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In a landmark decision, the U.K.’s antitrust regulator today directed Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., to unwind its purchase of GIF sharing platform Giphy. Meta announced plans to purchase Giphy in May 2020 for a sum that was reported at the time …
Strapi introduces new developer features in latest release of its ‘headless’ CMS
Strapi Solutions SAS today introduced new features to make it easier for developers to build applications on its “headless” content management system, which the startup says is the fastest-growing open-source product in its category. San Francisco-based Strapi is backed by investors that …
Sumo Logic debuts new AWS Lambda monitoring features and cloud integrations
Sumo Logic Inc. today introduced new features to make it easier for enterprises to monitor applications powered by Amazon Web Services Inc.’s AWS Lambda service. Nasdaq-listed Sumo Logic provides an observability platform that helps administrators detect and troubleshoot technical issues in information …
Quest Software acquired by private equity firm Clearlake for reported $5.4B
Quest Software Inc., a former Dell Technologies Inc. business unit, is being acquired by private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group. Aliso Viejo, California-based Quest announced the deal today without disclosing financial terms. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the sale values the …
Jack Dorsey steps down as chief executive of Twitter
Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., the social network announced today, and Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal is taking the helm. Twitter also announced a board reshuffle in conjunction with the leadership change. …
AWS introduces AWS IoT RoboRunner to ease robot fleet operations
Amazon Web Services Inc. today introduced a new service, AWS IoT RoboRunner, aimed at simplifying several of the key tasks involved in managing fleets of robots. The service made its debut at the cloud giant’s annual AWS re:Invent event running this week. …
Connected device security startup Armis raises $300M at $3.4B valuation
Fast-growing “internet of things” security provider Armis Inc. today announced that it has closed a $300 million investment to expand go-to-market activities and make acquisitions. The investment was led by One Equity Partners with participation from existing investors. Armis is now valued …
Google and Apple fined in Italy over data collection practices
Italy’s competition regulator has issued €20 million in fines to Google LLC and Apple Inc. over the way the two tech giants collect consumers’ data through their respective services. Each company was ordered to pay €10 million, or about $11.32 million. The …
Google proposes Privacy Sandbox commitments to address UK regulator’s concerns
Google LLC has offered to take steps to address concerns by the U.K.’s antitrust regulator about its Privacy Sandbox initiative. The Privacy Sandbox initiative is an effort by Google to increase online privacy for users of its Chrome browser. Google and the …
Check Point Software finds four vulnerabilities in MediaTek smartphone chips
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a publicly traded cybersecurity provider, has discovered four vulnerabilities in smartphone chips from MediaTek Inc. that could enable hackers to install malware on affected devices. Check Point Software’s cybersecurity research unit detailed the vulnerabilities on Wednesday. MediaTek …