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Microsoft Corp. today provided an update about its efforts to develop a topological quantum computer, a new type of quantum computer that could theoretically be faster and more reliable than current technologies. Microsoft revealed that its researchers have recently cleared a “significant …
Apple supplier Foxconn suspends operations in Shenzhen amid COVID-19 lockdown
Foxconn is suspending operations in Shenzhen, China, where it produces some iPhones for Apple Inc., following the implementation of a citywide COVID-19 lockdown. Foxconn, incorporated as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics. The company …
Report: Apple plans to launch upgraded MacBooks with new M2 chip
Apple Inc. is reportedly developing two new MacBooks that feature a chip known as the M2 and could make their debut as soon as this year. The company’s product development effort was reported on Thursday by 9to5Mac, which attributed the information to …
EU, UK launch antitrust probes of Google and Meta’s ‘Jedi Blue’ agreement
The European Commission and the U.K.’s competition regulator will investigate an agreement dubbed Jedi Blue that Google LLC and Meta Platforms Inc. signed in 2018. The move was announced today. The European Commission and the U.K.’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets …
No-code form specialist Typeform raises $135M in new funding
Startup Typeform SL, which provides a widely used form development platform of the same name, today announced that it has raised $135 million in fresh funding. Investment firm Sofina led the funding round with participation from more than a half dozen others, …
DataRails nabs $50M for its financial planning and analysis platform
Financial software provider DataRails Inc. today announced that it has closed a $50 million investment led by Qumra Capital, in what marks the third funding round closed by the startup over the past year. New York-based DataRails says that the milestone comes …
Google Cloud details new data-centric partnerships with BT and Bloomberg
Google LLC’s cloud unit today detailed new partnerships with two major enterprises: BT Group plc, the largest telecommunications provider in the U.K., and financial services giant Bloomberg LP. The partnerships focus on two different sets of use cases. As part of its …
Atlan raises $50M at $450M valuation for its data collaboration platform
Startup Atlan Pte. Ltd., which helps companies manage the datasets they use in their analytics projects, today announced that it has raised a $50 million funding round at a $450 million valuation. Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India led the …
House panel asks DOJ to investigate whether Amazon obstructed antitrust probe
The House Judiciary Committee today asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether Amazon.com Inc. obstructed an antitrust probe focused on the company’s e-commerce business. The development was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. In a statement to the publication, …
Biden signs executive order outlining national policy for digital assets
U.S. President Joe Biden today signed an executive order directing the government to support technology innovation in the digital asset ecosystem, as well as address potential risks. The order outlines the “first ever, whole-of-government approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the …