Stories by Sharon Gaudin

Should your next big hire be a chief A.I. officer?

As companies increasingly turn to artificial intelligence to make sense of big data, communicate with customers, and find answers to vexing questions, some say it's time to think about hiring a chief A.I. officer.

Written by Sharon Gaudin28 April 17 20:00

AWS blames a typo for Tuesday’s outage

An authorized S3 team member entered a command incorrectly and a larger set of servers was removed than was intended, Amazon said.

Written by Sharon Gaudin03 March 17 07:21

AWS failure hits web sites and apps

Amazon Web Services, a major cloud hosting service, has suffered a system failure that has been affecting web sites and apps.

Written by Sharon Gaudin01 March 17 07:33

Google lets users get social with Maps

Google is moving to make Maps more than just about getting to your destination. Maps is getting social.

Written by Sharon Gaudin14 Feb. 17 08:48

Amazon commits to hiring 100,000 U.S. workers

While many of the jobs will be in warehouses, Amazon said the company will be looking for engineers and software developers in such areas as cloud computing and machine learning.

Written by Sharon Gaudin13 Jan. 17 08:03

White House prepares transition of social media presence

All of the Obama administration's social media posts will be archived and available, even as the accounts are handed over to the new president's team for a fresh start on Jan. 20.

Written by Sharon Gaudin05 Nov. 16 06:32

How Google Home's 'always on' will affect privacy

Google this week took the wraps off Google Home, its smart speaker and home entertainment hub, but questions remain about the impact the device will have on users' privacy.

Written by Sharon Gaudin07 Oct. 16 06:15