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Google tries to beat AWS at cloud security

New tools that protect enterprise applications running on Google Cloud Platform may help take the spotlight away from AWS and Microsoft Azure

Why Google’s DeepMind next-gen machine learning will stay undercover

Making neural networks that teach themselves is one of the current projects for Google's AI subcompany -- but don't expect to see source code any time soon

Google goes after Slack with Hangouts overhaul

Plus, the company is doubling down on its videoconferencing play

Google’s Jamboard will cost $5,000 and ship to the US in May

The live collaboration smart screen and service will also require an annual service charge

Google announces three new cloud regions, contract discounts

The company is launching data centers in California, Canada and the Netherlands

Google Drive will let users stream files from the cloud

New enterprise-focused features allow for legal hold, team folders and more

Google’s new cloud service eases data preparation for machine learning

BigQuery gets a bunch of updates for big data, too

Google App Engine adds C#, Node.js, and Ruby options

Google has also moved the Cloud Functions serverless environment to beta release

Why Hardware Matters in A Software-Defined World

Facebook, Microsoft target faster services with new AI server designs

Facebook's Big Basin and Microsoft's reworked Project Olympus have more space for GPUs to accelerate machine learning