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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI LP over its business practices, a newly released regulatory document has revealed. The document in question is a civil subpoena issued by the FTC to OpenAI that was made public today. The subpoena’s release …
Cisco acquires venture-backed identity security startup Oort
Cisco Systems Inc. today disclosed that it has acquired Oort Inc., a startup focused on defending enterprises’ identity and access management tools from hacking. The acquisition’s financial terms were not disclosed. Boston-based Oort previously raised $15 million in funding, a portion of …
Google releases ‘biggest expansion to date’ for its Bard generative AI chatbot
Google LLC today released a set of new capabilities for Bard that it describes as the “biggest expansion to date” of the chatbot’s feature set. In conjunction, the search giant is expanding Bard’s geographic availability. The chatbot, which has been available in …
Report: Nvidia could become anchor investor in Arm’s stock market listing
Nvidia Corp. reportedly could invest in Arm Ltd.’s upcoming initial public offering, which is expected to be one of the largest-ever for a tech company. The Financial Times reported the chip giant’s potential IPO participation today. Nvidia is said to be holding …
EU clears Broadcom’s VMware acquisition after receiving antitrust commitments
The European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, today signed off on Broadcom Inc.’s proposed acquisition of VMware Inc. for $61 billion. The development brings the transaction one step closer to completion. Before it can close the deal, Broadcom will also have …
Google technical infrastructure head Urs Holzle is stepping down amid cloud shakeup
Updated: Urs Holzle, Google LLC’s senior vice president of technical infrastructure, is stepping down. CNBC reported the development this morning, citing internal company memos. The memos, which were penned by Holzle and Google Cloud Chief Executive Officer Thomas Kurian, also detailed two …
Vendict reels in $9.5M to automate cybersecurity questionnaires for tech companies
Vendict Ltd., a startup helping tech firms demonstrate their products’ security to potential customers, launched today after two years in stealth mode. The Israel-based startup disclosed on the occasion that it has raised $9.5 million in venture funding. The investment was led …
Savvy nabs $30M to secure enterprises‘ software-as-a-service applications
Cloud security startup Savvy exited stealth mode today and disclosed on the occasion that it has raised $30 million in funding. The Series A round was led by Canaan Partners. According to Savvy, returning backers Cyberstarts and Lightspeed Venture Partners participated as …
Court denies FTC request to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. moved closer to completion today after a judge denied a preliminary injunction request from the Federal Trade Commission. The injunction, which the FTC requested last month, would have blocked Microsoft from completing the proposed deal. …
HCA Healthcare breach compromises 11M patients’ personal data
Hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc. has experienced a data breach that compromised 11 million patients’ personal information. The company disclosed the hack on Monday. The disclosure comes a few days after reports emerged that hackers had posted a portion of the stolen …