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Obrizum Group Ltd., a startup focused on helping organizations improve their employee training programs, on Thursday announced that it has closed a $11.5 million funding round. The Series A round was led by Guinness Ventures with contributions from new investor Celeres Ventures …
Google releases patch for zero-day Chrome vulnerability
Google LLC has begun rolling out a patch for a high-severity security vulnerability that affects the desktop version of its Chrome browser. The company disclosed the move in a Thursday blog post. The vulnerability, which is tracked as CVE-2022-4135, affects the Windows, …
AWS IoT RoboRunner launches into general availability
Amazon Web Services Inc. on Wednesday announced the general availability of AWS IoT RoboRunner, a cloud service that makes it easier for companies to manage their robot fleets. RoboRunner made its initial debut at the cloud giant’s annual AWS re:Invent conference last …
Twitter reportedly closes key Brussels office
Twitter Inc. has closed an office in Brussels that helped lead its efforts to comply with the European Union’s disinformation code, the Financial Times reported today. The development comes less than a month after Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of …
Report: FTC may sue to block Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will likely seek to block Microsoft Corp.’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., according to a new report. Politico on Wednesday cited sources as saying that the FTC could file a lawsuit to block the …
Taktile reels in $20M for its automated decision platform
Taktile GmbH, a startup that helps companies such as banks and insurers automate business decisions, has closed a $20 million funding round. Index Ventures and Tiger Global jointly led the Series A round, which was announced on Tuesday. The investment follows a …
Violent protests reportedly break out at key iPhone factory in China
Violent protests have reportedly erupted at a factory in China that produces most of Apple Inc.’s latest iPhones. The factory is located in the city of Zhengzhou and is believed to employ more than 200,000 people. It’s operated by Foxconn, a major …
RedBrick AI raises $4.6M to ease AI development in the healthcare sector
Zantula Inc., an artificial intelligence startup that does business as RedBrick AI, has secured $4.6 million in seed funding to support business growth initiatives. RedBrick AI announced the funding round today. The lead investor in the round was Surge, a joint venture …
UK starts investigation into Apple and Google over mobile practices
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has launched an investigation into Apple Inc. and Google LLC over their business practices in the mobile market. The Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, announced the investigation today. The move follows a consultation that the CMA held with …
Meta develops AI system capable of playing ‘Diplomacy’
Meta Platforms Inc. today detailed that it has developed an artificial intelligence system capable of playing the popular “Diplomacy” board game. Until now, “Diplomacy” was considered too difficult to be played by an AI system. The board game is played by two to …