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Apple launches mobility reports to show how people’s movements have changed
Following in Google LLC’s footsteps, Apple Inc. today launched a tool that visualizes how the number of people driving, walking and taking public transit has changed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new Mobility Trends Reports are available at a dedicated page Apple has set up on its website. On launch, the tool displays information for an ...
AMD unveils 3 new Epyc server chips with ‘world’s highest’ core speeds
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today pulled back the curtains on a trio of Epyc central processing units for servers that it says provide the “world’s highest” per-core performance. The CPUs, which are launching under the Epyc 7Fx2 brand, are based on AMD’s seven-nanometer Zen 2 architecture. There are 8, 16 or 24 cores per chip ...
Report: Google is designing a custom five-nanometer chip for its Pixel phones
Google LLC engineers are working on a five-nanometer processor to power future Pixel smartphones and Chromebooks, Axios reported today. The chip, which is being referred to as Whitechapel inside the search giant, appears to be at a fairly advanced phase of development. Google reportedly received the first working prototypes sometime in the past few weeks. However, ...
Amazon will add 75,000 more workers to cope with online shopping surge
Amazon.com Inc. said today that it will recruit an additional 75,000 workers on top of the 100,000 new hires it has brought aboard since mid-March to cope with the explosive growth of online grocery shopping. The retailing giant has increased its order capacity by more than 60% in response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, its ...
Report: Apple’s 2020 iPhones will feature flat sides, AR and AI optimizations
This year’s iPhones will reportedly sport a new, more rectangular design inspired by the iPad Pro, as well as an improved processor that will provide extra computing power for augmented reality and artificial intelligence apps. The enhancements were detailed this morning by Bloomberg, which cited the usual unnamed insiders. Previous reports have suggested that Apple ...
Apple and Google will build a coronavirus tracking system for health authorities
In a rare joint announcement, Apple Inc. and Google LLC today revealed plans to build a decentralized coronavirus tracking system that will enable health authorities to notify people if they come into contact with a COVID-19 patient. The system will use people’s iOS or Android devices to determine if they’ve been exposed. Anticipating the privacy ...
Dell launches SafeBIOS Events & IoA software to secure remote workers’ computers
Dell Technologies Inc. today introduced a new firmware scanning technology, along with a more accommodating licensing scheme for its encryption suite, to help enterprises protect the personal computers of employees who have switched to remote working. SafeBIOS Events & IoA is an upgrade to the SafeBIOS software that Dell ships with its business-grade PCs. As ...
Amazon is setting up an in-house coronavirus testing lab to screen workers
Amazon.com Inc. wants to start testing employees for the coronavirus at an in-house lab it’s currently in the process of setting up. The online retail giant detailed the project on Thursday, saying that it’s being led by a team of software engineers, program managers, procurement specialists and researchers who have been reassigned from their normal jobs. ...
Report: Microsoft calls off 2020 launch of dual-screen Windows 10X devices
Microsoft Corp. is pushing off the launch of dual-screen Windows devices it planned to release this year to 2021 at the earliest, according to a new report. The coronavirus pandemic has upended consumer buying habits and is leading at least some phonemakers to consider delaying product launches. By contrast, certain other segments such as the cloud communications market are ...
Zscaler snaps up cloud security startup Cloudneeti
Publicly traded cybersecurity provider Zscaler Inc. today said it’s acquiring Cloudneeti Corp., a Seattle startup that helps companies find configuration-related vulnerabilities in their cloud applications. The financial terms were not disclosed. Zscaler expects the transaction to complete by month’s end. Cloudneeti’s namesake product scans cloud applications for poorly defined security settings and other configuration issues ...