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Apple warns users in 92 countries about mercenary spyware attacks
Apple Inc. has notified iPhone users in 92 countries that their devices were likely targeted by mercenary spyware. The company alerted the affected individuals via email and iMessage on Wednesday afternoon. “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a 2 that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” the ...
Google to spend $1B on enhancing subsea internet infrastructure in the Pacific
Google LLC today announced a $1 billion initiative to build new subsea internet cables in the Pacific and extend the region’s existing networking infrastructure. The first goal of the project is to build a new transpacific network link called Proa. According to the search giant, it will connect Japan with the U.S. territories of Guam ...
Meta details five-nanometer MTIA chip for accelerating AI inference workloads
Meta Platforms Inc. today detailed a new iteration of its MTIA artificial intelligence chip that can run some workloads up to seven times faster than its predecessor. The first version of the MTIA, or Meta Training and Inference Accelerator, made its debut last May. Despite the name, the chip isn’t optimized for AI training but ...
Wiz acquires cloud cybersecurity startup Gem Security for reported $350M
Well-funded cybersecurity provider Wiz Inc. has bought Gem Security Inc., the developer of a platform for protecting cloud environments from hacking. The companies didn’t disclose the acquisition price in their announcement of the deal today. Fortune reported that the transaction values Gem at $350 million, more than 10 times the $34 million it has raised ...
Data security startup Cyera reels in $300M more at $1.4B valuation
Cyera Ltd., a startup that helps organizations find and secure sensitive data in their cloud environments, has closed a $300 million funding round. The company’s announcement of the Series C raise today comes about two weeks after reports first emerged that it’s raising new capital. Coatue led the round at a $1.4 billion valuation with ...
Intel challenges Nvidia with new Gaudi 3 AI chip as AMD expands processor lineup
Intel Corp. today debuted a new artificial intelligence chip, the Gaudi 3, that it promises will provide up to four times the performance of the company’s previous-generation silicon. The chipmaker detailed the product at its annual Intel Vision 2024 conference, where it also shared an update about its AI strategy. Intel plans to work with ...
Google Cloud debuts Arm-based Axion cloud CPUs
Google LLC’s cloud unit today detailed Axion, an internally developed central processing unit based on a core design from Arm Holdings plc. The CPU made its debut at the company’s Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas during the keynote by Google Cloud Chief Executive Thomas Kurian (pictured). The event also saw the cloud unit announce the ...
Google’s GDC Hosted private cloud platform can now run more public sector workloads
Google LLC today detailed that GDC Hosted, its private cloud platform, is now authorized to run a broader range of sensitive public sector workloads. GDC Hosted launched into general availability last March. It enables organizations to deploy a miniature version of Google Cloud in their private data centers. According to the company, a GDC Hosted ...
Google integrates its Gemini Pro large language model into Android Studio
Google LLC today rolled out an upgrade to the coding assistant in Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps. Android Studio is a so-called IDE, or integrated development environment. It’s a kind of word processor in which developers can write the code for new apps. Android Studio also offers other features, including an emulator ...
TSMC wins $11.6B in federal grants and loans to build third US fab
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has won $11.6 billion worth of federal financing to build a third chip fab in Phoenix, Arizona, the White House announced today. The funds will be provided through a preliminary agreement the company has inked with the U.S. Commerce Department. The first tranche of funding is expected to arrive in ...