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Microsoft announces plan to lay off 10,000 employees, 5% of workforce
Microsoft Corp. will let go 10,000 employees, or about 5% of its workforce, as part of an effort to reduce costs. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced the move in an internal memo released this morning. The job cuts will be carried out through March 31, the end of the company’s fiscal third quarter. ...
Google’s Nest division reportedly developing location tracking tag
Google LLC’s Nest consumer hardware division is reportedly developing a new location tracking tag that will help users find misplaced items. The Verge reported the development initiative today, citing software engineer Kuba Wojciechowski. He discovered references to the location tracking tag in Google’s Fast Pair service. The service, which was launched in 2017, enables devices ...
Microsoft makes Azure OpenAI Service generally available
Microsoft Corp. Monday announced the general availability of its Azure OpenAI Service, which provides access to artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI LLC. The service is one of several Microsoft offerings that incorporate OpenAI technology. In the future, more products are expected to join the list. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella told the Wall ...
Billing management startup Amberflo raises $20M in funding
Startup Amberflo.io Inc., which helps tech firms add usage-based pricing tiers to their products, today announced that it has raised $20 million in funding. Amberflo raised the bulk of the capital through a $15 million Series A investment led by Norwest Venture Partners. Previously, it closed a $5 million seed round led by Homebrew. Many ...
Remote.It rolls out new zero-trust security capabilities
Startup Remote.It today introduced new zero-trust security features for its networking platform to help companies more effectively protect their infrastructure from hacking attempts. Remote.It, officially Remot3.It Inc., is backed by more than $14 million in funding from SoftBank Group Corp. and other investors. The startup provides a platform that makes it easier to establish network ...
Artists file copyright lawsuit against generative AI providers
Three artists have filed a lawsuit that accuses generative artificial intelligence providers Stability AI Ltd., DeviantArt Inc. and Midjourney Inc. of copyright infringement. The Verge reported the development today. The lawsuit, which was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is structured as a class-action complaint. A generative AI model ...
Hackers reportedly breach thousands of Gen Digital customer accounts
Hackers have breached the accounts of about 6,450 Gen Digital Inc. customers, TechCrunch reported on Sunday. Gen Digital Inc. is a publicly traded maker of antivirus software for consumers. The company was formed last September through the merger of cybersecurity providers Norton LifeLock Inc. and Avast plc. Besides antivirus software, Gen Digital also sells other ...
Google, Nvidia reportedly express concerns over Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
Google LLC and Nvidia Corp. have reportedly raised concerns to the Federal Trade Commission about Microsoft Corp.’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $68.7 billion. Bloomberg reported the development late Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. It’s believed Google and Nvidia may be asked to testify as part of an upcoming FTC trial focused ...
HPE acquires AI startup Pachyderm
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is acquiring Pachyderm Inc., a startup with a software platform designed to speed up artificial intelligence projects. HPE announced the transaction on Thursday. It’s expected to close by the end of the month, after which HPE will integrate Pachyderm’s platform with its AI software portfolio. San Francisco-based Pachyderm previously raised $28.1 ...
Intel debuts industry’s first 6GHz desktop processor
Intel Corp. today debuted a new desktop processor, the Core i9-13900KS, that it describes as the first in the industry to deliver frequencies of up to 6 gigahertz without overclocking. Overclocking is the practice of supplying more electricity to a processor than it was originally designed to use. Increasing the power supply to a chip ...