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Intel Corp. today disclosed that it has won a contract to provide chip manufacturing services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract was issued as part of a government initiative known as the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes – Commercial program, or …
Report: Google is winding down its healthcare division
Google LLC has reportedly decided to shutter its Google Health division, which was launched in 2018 to develop new technologies for the healthcare sector. Business Insider reported the move today, citing an internal company memo. The memo is said to have been …
UK antitrust regulator calls for in-depth investigation of Nvidia’s Arm acquisition
The U.K.’s top antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, today recommended the launch of an in-depth “Phase 2” investigation into Nvidia Corp.’s proposed acquisition of Arm Ltd. The CMA began reviewing the proposed deal in January. Today’s recommendation to launch a …
AWS launches its Amazon MemoryDB for Redis service into general availability
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of Amazon MemoryDB for Redis, a managed in-memory database that promises to simplify application development projects. Enterprise applications have different requirements when it comes to data access speeds. A revenue forecasting tool, for …
In new complaint, FTC accuses Facebook of breaking antitrust law
The Federal Trade Commission today filed a complaint against Facebook Inc. with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that accuses the company of breaking antitrust law. The complaint is an amended version of a lawsuit that the FTC originally …
Intel unveils details of 100B-transistor AI chip and Alder Lake hybrid processor
Intel Corp. held its annual Architecture Day semiconductor event today, where executives shared technical details about several upcoming chips for the data center and consumer markets. One of the main highlights from the event is Alder Lake. It’s an upcoming central processing …
Cybersecurity startup Blumira raises $10.3M to make threat detection simpler
Blumira Inc., a startup with a cloud-based cyberattack detection platform that it says is easier to use than many competing products, has raised $10.3 million in funding. The investment was announced today. According to Blumira, Mercury Fund led the round with participation …
Open-source business intelligence startup Preset nabs $35.9M funding
Business intelligence software startup Preset Inc. today announced that it has raised $35.9 million in funding from existing backer Andreessen Horowitz and new investor Redpoint Ventures, which led the round. The round follows a $12.5 million Series A investment in 2019. Preset …
T-Mobile says more than 48M people affected by data breach
T-Mobile US Inc. this morning said in a statement that information belonging to more than 48 million past, current and prospective customers was stolen in a breach of its systems. On Sunday, Motherboard reported that an online forum post offered to sell …
Rapid Robotics raises $36.7M for its AI-powered industrial robots
Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global have led a $36.7 million funding round for Rapid Robotics Inc., a startup developing artificial intelligence-powered robots aimed at the industrial sector. San Francisco-based Rapid Robotics announced the funding this morning. The startup says its technology is …