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Report: FTC seeking injunction to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly seeking an injunction to prevent Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. from closing. CNBC reported the FTC’s plans today, citing a person familiar with the matter. Activision Blizzard is one of the world’s largest video game developers. Last quarter, it generated $2.38 billion in revenue from an installed ...
EU reportedly set to greenlight Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition
Antitrust officials in the European Union are set to approve Broadcom Inc.’s proposed acquisition of VMware Inc., according to a new report. Reuters today cited sources as saying that the approval is expected to be conditional. Broadcom will reportedly only receive the go-ahead if it agrees to make certain antitrust commitments. Broadcom announced its proposed ...
Nasdaq buys financial software maker Adenza in $10.5B deal
Nasdaq Inc. today announced plans to acquire Adenza Group Inc., a major provider of financial software, in a deal worth $10.5 billion. The stock exchange operator will raise about $5.9 billion in debt to carry out the transaction. Nasdaq plans to pay $5.5 billion in cash for Adenza and finance the rest of the deal ...
Broadcom debuts new RF front end modules for Wi-Fi 7 networking devices
Chipmaker Broadcom Inc. today debuted four RF front-end modules for powering routers that use Wi-Fi 7, a new wireless networking standard. The company says its modules can also be used to build Wi-Fi access points, or APs. Those are the devices that enterprises use to provide wireless connectivity at their offices. The first routers and ...
Binance.US to halt customer dollar withdrawals amid SEC lawsuit
Binance.US has informed users that they will lose the ability to withdraw their dollar funds from its platform next Tuesday. In the Thursday tweet that announced the move, the company also stated it’s no longer accepting dollar deposits. The move comes as Binance.US faces mounting scrutiny from the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. The agency this ...
Filing reveals 489,000 more patients’ data was stolen in GoAnywhere breach
A filing submitted to the Office of the Maine Attorney General has revealed that 489,830 more people were affected by this year’s GoAnywhere breach than previously believed. TechCrunch reported the development this morning. The filing in question was submitted by a company called Intellihartx LLC that manages patient balances and collections for healthcare organizations. Intellihartx ...
Google releases Secure AI Framework to help companies protect AI models from hacking
Google LLC today released a set of best practices that companies can implement to protect their artificial intelligence models from hacking. The best practices are part of a new technical guide that the search giant refers to as the Secure AI Framework, or SAIF. “A framework across the public and private sectors is essential for ...
Nvidia and Oracle back $270M funding round for generative AI startup Cohere
Generative artificial intelligence startup Cohere Inc. today announced that it has raised $270 million in funding from a group of prominent tech investors. The investment, a Series C round, included the participation of Nvidia Corp., Oracle Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc.’s venture capital arm. Publicly traded cybersecurity provider SentinelOne Inc. contributed as well. The four companies ...
Managed cybersecurity provider Blackpoint Cyber reels in $190M from investors
Blackpoint Cyber, a startup that provides managed cybersecurity services using an internally developed software platform, has raised $190 million in fresh funding. The capital was provided through a Series C round that the startup announced today. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities led the round. Accel, Adelphi Capital Partners, Telecom Ventures, Pelican Ventures and WP Global Partners contributed ...
Gong introduces new generative AI models for sales teams
Gong.io Ltd., one of the most well-funded startups in the sales software market, today introduced a set of generative artificial intelligence models for its platform. The models are designed to make sales teams more productive by speeding up tasks such as understanding why a deal has stalled. According to Gong, its AI technology can reduce ...