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South Korea will require Apple and Google to ease in-app purchase rules
South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a bill that will require Apple Inc. and Google LLC to ease some of the restrictions they currently place on in-app purchases. The bill will have to be signed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to become law, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Mobile apps published through Apple’s ...
Report: Apple to equip iPhone with satellite connectivity for emergency messages
Apple Inc. is developing satellite communications technology for the iPhone that will enable users to contact emergency services even when they’re not within range of a Wi-F network or cell tower. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg published today. The publication’s sources indicated that certain hardware components necessary for satellite communications will be included ...
Zebra Technologies acquires AI forecasting provider Antuit.ai
Publicly traded enterprise technology company Zebra Technologies Corp. today announced that it’s buying Antuit.ai Inc., whose artificial intelligence software helps retailers and manufacturers forecast customer demand for their products. Zebra Technologies is buying Antuit.ai from a consortium led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Asset Management Group. The company didn’t disclose a price tag, but said ...
Cloudera’s second-quarter results top revenue and earnings expectations
Data analytics provider Cloudera Inc. today posted better-than-expected second-quarter results, disclosing a 10% revenue jump and adjusted earnings per share that topped analyst estimates for the fourth time in a row. The company in conjunction announced a number of changes to its senior leadership team. Chief Product Officer Arun Murthy is leaving Cloudera, while Chief ...
Andreessen Horowitz launches new $400M seed fund
Prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz today revealed that it’s launching a new $400 million fund to back seed-stage startups. The move follows a significant jump in venture capital investments during the first six months of 2021. Andreessen Horowitz, known informally as a16z, is looking to back startup teams across “any areas of tech” through ...
IronNet becomes publicly traded company after completing SPAC merger
Cybersecurity provider IronNet Inc. today announced that it has completed its merger with special-purpose acquisition company LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. and is now publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. IronNet was founded in 2014 by former National Security Agency director General (Ret.) Keith Alexander. The company provides a cybersecurity platform that uses artificial ...
Apple will change some App Store rules to settle developer lawsuit
Apple Inc. will make changes to some of the App Store’s terms of service, including the rules regarding in-app purchases, to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by 67,000 iOS developers. The company announced the proposed changes on Thursday. They will reportedly have to be approved by a court before going into effect. In 2019, a ...
TSMC will reportedly raise prices of advanced chips by 10%
TSMC Ltd., the world’s largest semiconductor foundry, is reportedly raising the prices of its most advanced chips by about 10%. The company is also boosting the prices of less advanced chips by approximately 20%, according to the Wall Street Journal report that revealed the move today. The increases are expected to take effect later this ...
Pioneering AWS Senior Vice President Charlie Bell joins Microsoft
Amazon Web Services Inc. executive Charlie Bell has left the cloud giant to join rival Microsoft Corp., multiple publications reported this week. Bell’s departure was first reported on Wednesday morning by Business Insider. CNBC and The Information separately confirmed that the executive has joined Microsoft. Bell (pictured) held the role of senior vice president at ...
No-code testing startup Leapwork bags $62M to make applications more reliable
Copenhagen-based startup Leapwork ApS today disclosed that it has received $62 million from investors through a funding round described as the largest Series B investment ever raised in Denmark. KKR & Co. Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc.’s venture capital arm jointly led the investment. Leapwork provides a software platform that enterprises use to find and fix ...