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Google rolls out update for high-severity vulnerability in Chrome
Google LLC has begun rolling out an update for Chrome to fix a high-severity vulnerability that is being actively targeted by hackers. The vulnerability is found in the Windows, Mac and Linux versions of Chrome, the search giant detailed in a blog post Friday. The update that Google’s engineers have created to fix the issue is ...
Meta fined $402M in Ireland over GDPR violations
Ireland’s data protection regulator has issued a fine of 405 million euros, or about $402 million, to Meta Platforms Inc. after determining that Instagram had failed to comply with the GDPR privacy law. The fine was reported by Politico today. Ireland’s data protection regulator, the Irish Data Protection Commission, confirmed the news in a statement ...
Docquity raises $44M in funding for its medical learning platform
Docquity Holdings Pte Ltd., a startup making it easier for healthcare professionals to exchange knowledge with peers, has closed a $44 million funding round. Docquity announced the Series C round today. The startup raised the funding from a group of investors led by Tokyo-based Itochu Corp., which contributed $32 million to the round. Itochu is ...
Samsung discloses data breach affecting some US customers’ information
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today disclosed that it experienced a data breach in which hackers accessed some of its U.S. customers’ information. The breach was first detected in late July, Samsung detailed. A few days later, on Aug. 4, the company determined that the hackers gained access to personal information belonging to some of its ...
Qualcomm to supply custom chips for Meta’s virtual reality headsets
Qualcomm Inc. will supply custom chips for Meta Platforms Inc.’s Quest series of virtual reality headsets, the companies announced today. The companies described the partnership as a “multiyear broad strategic agreement.” Qualcomm chip designers will create custom processors for Meta in collaboration with the social media giant’s engineering and product teams. The processors will reportedly ...
Micron to build $15B memory chip fab in Idaho
Micron Technology Inc. today announced plans to build a new memory chip plant, or fab, in Idaho at a cost of about $15 billion. Boise, Idaho-based Micron is a major provider of DRAM and flash memory chips. The company’s products are used in a variety of devices ranging from data center servers to smartphones. Micron ...
US restricts exports of advanced AI chips to China and Russia
The U.S. government has implemented new restrictions that will limit exports of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China and Russia. Nvidia Corp., the leading maker of AI chips, disclosed in a Wednesday regulatory filing that it had been notified of the restrictions on Aug. 26. Advanced Micro Systems Inc. separately stated that it has also ...
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition may face new antitrust probe in the UK
The U.K’s antitrust regulator has indicated that it may launch a new antitrust investigation into Microsoft Corp.’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $68.7 billion. The regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, announced the development today. Microsoft, which is best known for its Windows operating system and cloud services, also operates a multibillion-dollar video game ...
Microsoft makes Azure Managed Grafana generally available
Microsoft Corp. today announced the general availability of Azure Managed Grafana, a cloud service that enables companies to detect technical issues in their technology infrastructure. Azure Managed Grafana is based on the open-source Grafana observability platform. The platform can collect technical data about a cloud environment, organize the data and turn it into graphs. Administrators ...
CodeSee launches new platform to streamline enterprise software projects
Startup CodeSee Inc. today launched CodeSee Enterprise, a new platform designed to make it easier for enterprise software teams to build and update applications. CodeSee previously raised a $7 million funding round in January. Earlier, in 2020, the San Francisco-based startup closed a $3 million seed investment. Enterprise applications often comprise dozens or hundreds of ...