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New York AG ends inquiry into Zoom after security and privacy commitments
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday closed an inquiry into Zoom Video Communications Inc. after the company agreed to implement a series of security and privacy enhancements. In late March, following the discovery of several security issues, James’ office sent a letter to Zoom seeking clarification on how it handles user data. One ...
Samsung will launch a ‘mobile-first’ debt card to compete with Apple Card
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has revealed plans to launch a “mobile-first” debit card this summer in a move that could create more competition for Apple Inc.’s Apple Card. The project, Samsung executive Sang Ahn detailed in a Thursday blog post, is a collaboration between the company and financial technology startup Social Finance Inc., better known ...
Microsoft reportedly on verge of buying security startup CyberX for $165M+
Microsoft Corp. is reportedly finalizing a deal to acquire CyberX Inc., a venture-backed startup that provides security software for industrial equipment and other connected devices. Word of the negotiations emerged via Israeli media reports published over the last two days. The acquisition is believed to be worth $165 million or $170 million and will reportedly ...
AMD’s new 7-nanometer Ryzen Pro 4000 processors target business laptops
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today expanded its chip lineup with the introduction of the Ryzen Pro 4000 series, which it touts as the industry’s first family of seven-nanometer central processing units for business laptops. The smaller transistor size is not the only highlight. AMD has equipped the chips with a memory encryption mechanism to block ...
Zoom acquires encrypted chat startup Keybase to make meetings more secure
Zoom Video Communications Inc. today said that it has acquired Keybase Inc., an Andreessen Horowitz-backed encrypted-chat startup, to support its efforts to implement end-to-end encryption for its videoconferencing platform. Zoom in April froze feature development for 90 days to address concerns around its privacy and security practices. Chief Executive Officer Eric Yuan divulged at the ...
Uber lays off 3,700 employees across its support and recruiting teams
Uber Technologies Inc. disclosed in a regulatory filing today that it plans to lay off about 3,700 staffers, or about 14% of its last reported total headcount of 26,900 employees. The cuts are the latest in a string of workforce reductions to hit prominent Silicon Valley startups since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Airbnb ...
Microsoft unveils developer-friendly Surface Book 3 laptop as it grows device lineup
Microsoft Corp. today expanded its Surface device lineup with a collection of new products headlined by the Surface Book 3, a developer-friendly laptop that packs high-speed storage and Nvidia Corp. silicon. The company also announced a refreshed version of its compact Surface Go laptop, plus four new accessories. The Surface Book 3 comes in two models. ...
At Satellite, GitHub debuts cloud-based Codespaces editor and new security tools
GitHub kicked off its virtual Satellite developer event today by unveiling Codespaces, a cloud-based code editor integrated into its platform that will roll out alongside several new security features. Codespaces propels the Microsoft Corp. subsidiary into a competitive new market. There are many rival offerings out there, including Amazon Web Services Inc.’s Cloud9 platform, as well as ...
SAP to sell its Digital Interconnect communications business to Sinch for $250M
SAP SE today announced plans to sell its Digital Interconnect business, which provides communications software for enterprises, to Sinch AB in a deal worth 225 million euros or about $250 million. Rumors that SAP was looking to offload the business first surfaced last month. The enterprise software giant acquired Digital Interconnect in 2010 through its ...
Apple’s online-only WWDC developer event will kick off on June 22
Apple Inc. today shared new details about the virtual edition of its Worldwide Developer Conference that will take place this year, most notably the date: The event is scheduled to kick off on June 22. WWDC is a normally in-person conference held in San Jose, California, that Apple uses to unveil new versions of iOS. ...