloads next year, including a recharging station and a robot arm.Boston Dynamics started selling in June. Spot Explorer includes the robot, two batteries, the battery charger, the tablet controller, a robot case, a power case, and Python client packages for...WW…

×Please wait...Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. .Google today launched Android 11, the latest version of its mobile OS, and pushed the source code to the Android Open Source Project (). Unlike previous major versions, Android 11 is not only arriving as an first, but also on OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Realme phones “with more partners launching and upgrading devices over the coming months.” Update at 1:30 PM Pacific: Some of the phone makers caused some confusion...…×Please wait...Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. .Google today launched Android 11, the latest version of its mobile OS, and pushed the source code to the Android Open Source Project (). Unlike previous major versions, Android 11 is not only arriving as an first, but also on OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Realme phones “with more partners launching and upgrading devices over the coming months.” Update at 1:30 PM Pacific: Some of the phone makers caused some confusion...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Boston Dynamics today opened commercial sales of Spot, its quadruped robot that can climb stairs and traverse rough terrain. Businesses can purchase the Spot Explorer developer kit for $74,500 at . Spot Explorer includes the robot, two batteries, the battery charger, the tablet controller, a robot case, a power case, and Python client packages for Spot APIs. Boston Dynamics will also be selling Spot payloads, and customers will get software updates “when available.”...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Boston Dynamics today opened commercial sales of Spot, its quadruped robot that can climb stairs and traverse rough terrain. Businesses can purchase the Spot Explorer developer kit for $74,500 at . Spot Explorer includes the robot, two batteries, the battery charger, the tablet controller, a robot case, a power case, and Python client packages for Spot APIs. Boston Dynamics will also be selling Spot payloads, and customers will get software updates “when available.”...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Mozilla today launched Firefox 74 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Firefox 74 includes stricter rules for add-ons, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 disabled by default, and a handful of developer features.You can download Firefox 74 for desktop now from , and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. According to Mozilla, Firefox has , making it a major platform for web developers to consider.How Firefox manages add-ons (also known as extensions), a concept for...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Mozilla today launched Firefox 74 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Firefox 74 includes stricter rules for add-ons, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 disabled by default, and a handful of developer features.You can download Firefox 74 for desktop now from , and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. According to Mozilla, Firefox has , making it a major platform for web developers to consider.How Firefox manages add-ons (also known as extensions), a concept for...WW…

×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Microsoft today it is , a startup that offers fully virtualized, cloud-native mobile network solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The company wants to integrate Affirmed Networks’ technology into Microsoft Azure to let the telecommunications industry deploy and maintain 5G networks via the cloud rather than just hardware and software.Affirmed Networks offers a virtualized cloud-native network called Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) that lets communication service providers...…×Please wait...Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! .Microsoft today it is , a startup that offers fully virtualized, cloud-native mobile network solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The company wants to integrate Affirmed Networks’ technology into Microsoft Azure to let the telecommunications industry deploy and maintain 5G networks via the cloud rather than just hardware and software.Affirmed Networks offers a virtualized cloud-native network called Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) that lets communication service providers...WW…