Elizabeth Montalbano
Dutch chip equipment maker ASM to invest $324M in new Arizona headquarters
ASM is expanding operations in the state with a 20-acre Scottsdale campus that will allow the company to collaborate more closely with top customers like Intel.
Spanish media's $600M suit against Meta is based on GDPR noncompliance
An association representing 83 Spanish media outlets accuses the company of having a competitive advantage based on violations of EU data-protection regulations and could set a precedent for future cases.
EU Commission to Amazon: iRobot purchase could leave competitors in the dust
Regulators have expressed formal objections to the proposed $1.7-billion buyout of the robotic vacuum maker over concerns it will limit competition.
Nonfiction authors sue OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright infringement
The lawsuit — one of several filed on similar grounds — comes amid continued controversy for the AI company as its founder Sam Altman returns after his surprise ouster last week.
How the Netherlands is leading the EU toward its tech future
Strategic investments in quantum computing, AI, innovative tech startups and sustainable technology, along with an historically strong background in science and innovation, are propelling the country to technology leadership in the...
Dutch emerging-tech companies get record-breaking venture funding
An initiative backed by a Dutch prince and pandemic-fueled demand for ubiquitous connectivity and remote-working technologies have spurred a venture capital windfall for emerging-tech companies in the Netherlands, with cloud,...
MS Office battles Google in the cloud
When Microsoft releases the next version of its productivity suite, Office 2010, it will be into a very different competitive landscape than the one Office 2007 faced in late 2006.Back then Google Apps had limited availability, and...
Does Microsoft complicate its licensing on purpose?
Navigating Microsoft's complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses -- a pain point not lost on the company, which for years has said it is trying to simplify the process for...
Samsung, HTC offer first Windows Mobile 6.5 phones
HTC and Samsung are at the head of the line of U.S. handset vendors offering Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the first smartphones based on Microsoft's new OS that are meant to finally give Microsoft-powered phones features that are on...
Former Microsoft open-source chief joins cloud startup
Former Microsoft open-source chief Sam Ramji has joined cloud-computing startup Sonoa Systems, taking over product strategy and business development at the Santa Clara, California-based company.In his last job at Microsoft, Ramji was...
Ballmer: Windows 7 worth the investment
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his sales hat Tuesday and made a case for why businesses should upgrade to Windows 7, despite an economy in which many IT budgets have been frozen or are lower than in years past."It's a different...