Peter SayerSenior Editor, IDG News Service
Peter Sayer covers enterprise applications for CIO.com.
Appeals against European Union's €13 billion Apple tax ruling take shape
Apple will this week file its appeal of a European Commission decision that it owes Ireland billions in back taxes, while the country's Department of Finance has revealed details of its own appeal.
BlackBerry stops making phones, licenses the BlackBerry name to TCL for Android phones
A week after BlackBerry officially pulled out of the smartphone market, it has agreed to license its brand to handset manufacturer TCL.
Nokia to buy network analytics vendor Deepfield to fight DDoS attacks
Cloud providers and large enterprises don't know enough about what's going on in their networks, according to Nokia.
Google may slam the brakes on its self-driving car to partner with auto makers
Google's parent company does not yet have the courage to build a car with no steering wheel or pedals, preferring to put its self-driving technology into existing cars from traditional auto manufacturers.
5 enterprise-related things you can do with blockchain technology today
Diamonds. Bitcoin. Pork. If you think you've spotted the odd one out, think again: All three are things you can track using blockchain technologies today.
Snowden documents: U.S. and UK spy agencies have been intercepting in-flight phone calls for years
U.S. and UK spy agencies have been monitoring in-flight mobile phone users for years, according to new revelations from the trove of documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Arago teaches an AI to play games, the better to manage IT systems
If an AI could rule a world, would you trust it to manage your IT systems? German software company Arago is hoping you will.
GoDaddy offers $1.8 billion for Host Europe
U.S. web-hosting giant GoDaddy has agreed to buy German company Host Europe Group in a move that will take the number of domain names it manages to 70 million.
Tell-tale toys open bedroom door to strangers, consumer groups warn
Internet-connected toys subject children to hidden marketing messages and allow strangers to converse with them from a distance, consumer rights groups say.
Amazon's new Amazon Go convenience store will let you take what you want
Amazon.com is still figuring out how to use robots to fill store shelves, but it's about done with clerks. Next year, the company will open a convenience store in Seattle where shoppers can walk in, take what they want -- and leave.
OpenAI releases Universe, a platform for training AIs to play games, use apps
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research company, wants to let AIs lose in their own universe, where they can learn to play games, use apps and interact with websites.
Implantable medical devices can be hacked to harm patients
It's possible to transmit life-threatening signals to implanted medical devices with no prior knowledge of how the devices work, researchers in Belgium and the U.K. have demonstrated.
UK's internet surveillance law receives royal approval
Britons hoping that a quaint historical tradition might stop a Draconian internet surveillance law in its tracks were disappointed on Tuesday morning, when the Queen gave her approval to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.