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Burying the hatchet, Apple strikes chip deal with Imagination Technologies
Apple Inc. has struck a deal to license chip technology from Imagination Technologies Group Plc, a British semiconductor designer that had a public falling out with the iPhone maker in 2017 over graphics processing units. Hertfordshire-based Imagination revealed the news in a terse press release issued today. “Imagination Technologies (“Imagination”) announces that it has replaced ...
Google’s new AI detects breast cancer more accurately than doctors
Google LLC’s health unit has hit the ground running in 2020, today detailing a homegrown artificial intelligence model that it says can identify breast cancer more accurately than human radiologists. The project is the fruit of a transatlantic research collaboration. Google Health worked together with Cancer Research UK Imperial Centre, Northwestern University, Royal Surrey County Hospital and ...
Google will end tax structure it used to move $24.5B to Bermuda in 2018
Alphabet Inc., Google LLC’s parent company, will wind down a tax scheme it has used to delay paying taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits. The news comes by way of a Reuters report published today that cited regulatory filings submitted by the search giant in the Netherlands. For the last few years, Google ...
InsightFinder bags $2M to detect infrastructure issues early with AI
InsightFinder Inc. launched in 2015 with a grant from the National Science Foundation to create an artificial intelligence tool that can detect information technology infrastructure issues ahead of time. Today the Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup announced that it has raised a $2 million round of funding to bring its technology to the enterprise. The investment was ...
VMware closes $2.7B Pivotal deal as it sets course for a Kubernetes-powered future
With less than 48 hours to go until the new year, VMware Inc. today finalized its acquisition of Pivotal Software Inc. and announced the group will be merged into a new business unit under the leadership of executive Ray O’Farrell. VMware in August inked a deal to buy Pivotal for $2.7 billion, or $11.71 per ...
Facebook stops allowing Messenger sign-ups without a Facebook account
Rolling back a feature it introduced in 2015, Facebook Inc. has quietly removed the ability to sign up for its Messenger chat service without a Facebook account. VentureBeat was first to report the change Thursday afternoon and the social network confirmed it in a statement. “If you’re new to Messenger, you’ll notice that you need ...
As streaming wars heat up, Comcast reportedly eyeing acquisition of Xumo TV
Comcast Corp. is reportedly in talks with streaming app provider Xumo TV LLC about an acquisition that, if it comes to fruition, could intensify the competition over viewers among established media companies, Netflix Inc. and tech companies such as Amazon.com Inc. The Wall Street Journal reported the negotiations on Thursday afternoon, citing unnamed insiders. The ...
FAA proposes new tracking rule for drones as unmanned deliveries take off
The Federal Aviation Administration today published a proposed rule aimed at bringing the budding drone industry a “crucial step” forward by making it easier to track and identify unmanned aircraft. Companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Wing are building delivery drones that can ship online orders to consumers faster by flying above traffic. Others, among ...
Travis Kalanick resigns from Uber’s board after offloading $2.5B+ of stock
Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder Travis Kalanick is stepping down from its board as of Dec. 31, the company said today, and the search has begun for a new director to fill the soon to be vacant seat. After establishing Uber in 2010 with co-founder Garrett Camp, Kalanick (pictured) served as its chief executive officer for ...
Security intelligence startup RiskRecon acquired by Mastercard
Mastercard Inc. today said that it has acquired RiskRecon Inc., the startup behind an artificial intelligence service for identifying indirect cybersecurity threats in a company’s business ecosystem. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded four years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah, RiskRecon has raised $40 million from investors that included Accel. The ...