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Harvard spinoff Zapata Computing raises $21M to develop quantum software
A consortium of venture investors is making a moonshot bet on Zapata Computing Inc., a startup developing software for quantum computers. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zapata today said that it has raised a $21 million funding round co-led by the startup investment division of Comcast Corp. and Prelude Ventures. Several other institutional backers took part as well, ...
Surprise! Apple and Qualcomm settle multibillion-dollar legal dispute
Taking the industry completely off-guard, Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. today announced that they have settled their cross-border, multibillion-dollar legal dispute over mobile modem chip technology. The agreement will see the companies drop all legal action against one another in the numerous jurisdictions where they’ve been pursuing litigation. This will first and foremost end the original Apple ...
Samsung advances Moore’s Law with new 5-nanometer chips
New engineering challenges are making it difficult for chipmakers to keep up with Moore’s Law, the prediction that the density of transistors in processors will double every two years. But Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is pressing ahead nonetheless. The company, which not only sells consumer electronics but is also among the world’s largest semiconductor makers, ...
Google supercharges its Kubernetes service with new security, automation features
Google LLC today introduced GKE Advanced, a heavily upgraded version of its cloud Kubernetes service with security and automation features aimed at the enterprise crowd. Kubernetes is the leading open-source framework for running software container deployments. Containers, in turn, are emerging as enterprises’ tool of choice for building and deploying applications. The technology makes cloud services portable, ...
Intel unleashes eighth-generation Core vPro chips for business laptops
Intel Corp. today unveiled a new generation of its Core vPro processor series, an upgrade that brings with it speed and power efficiency improvements along with enhanced security. Core vPro chips most commonly ship with business laptops. The vPro in the name denotes their compatibility with Intel’s vPro suite of firmware tools, which enable information technology departments to manage employee ...
EU’s controversial copyright directive clears final vote toward becoming law
The European Union’s controversial copyright reform today cleared a final vote before member states and is now on track to become law. The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, as the bill is officially known, passed with 19 countries in favor and six against. Estonia, Belgium and Slovenia abstained. The approval concludes a ...
Apple reportedly readying dark mode, multitasking features for iOS 13
The next version of iOS will be a major boon for power users, if a new leak is to be believed. A report published today in 9To5Mac cites “people familiar with the development of the operating system” as saying that Apple Inc. is planning to deliver a new set of productivity and multitasking features with ...
Lyft recalls thousands of electric bikes after braking problems cause injuries
Lyft Inc.’s budding micro-mobility business has hit a bump in the road. The company said today that it has taken its electric bikes off the streets in New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. after a “small number of users” experienced issues with the brakes. The recall affected about 1,000 vehicles in the Big ...
With 10M+ users, password management startup Dashlane raises $30M round
Dashlane Inc., the maker of the hugely popular password manager of the same name, has secured $30 million in fresh capital. The round was led by publicly traded investment firm Hercules Capital Inc., TechCrunch reported today. The financing takes Dashlane’s total capital raised over the $100 million mark. Its other backers include big names such as Bessemer Venture Partners, ...
Homeland Security issues vulnerability warning for leading enterprise VPNs
Companies use virtual private networks to provide secure connections for employees who need to access work applications from outside the office, but a newly discovered vulnerability may allow hackers to turn those secure connections into a channel for launching cyberattacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today issued a warning about the flaw, which is ...