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Researchers at Trail of Bits Inc., a New York-based cybersecurity company, have disclosed a vulnerability that may affect millions of graphics processing units. Wired reported the discovery on Tuesday. The vulnerability, which Trail of Bits’ researchers have named LeftoverLocals, can be used …
Samsung debuts AI-equipped Galaxy S24 smartphones and Galaxy Ring
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today debuted its new flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S24 series, which features artificial intelligence software from Google LLC and Qualcomm Inc.’s fastest mobile chip. The handset family is headlined by the Galaxy S24 Ultra, a 6.8-inch flagship …
Apple revises App Store terms to let apps link to external payment methods, but for a hefty fee
Apple Inc. has relaxed the App Store’s terms of service to comply with a 2023 antitrust ruling by a federal appeals court — but it’s being criticized for charging a hefty fee for processing app purchases through outside payment platforms. Until today, …
Vicarius nabs $30M for its AI-powered vulnerability remediation platform
Vicarius Inc., a startup helping enterprises find and fix vulnerabilities in their software, today announced that it has raised a $30 million funding round. Cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm Bright Pixel Capital led the Series B investment. It was joined by AllegisCyber Capital, …
Seagate introduces nanophotonic hard drive architecture for data centers
Seagate Technology Holdings plc today debuted Mozaic 3+, a new hard drive architecture that features a so-called nanophotonic laser for writing data and several other hardware innovations. The company will use Mozaic 3+ to power its flagship Exos line of data center …
IDC: Apple sold more smartphones than Samsung for the first time in 2023
Apple Inc. became the world’s largest smartphone maker by unit shipments in 2023, according to preliminary International Data Corp. research published today. The top spot in IDC’s handset sales ranking was held by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for more than a decade. …
Quantum computer developer Quantinuum raises $300M at $5B pre-money valuation
Quantinuum Ltd., a quantum computing company majority-owned by Honeywell International Inc., today announced that it has closed $300 million in funding. JPMorgan Chase & Co. led the investment. It was joined by Honeywell, Tokyo-based industrial giant Mitsui & Co. and biotechnology company …
Synopsys to buy Ansys for $35B in engineering software megadeal
Two of the engineering software market’s largest players are set to join forces in a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal. Synopsys Inc., which makes chip design software, today announced that it will pay $197 per share of Ansys Corp., whose engineering applications are …
Apple proposes Apple Watch redesign to avoid import ban
Apple Inc. may redesign the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 to avoid an import ban that could prevent it from selling the two devices in the U.S. The development was disclosed today in a court filing spotted by 9to5Mac. …
Samsung, SK hynix to build $471B chip hub in South Korea
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and memory maker SK hynix Inc. will spend 622 trillion won, or about $471 billion, to establish a new chip hub in South Korea. Bloomberg reported the plan today. Samsung is expected to provide about 80% of the …