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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is reportedly holding advanced talks with suppliers to build a chip plant in Dresden, Germany. The Financial Times reported the development today, citing sources familiar with the matter. The sources stated that the chip plant, or fab, …
Meta to settle class-action lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal for $725M
Meta Platforms Inc. will pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed against the company over the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The settlement, which is subject to approval by a federal judge, was disclosed late Thursday in a court filing. It …
Google purchases NFL Sunday Ticket streaming rights for reported $2B a year
Google LLC today announced that it will make the National Football League’s Sunday Ticket game streaming package available on YouTube. The deal will see Google pay about $2 billion per year for the streaming rights, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google …
Vianova raises $6.4M for its vehicle analytics platform
Vianova SAS, the developer of a specialized data analytics platform for shared mobility providers and municipalities, has raised $6.4 million in funding. The Series A investment was led by the venture capital arm of insurer Baloise Holding AG, TechCrunch reported today. XAnge, …
Google expands open-source software portfolio with new privacy capabilities
Google LLC today introduced two open-source technologies designed to help companies more easily process user data in a manner that meets privacy requirements. The first technology is a tool called Magritte for blurring objects such as license plates in videos. The other …
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.” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …