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50 attorneys general join forces for antitrust investigation into Google
Google LLC’s legal and government relations teams will have a busy 2020 by the look of things. Today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to announce he’ll be leading a multistate antitrust investigation into the search giant. The probe is backed by attorneys general from 47 other states ...
Apple revises App Store search algorithm that unfairly boosted its own apps
Apple Inc. has adjusted the App Store’s search algorithm after a New York Times investigation found that the company’s own apps were often ranked higher than more popular competitors. The Times published its findings today alongside an interview with two senior Apple executives who went on record about the issue. The executives, senior vice presidents ...
Google Cloud gets rootkit-resistant Kubernetes nodes, better SAP support
Google LLC today added a set of specialized instance options to its cloud platform that will cater to enterprises with Kubernetes workloads and large installations of software from SAP SE. The first addition is Shielded GKE Nodes, a mode that can be enabled on regular instances to make them more secure. It’s based on an ...
With upcoming chips, Qualcomm will expand 5G access beyond flagship phones
Wireless carriers are rushing to retool their infrastructure for 5G and the technology is already live in some major cities. Currently, however, only flagship phones such as the $1,299 edition of the Samsung Galaxy S10 can take advantage of the speeds offered by next-generation mobile networks. Qualcomm Inc. intends to change that. The company, one ...
Facebook facing multistate antitrust probe over social media dominance
New York State Attorney Letitia James will lead a multistate investigation of Facebook Inc. to determine if the company has abused its dominance in the social media market. James’ office announced the probe in a brief press release this morning. Though at an early stage, the investigation is already shaping up to be a broad ...
Facebook launches $10M contest to develop deepfake detection tools
Facebook Inc. today announced that it’s teaming up with Microsoft Corp. and a number of universities to launch the Deep Fake Detection Challenge, a $10 million contest meant to spur the development of new methods to identify doctored videos. The initiative takes aim at the specific category of doctored videos known as deepfakes. It’s a relatively new ...
Reports: WeWork may cut IPO valuation by half, postpone listing
The We Co., parent company of WeWork, is struggling to convince investors they should look past its billions of dollars in losses ahead of its planned initial public offering. That’s according to reports published today in Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal, which cited sources as saying the co-working behemoth is considering to file for an IPO ...
Targeting IoT security market, Palo Alto Networks buys Zingbox for $75M
Palo Alto Networks Inc. is moving into the fast-growing connected device security market with the acquisition of Zingbox Inc., a startup hatched at Stanford University that uses machine learning to detect hacking attempts. The deal, announced Wednesday afternoon, is worth $75 million. It follows Palo Alto Networks’ announcement of two other startup acquisitions in May ...
With new solutions, StreamSets aims to simplify data integration and Apache Spark
StreamSets Inc. today unveiled a cloud version of its namesake data integration platform and a new tool for Apache Spark that’s aimed at helping enterprises put their information to work faster. Five-year-old StreamSets is a relative newcomer to the data integration market, going up against incumbents such as IBM Corp., but it has already established ...
Microsoft acquires infrastructure visibility provider Movere
Just weeks after picking up application optimization specialist jClarity Ltd., Microsoft Corp. has made another strategic purchase to boost its cloud capabilities. The company today announced the acquisition of Movere Inc., a software provider based out of Bellevue, Washington that sells an infrastructure assessment platform. The product enables enterprises to take stock of their technology assets ...