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Report: Apple may delay or cancel iPhone SE 4 production
Apple Inc. may cancel its upcoming iPhone SE 4 handset or delay production of the entry-level device until 2024, according to a new report. ZDNet today cited influential industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo as saying that a production delay or cancellation is “likely.” Originally, Apple was expected to launch the iPhone SE 4 next year. The ...
Intel executive Raja Koduri returns to chief architect role
Intel Corp. today announced that Raja Koduri, the head of its AXG graphics card division, will move to the role of chief architect, part of a broader update to the chipmaker’s organizational structure. Koduri (pictured) joined Intel in 2017 as chief architect after leading Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s graphics card business. Last year, Koduri left the ...
Okta’s code repositories reportedly breached in cyberattack
Okta Inc. has experienced a data breach in which hackers accessed some of its source code repositories, BleepingComputer reported today. Nasdaq-listed Okta provides an identity management platform that companies use to process login requests to their applications. The platform also eases a number of related cybersecurity tasks. Last quarter, Okta disclosed that its platform is ...
EU launches antitrust probe into Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition
The European Union has opened an investigation into Broadcom Inc.’s proposed acquisition of VMware Inc. for $61 billion. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, announced the development today. VMware spun off from former parent company Dell Technologies Inc. last November. This past May, Broadcom announced plans to buy the software maker in a cash-and-stock ...
OpenAI develops AI system capable of generating 3D models
OpenAI LLC this week detailed POINT-E, a new artificial intelligence system that can generate 3D models based on text prompts. The research group has made the code for POINT-E available on GitHub. There are multiple AI applications that can generate two-dimensional images based on a text description provided by a user. According to OpenAI, such ...
Amazon settles EU antitrust probes into e-commerce practices
Amazon.com Inc. has settled two antitrust investigations launched by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, into its e-commerce marketplace. The development was announced today. As part of the settlement, Amazon will modify several business practices that drew antitrust scrutiny. Amazon enables third-party merchants to sell their products through its e-commerce platform. In some ...
Autonomous driving startup Helm.ai raises $31M in new funding
Helm.ai Inc., the developer of a software platform that automakers can use to power self-driving vehicles, today announced that it has closed a $31 million funding round. The Series C round was led by Freeman Group. Honda Motor Co., ACVC Partners and Amplo participated as well, along with publicly traded auto parts makers Goodyear Tire ...
EU issues statement of objections over Meta’s classified ad practices
The European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, today issued a statement of objections to Meta Platforms Inc. over its business practices in the classified ad market. Meta competes in the classified ad market with its Facebook Marketplace service. Last year, the EU opened an antitrust probe into the service to determine its impact on ...
Meta shares new details about metaverse investments
Meta Platforms Inc. today shared new details about its metaverse investments and announced plans to launch an updated version of the Oculus Rift 2 virtual reality headset next year. Meta obtained the Oculus line of VR headsets in 2014 through a $2 billion startup acquisition. Since then, the social media giant has brought several new ...
Intel debuts new release of its oneAPI multiprocessor software toolkit
Intel Corp. today introduced a new version of its oneAPI toolkit, which enables developers to build applications that can run on multiple types of processors. Many companies’ technology environments contain multiple kinds of chips. An organization might, for example, run its databases on central processing units and its artificial intelligence applications on graphics processing unit ...