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Qualcomm Inc. today debuted a new chip that mobile devices can use to connect to 5G carrier networks. A mobile device relies on not one but several different hardware components to establish 5G connections. It uses an array of miniature antennas to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …