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Slack refreshes interface in biggest redesign since launch
Slack Technologies Inc. today started rolling out a major interface redesign that adds folders for organizing conversations, a new navigation bar and other features meant to help users get around the team chat service faster. The new look will be gradually released to users of the desktop version over the coming weeks. An update for ...
Uber’s open-source Piranha tool hunts down redundant application code
Uber Technologies Inc. today made another addition to its open-source repertoire in the form of Piranha, a tool that automatically removes outdated and unnecessary code from application projects. Uber originally created Piranha to help its developers rid its mobile apps of redundant code. Specifically, the software cleans up expired feature flags, software components essential to the continuous ...
Amazon boosts delivery of essential supplies as big tech steps up coronavirus response
Amazon.com Inc. today said it will stop shipping some items to speed up delivery of essential supplies such as food and toiletries to people doing their shopping online. Meanwhile, other tech giants are also taking new steps to help stem the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon will temporarily stop shipping many nonessential products sold ...
GitHub acquires npm to strengthen its open-source community presence
Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub subsidiary today said that it has agreed to acquire npm Inc., a startup with a central role in the open-source software community and a user base of about 12 million developers. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Npm has raised at least $8 million in funding from investors including Bessemer ...
Hackers target US Health and Human Services Department in cyberattack
Hackers reportedly believed to be affiliated with a foreign actor launched a cyberattack against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the weekend. The incident, first reported by Bloomberg this morning, was described by officials who spoke to the publication as part of a “campaign of disruption and disinformation” meant to impede the ...
Cybersecurity startups team up to protect hospitals from coronavirus hacking surge
A group of cybersecurity startups today formed an alliance under the banner of London-based investment firm C5 Capital to help healthcare organizations fend off hackers trying to exploit the coronavirus pandemic. The coalition, which calls itself the C5 Alliance, includes C5 Capital portfolio companies IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., Enveil Inc., 4iQ Inc., Blue Cedar Networks Inc., ...
Dozens of internet providers join FCC-led push to keep Americans connected
Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc. and practically all the other major internet providers in the U.S. have signed onto a Federal Communications Commission initiative to help maintain web access for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The Keep Americans Connected Pledge was unveiled by the FCC today. The several dozen telecommunications firms taking part have agreed ...
Apple makes WWDC conference online-only on coronavirus fears
More tech events are going digital, stocks are recouping some of the past week’s losses and a high-profile hostile takeover attempt has been postponed amid the global coronavirus emergency. Apple Inc. said today that this year’s installment of its Worldwide Developers Conference will take place in an online-only format this June. The iPhone maker will ...
Apache Kafka startup Confluent reportedly raising up to $300M at $5B valuation
Confluent Inc. is looking to raise about $200 million to $300 million in a funding round that could value it at $5 billion, Bloomberg reported on Thursday evening. The publication attributed the information to two different sources. The $5 billion valuation, if achieved, would double Confluent’s value from the $2.5 billion it was worth after its last ...
G Suite passes 2 billion users as Google plots to broaden Smart Compose
Google LLC’s G Suite has passed 2 billion monthly active users, 14 years after the first version of the productivity suite rolled out. Javier Soltero, the vice president of G Suite at Google, disclosed the milestone in an interview with Axios published today. Soltero said his group quietly hit the 2 billion user mark late last ...