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Court pauses Microsoft’s JEDI Pentagon cloud contract work in response to Amazon suit
A Federal Court of Appeals judge today temporarily blocked the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract that was awarded to Microsoft Corp. last year. The Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative or JEDI contract had been expected to be awarded to Amazon Web Services Inc. The Amazon.com Inc. cloud company last year sued the Department of Defense ...
Broadcom’s world first Wi-Fi 6E chip promises much faster wireless speeds for phones
As carriers rush to upgrade their infrastructure to 5G, another part of the mobile networking landscape is undergoing a major technological shift as well. An emerging standard for indoor mobile connections dubbed Wi-Fi 6E is promising to double internet speeds and halve latency all while cutting power usage at the same time. Today, Broadcom Inc. ...
Giant MWC mobile conference canceled over coronavirus fears after exhibitor exodus
MWC 2020, the mobile industry mega-conference formerly known as Mobile World Congress, has been scrapped because of the coronavirus outbreak. MWC is an annual event held in Barcelona that drew more than 100,000 participants last year and is traditionally attended by all the world’s top phone makers. Companies often use the event to introduce new ...
Oracle debuts cloud-based AI workbench with AutoML, model explanation features
Oracle Corp. today launched a new cloud-based data science platform that it says provides a toolkit for analytics and artificial intelligence projects in the enterprise. The Cloud Data Science Platform, announced today at a London event by Oracle Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz (pictured), comprises seven distinct services and feature sets. At the center of the ...
After preventing ‘billions’ in potential hacking damage, CybelAngel raises $36M
CybelAngel SAS, a startup that alerts enterprises when their sensitive business records show up on the open web, has raised $36 million in funding to bring its data leak detection technology to more markets. The round, announced this morning, brings CybelAngel’s total raised to $52 million. A valuation was not provided. Paris-based CybelAngel provides a cloud ...
Unpacked 2020: Samsung unleashes folding Galaxy Z Flip, new S20 Ultra flagship with 100X zoom
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s annual Unpacked event always garners wide attention in the consumer technology world because it’s where the company introduces its flagship smartphones. Today, at Unpacked 2020 in San Francisco, the company took things up a notch by unveiling its latest Galaxy S20 flagship alongside a brand-new foldable device that bends like a flip ...
Court clears Sprint’s $26.5B merger with T-Mobile, sending its shares surging
Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. today cleared a major hurdle to their planned $26.5 billion merger after a federal judge dismissed a multistate lawsuit challenging the transaction. Sprint’s shares shot up more than 73% on the news. T-Mobile has gained more than 11% in trading. The two carriers originally announced plans to become a ...
With new release, Elastic enhances its threat detection capabilities
Elastic N.V., no doubt encouraged by the rapid growth in enterprise cybersecurity spending, has over the last few quarters beefed up its software portfolio with new threat detection and mitigation tools. The company today released a major upgrade to its flagship Elastic Stack suite that strengthens its capabilities in this area. The Elastic Stack is a family ...
US charges four members of Chinese military over 2017 Equifax data breach
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced today that four members of China’s military have been charged in connection with the 2017 Equifax Inc. breach that compromised the personal data of over 145 million Americans. A grand jury in Atlanta handed down a nine-point indictment on Jan. 28. Chinese People’s Liberation Army operatives Wu Zhiyong, Wang ...
Xerox ups HP takeover bid to $34B as it prepares March 2 tender offer
Xerox Holdings Corp. has turned up its effort to perform a hostile takeover of HP Inc. another notch, raising its bid for the computer and printer maker to $34 billion from $33.5 billion before. The company outlined the new proposal in an announcement today that also revealed it plans to launch a tender offer “on ...