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Google debuts Incognito mode for Maps, new YouTube and Assistant data controls
Google LLC today introduced new privacy features for Google Maps, YouTube and Assistant that will give consumers more control over how the search giant uses their data. First up is a new Incognito mode for Maps that works just like the existing tool of the same name in Chrome. When accessing the service on a mobile ...
Taking industry off guard, Microsoft unveils Surface Duo foldable phone
Microsoft Corp.’s Surface tablets were expected to be the main highlight of its hardware event in New York today, but the company had other plans. Alongside a new Arm-powered Surface Pro X, the dual-screen Surface Neo tablet and updates to existing devices, Microsoft debuted a surprise: a homegrown foldable phone dubbed the Surface Duo. When ...
With Mvision Insights, McAfee pitches threat intelligence from a billion sensors
Against the backdrop of its reported preparations to go public, McAfee LLC today introduced a new threat intelligence service that allows enterprises to gain advanced knowledge of potential attacks against their systems. Mvision Insights taps into data the company collects from customer installations of its cybersecurity software. According to McAfee, it has more than a ...
Targeting AR and robots, Google adds object detection to AutoML
Google LLC today introduced new object detection features for AutoML, its cloud-based artificial intelligence development suite, to lure companies working on projects such as augmented reality apps and robots. AutoML is a set of services aimed at making custom AI software more accessible. It targets companies whose needs are not met by pre-packaged machine learning models, ...
Court upholds FCC’s net neutrality repeal: States may set their own rules
The Federal Communications Commission’s 2017 repeal of net neutrality protections was upheld by an appeals court today, but the judges presiding over the case ruled that states can create their own rules in place of the scrapped regulation. Net neutrality is one of the most hot-button issues in internet policy-making. The term, which was coined ...
Report: Amazon is leasing retail spaces to launch a new grocery store chain
Amazon.com Inc.’s burgeoning brick-and-mortar operation could soon include a new grocery store chain separate from Whole Foods. That’s according to a report published today in the Wall Street Journal, which cited the usual “people familiar with the matter” as saying the company has rented more than a dozen retail spaces in the Los Angeles area. ...
Fintech startup Rapyd lands $100M in funding from Stripe-backed group
Rapyd, a London- and Mountain View, California-based financial technology startup, today announced its second funding round of the year in the form of a $100 million investment led by Oak HC/FT. A half-dozen other backers participated as well. They included payment processing unicorn Stripe Inc., which received a $35 billion valuation last month, and venture capital ...
Verizon acquires the technology assets of heavily funded AR startup Jaunt
After a six-year run that saw it raise $100 million in funding, it appears that augmented reality startup Jaunt Inc. is winding down. A terse press release published today revealed that Jaunt’s technology and “certain other assets” have been bought by Verizon Communications Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The startup said the acquired assets include ...
More IPO woe: WeWork to pull filing as new co-CEOs plan restructuring
The We Co., parent of WeWork, today announced plans to withdraw its S-1 filing, delaying its initial public offering indefinitely. The co-working space provider had originally intended to hit the stock market as early as this month but was forced to change course after lackluster interest from Wall Street. Later, WeWork said that the listing ...
Congress reportedly looking into Google’s plans for stronger Chrome encryption
The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust review of Google LLC has reportedly taken a new turn. In addition to the company’s ad business and its dominance of the search market, Congressional investigators are now said to be looking into a less obvious topic of interest: Chrome encryption. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday evening that the committee had sent ...