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Intel Corp. on Wednesday announced the first closing of the $9 billion sale of its flash business to SK hynix Inc., a leading memory chip manufacturer. The first closing completes one of the acquisition’s two major phases. The milestone comes after China’s …
Manufacturing marketplace startup Zetwerk raises $210M in funding
Startup Zetwerk has raised $210 million in new funding less than six months after closing a previous $150 million investment at a $1.33 billion valuation. The new funding round was reported by Inc42 on Tuesday. Bangalore-based Zetwerk reportedly raised the capital from …
T-Mobile discloses data breach affecting ‘very small number’ of users
T-Mobile US Inc. today disclosed that some of its customers have been targeted by hackers using a cyberattack tactic known as SIM swapping. The carrier also stated that the hackers may have gained access to “limited account information” belonging to a subset …
TuSimple successfully tests autonomous truck on public roads without driver onboard
Autonomous truck company TuSimple Holdings Inc. today announced that one of its vehicles has successfully traveled 80 miles on public roads without a human driver behind the wheel. The test represents a world first, according to the company. TuSimple says that it’s …
India’s Jupiter raises $86M for its digital banking app
Mumbai-based financial technology startup Jupiter has raised a $86 million funding round led by Tiger Global, QED and Sequoia Capital India. MUFG Bank Ltd., the largest bank in Japan, participated in the Series C round as well, along with existing Jupiter backers. …
Amazon releases update after Alexa issues dangerous ‘challenge’ to child
Amazon.com Inc. has updated Alexa after the voice assistant told a 10-year-old girl to place a coin on the prongs of a phone charger plugged halfway into a wall outlet. The BBC and multiple other publications reported the incident today. According to …
Recruiting startup Paradox valued at $1.5B following $200M funding round
Startup Paradox Inc., which provides an artificial intelligence assistant that promises to streamline companies’ hiring efforts, has secured $200 million in fresh funding to support growth initiatives. The multi-million dollar funding led to a significant increase in Paradox AI revenue. Announced on …
Photo services giant Shutterfly suffers ransomware attack
Shutterfly LLC, the operator of several popular e-commerce services focused on the photography market, has suffered a ransomware attack. The breach was first reported by Bleeping Computer this morning. According to the publication, the breach was carried out by the Conti ransomware …
Report: Meta boosts metaverse push with help of synthetic data startup AI.Reverie
Meta Platforms Inc. will will draw on its acquisition of synthetic data startup AI.Reverie, which closed earlier this year, to support its metaverse development efforts. The Financial Times reported Meta’s plans on Friday. The metaverse is envisioned as a future version of …
Report: Google’s Android 13 release will feature interface and battery optimizations
Google LLC will reportedly include new interface options and battery optimizations in Android 13, the next major iteration of its mobile operating system. The upcoming features were detailed on Thursday by XDA Developers, which attributed the information to a source with access …