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Intel Corp. today introduced a new series of laptop processors headlined by a 24-core chip that it describes as the fastest of its kind on the market. The 13th Gen Intel Core processor series, which is also known as Raptor Lake, includes …
Shopify introduces new Commerce Components toolkit for enterprises
Shopify Inc. today introduced a new software toolkit, Commerce Components by Shopify, that promises to help enterprises more easily build online stores. NYSE-listed Shopify provides a cloud platform that businesses use to develop and host e-commerce websites. According to the company, its …
PyTorch machine learning framework targeted by cyberattack
A hacker has tricked some users of the PyTorch machine learning framework into downloading malware, BleepingComputer reported on Sunday. PyTorch is a popular open-source tool for developing artificial intelligence models. Developers use the tool to create new neural networks, train them and …
Samsung expands display portfolio with four new devices
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today previewed four new displays that it plans to debut at this week’s CES 2023 consumer electronics event in Las Vegas. One of the new displays features a stand that allows it to tilt 90 degrees. Another targets …
Google settles DC and Indiana location data lawsuits for $29.5M
Google LLC will pay $29.5 million to settle two lawsuits brought by the attorneys general of Washington, D.C., and Indiana over its location tracking practices. The settlement was announced on Friday. Washington, D.C., and Indiana had filed suit against Google following a 2018 …
Wireless carrier Rogers receives key approval for proposed $14.77B Shaw acquisition
An antitrust tribunal has ruled that Rogers Communications Inc., Canada’s largest wireless network operator, may complete its proposed acquisition of rival Shaw Communications Inc. for $14.77 billion. The three-member Competition Tribunal issued the ruling late Thursday. Reuters reported today that industry analysts …
Twitter reportedly closes Sacramento data center as part of cost-cutting initiative
Twitter Inc. has closed its data center in Sacramento as part of an effort to reduce operating expenses, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Twitter staffers disconnected the data center last week, days before the company experienced a widespread outage that …
White House antitrust adviser Tim Wu to depart next week
White House antitrust adviser Tim Wu, who helped shape the Biden administration’s competition policy, will leave his role next week. The White House announced Wu’s departure today. “We had the rare opportunity in this Administration to try and steer the giant battleship …
Amazon starts rolling out its Prime Air drone delivery service
Amazon.com Inc. has begun delivering packages using drones, Ars Technica reported on Wednesday. The online retail and cloud computing giant plans to offer drone deliveries through a service called Prime Air. This week, the service became available to residents of Lockeford, California …
Ireland to examine Twitter data breach that may affect 400M+ users
Ireland’s privacy regulator today announced that it will examine a recently disclosed data breach that may affect more than 400 million Twitter Inc. users. The Data Protection Commission, or DPC, is already investigating the company over a previous breach. The latter incident, …