IBM to buy Red Hat
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| IBM to buy Red Hat | |
| Number | 661 |
| Broadcast Date | OCTOBER 29, 2018 |
| Episode Length | 3:35 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
IBM boosts cloud business by agreeing to acquire Red Hat, OnePlus 6T coming to T-Mobile in the US, and Wal-Mart gets into the automated retail store game.
Headlines
- IBM has agreed to acquire Red Hat for $34 billion, one of the largest tech acquisitions in US history. IBM intends to make Red Hat a unit in its Hybrid Cloud business. The deal is subject to regulatory and Red Hat shareholder approval and is expected to close as early as the second half of next year.
- OnePlus announced the OnePlus 6T phone coming to the US on T-Mobile and will be compatible with Verizon. The 6.41-inch phone comes with a Snapdragon 845 chipset and in-screen fingerprint sensor. It will not have a headphone jack and not include USB-C headphones in the box. The OnePlus 6T will be available from November 1 starting at $549.
- Verizon and AT&T will begin selling the RED Hydrogen One phone for $1295 starting November 2. It has a screen described as holographic and the ability to record video in 3D to be played back on that screen. The Verge says the phone does not live up to the hype.
- Microsoft is adding sandbox mode to its Windows Defender antivirus software. The mode keeps the program isolated from the rest of the software running on a computer, reducing the chance of damage spreading.
- A social network called Gab has been dropped by PayPal, Stripe, Joyent, Medium and GoDaddy. Gab hosted an account and comments made by the person accused of Saturday's mass shooting in Pittsburgh. Gab bans explicit advocacy of violence but does not police hate speech. Google banned Gab from the Play Store last year because of its lack of filters.
- Sony announced the 20 games that will ship on the miniaturized PlayStation Classic when it goes on sale December 3 for $99.99. The list varies by region. The US version now adds Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid, Rayman and Rainbow Six, though no Crash Bandicoot or Tomb Raider games. The Japan version will come with Parasite Eve and SaGa Frontier.
- XDA and Kieron Quinn discovered code references to "Play Pass", apparently a subscription service for Android apps. They also found an opinion survey which asked about a service that offered "hundreds of dollars" worth of apps and games for a monthly fee, though the amount was not specified.
- Wal-Mart is testing an automated store called Sam's Club Now in Dallas. The company will use it to try out new technology. A Scan and Go app lets customers scan items they put in their cart and pay for them on their phone. An app will also use machine learning to help create shopping lists and map out the best route through the store.
- The UK's EasyJet airline said it is moving to the next step of engine development for an electric passenger jet aimed to be used on 500 km routes by 2027. EasyJet is developing the aircraft with Wright Electric which will test the engine in a nine-seat plane next year. It has already successfully tested it in a two-seat plane. Boeing-backed Zunum and Siemens are also developing electric motors for aircraft.
- Search engine Yandex reported its fastest growth in six years and raised its 2018 revenue forecast to a rise of 35-38 percent. Yandex has 55.9 percent of the Russian search market which drives most of its revenue.
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IBM to buy Red Hat |
Followed by: "Apple Announces new iPad Pro, Mac mini, Macbook Air" |