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Meta and Twitter block disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine amid phishing warnings
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. and Twitter Inc. have blocked several disinformation operations targeting Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials have issued warnings about phishing campaigns. The developments follow a series of earlier cyberattacks that targeted organizations in Ukraine. ZDNet reported today that the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has issued a warning about ...
Bell Canada implements Google’s Distributed Cloud Edge platform in its network
Google LLC’s cloud business today said that Bell Canada, the largest carrier in Canada, has deployed its Distributed Cloud Edge platform to support infrastructure modernization initiatives. The development marks the latest milestone in Google Cloud’s effort to grow its share of the carrier infrastructure market. Bell is one of several major network operators that have ...
Ukraine asks its hacker community to assist with cybersecurity defense
The government of Ukraine has asked the local hacker community to help protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and carry out cybersecurity spying missions against invading Russian forces, Reuters reported on Thursday. Posts seeking volunteers began appearing on hacker forums Thursday morning as Russia attacked Ukraine. According to Reuters, one post read “Ukrainian cybercommunity! It’s time ...
Snowflake and Databricks back $222M round for dbt Labs at $4.2B valuation
Fast-growing data management startup dbt Labs Inc. today said it has raised $222 million in funding from a group of prominent backers. Snowflake Inc., Databricks Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s GV fund and the venture capital arm of Salesforce.com Inc. were among the participants in the round. Altimeter was the lead investor. Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Tiger ...
Intel details new Xeon chips for 5G networks and data centers
Intel Corp. today detailed a collection of upcoming processors that are optimized to power 5G carrier infrastructure and data center networks. Some of the newly detailed processors will be part of the Sapphire Rapids central processing unit lineup that Intel plans to launch this year. Two of the new chips are joining the company’s specialized ...
Fabric raises $140M for its ‘headless’ e-commerce platform
Fabric Inc., a startup with a so-called headless e-commerce platform designed to streamline retailers’ technology operations, today announced that it has raised a $140 million funding round. The Series C investment, which was led by SoftBank Group Corp., values Seattle-based Fabric at about $1.5 billion. Alongside lead investor SoftBank, the funding round included the participation ...
HPE teams up with chip startup Ayar Labs to advance silicon photonics
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and chip startup Ayar Labs Inc. today announced a partnership aimed at using silicon photonics technology to make supercomputers more efficient. As part of the partnership, HPE’s Pathfinder venture capital arm has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in Ayar Labs. The startup previously raised a $35 million funding round ...
Intel debuts 20 new Alder Lake laptop processors
Intel Corp. today expanded its consumer processor portfolio by introducing 20 new central processing units for the laptop market. The new CPUs are organized into two product lines, the P series and the U series, that vary in design. The P series processors are designed for laptops that prioritize performance, while the U series trades ...
EU proposes new industrial data rules
The European Commission today proposed new legislation to regulate how industrial data, such as information generated by “internet of things” devices, can be accessed and shared in the European Union. One of the main objectives of the proposed legislation, known as the Data Act, is making it easier to put industrial data to use. An ...
Cybersecurity provider BlueVoyant nabs $250M at $1B+ valuation
Managed cybersecurity services provider BlueVoyant Inc. today said that it has raised a late-stage $250 million funding round from investors after growing its customer count by 80% last year. The Series D investment was led by Liberty Strategic Capital with participation from ISTARI, Eden Global Partners, 8VC and others. BlueVoyant is now reportedly valued at ...