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Browser makers hesitant about FLoC, Google’s ad cookie replacement
Multiple browser makers, including the Mozilla Foundation, have indicated that they don’t currently plan to adopt Google LLC’s FLoC privacy system. FLoC, which stands for Federated Learning of Cohorts, is intended as a replacement to the third-party cookies that online advertisers use to deliver personalized promotions. Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, said that it has ...
Australian court finds Google misled Android users about location data settings
Google LLC misled Android users about how to disable the operating system’s location data collection settings, the Australian Federal Court ruled today. Regulators reportedly expect that the decision could lead to a fine in the “many millions” of dollars for the search giant. Google, meanwhile, said it might appeal, pointing out that the Federal Court’s ...
In latest automation acquisition, IBM to buy process mining provider myInvenio
IBM Corp. today announced plans to acquire Italian software maker myInvenio Srl, which provides an analytics platform that helps enterprises determine how to best apply technologies such as robotic process automation in their operations. The deal’s value was not disclosed. IBM expects it to close by the end of the quarter. Enterprises are applying RPA ...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia over election interference, SolarWinds hack
President Joe Biden today signed an executive order that imposes sweeping sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2020 presidential election, carrying out the SolarWinds hacking campaign and other actions. As part of the move, the U.S. Treasury Department has hit 32 entities and individuals with sanctions over their roles in the efforts of the ...
In final shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos pledges better employee care, lower carbon emissions
In his final letter to Amazon.com Inc. shareholders as chief executive, Jeff Bezos today outlined a vision that focuses on enhancing employee care while reducing carbon emissions. Bezos has penned an annual letter to Amazon shareholders every year since the company went public in 1997. This year’s memo will be the executive’s last before Andy ...
AWS launches Aqua to enable faster Amazon Redshift queries
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of Aqua, a technology that uses custom chips designed by the cloud giant to help organizations run analytics queries faster on Amazon Redshift. AWS says that Aqua will enable customers to perform some data operations up to 10 times faster than competing platforms. Amazon Redshift is ...
Scale AI raises $325M as former top Amazon exec joins in adviser role
Five-year-old startup Scale AI Inc. is worth $7.3 billion after a new $325 million funding round, announced Tuesday, that was jointly led by Dragoneer, Greenoaks Capital and Tiger Global. The startup revealed on the occasion that Jeff Wilke, the former head of Amazon.com Inc.’s worldwide consumer business, is joining as an adviser to Chief Executive ...
Report: Apple to drop iPhone mini from 2022 device lineup after limited sales
Apple Inc.’s 2022 iPhone lineup won’t include an updated version of the iPhone mini, according to a new report, a development that appears to confirm recent estimates about the device failing to meet sales expectations. Apple’s plans were reported today by MacRumors, which attributed the information to an investor note from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi ...
Apple to host ‘Spring Loaded’ virtual event April 20 amid reports of new iPads
Apple Inc. today announced plans to hold an April 20 virtual event titled “Spring Loaded that reportedly could see the company introduce new additions to the iPad line. Apple’s bestselling tablet series is expected to receive one of its biggest updates in recent memory this year. In the works, according to recent reports, is a ...
Grab to go public at nearly $40B valuation via record-breaking SPAC merger
Grab Holdings Inc., the operator of the most popular ride-hailing app in Southeast Asia, today announced plans to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange via a special-purpose acquisition company merger. The transaction is expected to give Singapore-based Grab an initial pro-forma equity value of $39.6 billion, which will reportedly make the deal the biggest SPAC merger ...