Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

AWS makes its Kendra enterprise search platform generally available with new features

By Maria Deutscher May 11, 2020

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…

Apps

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 768G chip offers built-in 5G, better performance

By Maria Deutscher May 11, 2020

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…

Security

Unpatchable exploit in Thunderbolt allows hackers to break into locked PCs

By Maria Deutscher May 11, 2020

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…

Apps

Facebook makes its redesigned desktop interface available globally

By Maria Deutscher May 8, 2020

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…

Policy

New York AG ends inquiry into Zoom after security and privacy commitments

By Maria Deutscher May 8, 2020

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…

Apps

Samsung will launch a ‘mobile-first’ debt card to compete with Apple Card

By Maria Deutscher May 8, 2020

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…

Security

Microsoft reportedly on verge of buying security startup CyberX for $165M+

By Maria Deutscher May 7, 2020

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…

Infra

AMD’s new 7-nanometer Ryzen Pro 4000 processors target business laptops

By Maria Deutscher May 7, 2020

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.…

Security

Zoom acquires encrypted chat startup Keybase to make meetings more secure

By Maria Deutscher May 7, 2020

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…

Apps

Uber lays off 3,700 employees across its support and recruiting teams

By Maria Deutscher May 6, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. disclosed in a regulatory filing today that it plans to lay off about 3,700 staffers, or about 14% of its last reported total headcount of 26,900 employees. The cuts are the…

Maria Deutscher

AWS makes its Kendra enterprise search platform generally available with new features

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 768G chip offers built-in 5G, better performance

Unpatchable exploit in Thunderbolt allows hackers to break into locked PCs

New York AG ends inquiry into Zoom after security and privacy commitments

Samsung will launch a ‘mobile-first’ debt card to compete with Apple Card

Microsoft reportedly on verge of buying security startup CyberX for $165M+

AMD’s new 7-nanometer Ryzen Pro 4000 processors target business laptops

Uber lays off 3,700 employees across its support and recruiting teams

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