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Atlassian acquires help desk startup Halp to go after Slack users
Atlassian Corp. PLC has acquired Halp Inc., a venture-backed startup with a cloud service that allows enterprise help desk teams to answer employee support requests inside Slack. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a blog post announcing the deal today, the Halp team said the startup’s namesake service will remain available as an ...
AWS makes its Kendra enterprise search platform generally available with new features
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of Amazon Kendra, a managed search platform that enterprises can use to help employees navigate internal data repositories more easily. Kendra was first previewed at AWS’ re:Invent conference last December. Since its initial debut, AWS has improved the platform’s accuracy and added a number of more ...
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 768G chip offers built-in 5G, better performance
Qualcomm Inc. late Sunday unveiled the Snapdragon 768G, a new mobile processor that packs built-in 5G connectivity and promises up to 15% better performance than its predecessor. The processor is an improved iteration of the Snapdragon 765G that debuted in December. That chip was one of the first from Qualcomm to use a built-in 5G modem ...
Unpatchable exploit in Thunderbolt allows hackers to break into locked PCs
Most personal computers with a Thunderbolt port are vulnerable to a new exploit that allows hackers with physical access to a machine to compromise it even if the screen is locked and the hard drive is encrypted. The exploit, dubbed Thunderspy, was publicly detailed on Sunday. It affects all Windows and Linux computers with Thunderbolt ...
Facebook makes its redesigned desktop interface available globally
More than a year after previewing a new interface for its desktop website, Facebook Inc. today made the redesign generally available, allowing users worldwide to upgrade via a button in the settings menu. Facebook’s stated goal with the upgrade is to make its platform easier to use and faster. The company has shrunk the News ...
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 ...