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MWC 2020, the mobile industry mega-conference formerly known as Mobile World Congress, has been scrapped because of the coronavirus outbreak. MWC is an annual event held in Barcelona that drew more than 100,000 participants last year and is traditionally attended by all …
Oracle debuts cloud-based AI workbench with AutoML, model explanation features
Oracle Corp. today launched a new cloud-based data science platform that it says provides a toolkit for analytics and artificial intelligence projects in the enterprise. The Cloud Data Science Platform, announced today at a London event by Oracle Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz …
After preventing ‘billions’ in potential hacking damage, CybelAngel raises $36M
CybelAngel SAS, a startup that alerts enterprises when their sensitive business records show up on the open web, has raised $36 million in funding to bring its data leak detection technology to more markets. The round, announced this morning, brings CybelAngel’s total raised …
Unpacked 2020: Samsung unleashes folding Galaxy Z Flip, new S20 Ultra flagship with 100X zoom
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s annual Unpacked event always garners wide attention in the consumer technology world because it’s where the company introduces its flagship smartphones. Today, at Unpacked 2020 in San Francisco, the company took things up a notch by unveiling its latest …
Court clears Sprint’s $26.5B merger with T-Mobile, sending its shares surging
Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. today cleared a major hurdle to their planned $26.5 billion merger after a federal judge dismissed a multistate lawsuit challenging the transaction. Sprint’s shares shot up more than 73% on the news. T-Mobile has gained more …
With new release, Elastic enhances its threat detection capabilities
Elastic N.V., no doubt encouraged by the rapid growth in enterprise cybersecurity spending, has over the last few quarters beefed up its software portfolio with new threat detection and mitigation tools. The company today released a major upgrade to its flagship Elastic Stack suite …
US charges four members of Chinese military over 2017 Equifax data breach
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced today that four members of China’s military have been charged in connection with the 2017 Equifax Inc. breach that compromised the personal data of over 145 million Americans. A grand jury in Atlanta handed down a …
Xerox ups HP takeover bid to $34B as it prepares March 2 tender offer
Xerox Holdings Corp. has turned up its effort to perform a hostile takeover of HP Inc. another notch, raising its bid for the computer and printer maker to $34 billion from $33.5 billion before. The company outlined the new proposal in an …
AWS seeks testimony from Trump, Defense Secretary Esper in JEDI legal battle
Amazon Web Services Inc. is doubling down on its challenge to the Pentagon’s award of a lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp. Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud company has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims requesting that President Donald …
Arm’s new Cortex and Ethos chips promise up to 480x faster AI for IoT devices
Arm Holdings PLC today unveiled a new microcontroller and an accompanying neural processing unit that, when used together, can allow “internet of things” devices to run artificial intelligence models up to 480 times faster than today’s silicon. The microcontroller, the Cortex-M55, joins …