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In fresh privacy row, Apple blocks Facebook-made app that collected data on teens
Facebook Inc. is facing yet another privacy controversy after the revelation that it has been quietly paying users — including some under 18 — to take part in an intrusive data-gathering program. The company collected user data via a virtual private network app exposed by TechCrunch late Tuesday. On iOS, Facebook distributed the VPN app via ...
Reports: Intel is offering up to $6B to buy networking giant Mellanox
Intel Corp. reportedly has made a multibillion-dollar bid for Israel-based Mellanox Technologies Ltd., a leading maker of networking equipment for data centers. Word of the offer surfaced this morning in reports from the Israeli business journals Calcalist and Globes. The sources who spoke with the publications indicated that Intel’s bid is worth $5.5 billion to $6 ...
Intel leads $23M funding round in cloud security startup Fortanix
Modern encryption tools can provide a strong layer of defense for data that’s sitting idly or being transmitted across a network. But records must be decrypted into their original, readable form whenever an application needs to use them, which creates an opening for hackers. Mountain View, California-based Fortanix Inc. is working to close this security gap. ...
Microsoft 365 gets new data governance and security tools
Microsoft Corp. is launching new data governance tools for enterprises that promise to ease the task of keeping sensitive business information secure. The tools, announced today, are rolling out for the company’s Microsoft 365 subscription offerings, which bundle Office 365 with Windows 10, cybersecurity services and other products. The standout addition is a capability called sensitivity ...
Alphabet’s CapitalG leads $100M round into data governance specialist Collibra
Collibra Inc., a maker of tools that help enterprises ensure the integrity of their business information and prevent data leaks, today announced it has secured $100 million in fresh funding. Alphabet Inc.’s CapitalG investment arm led the late-stage Series E round. The fund, which primarily invests in late-stage startups, has backed many prominent tech companies, including ...
Apple reportedly developing a Netflix-inspired game subscription service
Apple Inc. is looking to the $138 billion video game market for growth opportunities, a new report claims. Online news network Cheddar today cited five unnamed sources as saying the iPhone maker is working on a Netflix-style game subscription service. According to the tipsters, the platform would provide users with access to a bundled lineup ...
In largest acquisition yet, Dropbox buys HelloSign for $230M
Cloud storage giant Dropbox Inc. today announced that it has inked a $230 million deal to acquire HelloSign Inc., a document management startup with millions of users worldwide. HelloSign has raised just $16 million from investors since launching in 2011. That’s a relatively modest amount given the value of the acquisition and the startup’s large ...
Nvidia’s stock dives 14% after it slashes revenue guidance by $500M
Nvidia Corp. today slashed its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter by $500 million, sparking an investor selloff that sent its stock dropping as much as 17 percent. The graphic card maker’s shares fell nearly 14 percent today, which amounts to more than $14 billion in lost value. It’s the second major stock price crash to ...
Report: Facebook is working to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram
Facebook Inc. is said to be in the early stages of a large-scale project to merge the infrastructure behind Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram into a unified messaging backend. The plan was reported by The New York Times today. Citing four people familiar with the matter, the paper said that the initiative involves thousands of Facebook employees ...
With new AlphaStar system, DeepMind racks up another AI first
After training an artificial intelligence model to master chess and Go, Alphabet Inc.’s DeepMind subsidiary has embarked on a new project: cracking the code on a hit video game seen by researchers as one of the “grand challenges” of AI. The group has built a dedicated deep learning system called AlphaStar for the game in ...