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Marking its first acquisition since going public, Cloudflare Inc. today said it has bought S2 Systems Corp., a startup that protects companies against web-borne threats by isolating workers’ browsers from the internet. Financial terms were not disclosed. S2 Systems’ office in Kirkland, Washington, which has …
Samsung unveils $1,000 Galaxy Chromebook as portable computing market heats up
The two entry-level Galaxy phones Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled last week aren’t the only new devices the company is showing off at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Samsung today pulled back the covers on the Galaxy Chromebook, a high-end …
Xerox secures $24B from banks to pursue HP acquisition
Xerox Holdings Corp. said today that it has secured $24 billion in “binding financing commitments” from a trio of banks to carry out its proposed acquisition of HP Inc. Norwalk, Connecticut-based Xerox is currently attempting a hostile takeover of HP for $33.5 …
At CES, Amazon targets auto market with new Alexa features, industry partnerships
Now that Alexa is firmly established as a fixture of the smart home appliance market, Amazon.com Inc. is trying to bring its voice assistant to other parts of consumers’ lives. That includes, among others, their cars, which the company made the center …
Snap acquires computer vision startup AI Factory for a reported $166M
Snap Inc. has acquired AI Factory Inc., a two-year-old startup that makes computer vision and video analysis software, for a reported $166 million. The acquisition became public this morning via media reports that were later confirmed by a Snap spokesperson. The company …
Samsung intros new ‘Lite’ versions of Galaxy S10, Galaxy Note10 flagships
With the annual Consumer Electronics Show coming up next week, some hardware makers have already started announcing their new products. The latest big name to join the fray is Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which today debuted two new versions of its Galaxy …
Informatica promotes Amit Walia to CEO as it hits $1B in recurring revenue
Data management provider Informatica LLC said on Thursday that its board of directors has appointed longtime insider Amit Walia as chief executive officer. Walia, who is taking over the reins from outgoing CEO Anil Chakravarthy, most recently served as the company’s president of …
Google adds new Coral chip modules for AI at the edge
Google LLC’s Coral product line is a family of tiny chip modules that hardware makers can integrate into their devices to provide machine learning features. Today, ahead of next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the search giant added several new …
Dell targets the enterprise with new 5G, AI-enabled Latitude 9510 laptop
Dell Technologies Inc. today expanded its lineup of business laptops with the Latitude 9510, a machine touted as the lightest in its category that also sports 5G support and built-in artificial intelligence features. The gradual rollout of 5G worldwide is driving a …
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 …