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Matt Weinberger

Matt Weinberger

Journalist


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Larry Ellison says Oracle's new cloud will crush Amazon - but the rest of the world isn't so sure

To boil that down even further, Oracle's cloud may be great for the company's existing database cus…

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33 photos of Facebook's rise from a Harvard dorm room to world domination

It has made Mark Zuckerberg into a legendary figure, and turned a hoodie and tennis shoes the heigh…

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This college student has made $300,000 worth of frequent flyer miles for legally hacking United Airways

"I first started working with United because I was about to leave the state for an internship and I…

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Nintendo's $35 accessory solves the most annoying thing about Pokemon Go

But Niantic CEO John Hanke has said the point of Pokémon Go is to encourage people to explore the r…

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Microsoft is finally giving people a reason to use the Windows 10 app store

But there are a few benefits to getting these apps from the Windows Store, instead of the old-fashi…

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Microsoft just edged out Facebook and proved that it's changed in an important way

The vast majority of businesses large and small have turned to open source programs in at least som…

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This startup is selling $1 million plates of made-to-order, custom-built DNA to companies like Microsoft

As the nozzle passes over a wafer of silicon, the same heat-tolerant mineral used for computer proc…

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This fast-growing Australian competitor to Microsoft Office just doubled its valuation in the last 12 months

And that approach seems to have worked: In the last 12 months, Canva has gone from 1.5 million user…

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The CEO behind Pokemon Go emailed Sundar Pichai for 'reinforcements' as players overloaded the system

Pokémon Go is hosted with the Google Cloud Platform, the search giant's scalable cloud computing pl…

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Programming's best-kept secret just got $20 million to finally win the attention it deserves

For instance, GitLab users can open up an integrated development environment, or IDE - basically, a…

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The legendary co-creator of 'Warcraft,' 'Diablo,' and 'StarCraft' is retiring at age 42

Since 2002, Metzen served as creative director on many of Blizzard's games, and contributed writing…

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Microsoft will actually pay you to use its newest web browser

If that's still too much information for you, especially in light of past Windows 10 privacy scanda…

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Apple and Amazon are destined to battle for the future of computing

Looking forward, as AirPods and the wireless headphones they inspire mature and evolve, it's not ha…

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$6 billion Atlassian once took a $60 million investment it didn't need so employees could cash out

Atlassian ended up accepting $60 million from Accel. But an Atlassian spokesperson confirmed to Bus…

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Apple is moving beyond smartphones by creating a world where you never take off your headphones

Apple has spent a lot of time and energy making sure that people know that next week's iOS 10 updat…

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The FAA 'strongly advises' against turning on a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in flight because it might explode

In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Fe…

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The iPhone 7 is Apple's hype machine, perfected

It laid the groundwork for Apple's further ad campaigns, like the famous "Get a Mac" ads, with the …

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Microsoft will show off a new desktop PC in October, but you probably won't see major Surface upgrades

What you won't see, Foley reports, is any mention of the "Surface Phone," Microsoft's mysterious an…

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This is why you should (or shouldn't) buy the newest PlayStation 4 instead of waiting for November's souped-up model

So, bottom line here is that if you really need that cutting-edge aspect, and you're already willin…

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The company behind the hottest tech IPO of the year has a new plan to make more money

But, importantly, the Enterprise Plan isn't a shift in strategy for Twilio, Malatack insists. It's …

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The $35 Pokemon Go gadget that automatically catches Pokemon for you finally comes out next week

As you pass by a PokéStop, Pokémon GO Plus will vibrate and light up and alert you to the location.…

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The iPhone 7 reveal has me seriously considering leaving Apple for Android

And no matter what Apple said on stage today, removing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 isn't "…

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Nintendo shares are spiking almost 7% after announcing Mario is coming to smartphones

And unlike the smash-hit Pokémon Go, Nintendo actually developed Super Mario Run in-house, which sh…

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A giant mutual fund is trying to block Oracle's $9.3 billion acquisition of NetSuite because Larry Ellison holds all the cards

"In our view, the inherent conflicts of interest between NetSuite, the Ellison entities and Oracle …

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Bill Gates talked Microsoft out of trying to buy $3.8 billion Slack - so now Microsoft is trying to kill it

Plus, while Slack has found a niche in startups and midsize companies, it's struggled to make progr…