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Investigation finds NSO Group spyware was used to target device in 10 Downing Street
Research group Citizen Lab has found that spyware made by NSO Group Ltd. was used to target a device connected to the network of 10 Downing Street, the office and residence of Britain’s prime minister. Citizen Lab, which is affiliated with the University of Toronto, detailed its findings today. The research group also revealed that ...
Google releases patch for high-severity Chrome vulnerability
Google LLC said Thursday that it’s releasing a security patch to fix a high-severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser. The vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-1364. Google is “aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-1364 exists in the wild,” the company stated. Google’s patch for the vulnerability is set to roll out in the coming days and weeks. In ...
Report: Apple testing at least nine new Macs with next-generation M2 chips
Apple Inc. could soon refresh its Mac computer line with more than nine new machines, Bloomberg reported late Thursday. The new Macs, which include both laptops and desktops, are said to be powered by a next-generation chip known as the M2. It’s the successor to the M1 chip series that ships with Apple’s current computers. ...
Welcome Tech raises $30M in funding to grow its digital platform for immigrants
Welcome Tech Inc., a startup that provides a digital platform for the immigrant community, on Thursday announced that it has raised $30 million in funding. The funding was provided by a group of existing investors. TTV Capital, Owl Ventures, SoftBank Group Corp’s SB Opportunity Fund, Mubadala Capital and Next Play Capital were among the participants ...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy publishes first annual shareholder letter
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy today released a letter to shareholders discussing the company’s business strategy, recent milestones and goals for the future. The memo is the first of its kind published by Jassy since the executive succeeded Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO last July. Bezos published a shareholder letter every April beginning ...
Blockchain startup Ava Labs reportedly raising $350M at $5.25B valuation
Startup Ava Labs Inc., the lead developer of the Avalanche blockchain, is reportedly raising new funding at a unicorn valuation. Citing a person familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported late Wednesday that Ava Labs is raising $350 million at a valuation of $5.25 billion. The investors participating in the funding round were not specified. The round ...
Obsidian Security raises $90M to secure companies’ software-as-a-service applications
Cloud security startup Obsidian Security Inc. today announced that it has closed a $90 million funding round led by noted tech investors Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and IVP. Three returning Obsidian backers participated as well: Greylock, Wing and Alphabet Inc.’s GV startup investment arm backed the startup’s Series C round. Overall, the company has ...
Wagestream raises $175M to expand its financial app for frontline workers
U.K.-based startup Wagestream Ltd. today announced that it has secured $175 million in new financing to expand adoption of its financial app for frontline workers, which already has more than one million users. The Series C financing includes a $60 million equity investment and $115 million in debt financing. The equity investment was led by ...
BlueOcean nabs $30M for its AI-powered marketing analytics platform
BlueOcean, a marketing technology startup that counts major tech firms such as Amazon.com Inc. among its customers, has raised $30 million in fresh funding. Insight Partners led the Series B funding round, which was announced this morning. FJ Partners participated as well. San Francisco-based BlueOcean, incorporated as Blue Ocean AI Inc., provides a cloud platform ...
Google to spend $9.5B on US data centers and offices this year
Google LLC will invest approximately $9.5 billion in U.S. data centers and offices this year, about $2.5 billion more than what it spent during 2021. Google and Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai detailed the investment plan in a blog post published today. According to the executive, the search giant anticipates that the initiative ...