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Bloomberg claims China planted spy chips in servers used by Apple and Amazon, but both refute story
Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. are said to have been targeted in a Chinese spying campaign that reportedly saw malicious chips enter their data centers as part of compromised server motherboards. That’s the claim put forth in a bombshell Bloomberg report published today. Apple and Amazon have outright rejected the allegations, while Super Micro Computer ...
Google Assistant gets new visual interfaces, developer tooling in major redesign
Google LLC today rolled out a redesign of its popular voice assistant that brings a more visual way to interact with applications and devices, as well as new tools for developers. Manuel Bronstein, vice president of product for Google Assistant, wrote in a blog post that the changes are designed to accommodate users’ preferences better. ...
Amazon debuts compact new Fire TV device and Alexa-powered remote
Hot on the heels of unveiling more than a dozen voice-controlled devices at an event in Seattle, Amazon.com Inc. has followed up with two more. The company today introduced a compact new addition to its Fire TV line of video streaming systems and an accompanying remote with a built-in microphone. Both are designed to work with Amazon’s Alexa ...
GM’s Cruise self-driving car unit strikes $2.75B partnership with Honda
GM Cruise LLC, the high-profile unit within General Motors Co. working on autonomous driving technology, is joining forces with another automaker to speed up its efforts. The group today announced a $2.75 billion partnership with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. to develop a brand-new vehicle designed from scratch for autonomous driving. The sum includes $750 million ...
Palo Alto Networks inks $173M deal to acquire cloud security startup RedLock
Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced that it has agreed to buy RedLock Inc., a competitor focused on securing cloud environments, in an all-cash deal worth $173 million. The purchase is the latest in a series of nine-figure acquisitions that the network protection giant has made this year. In April, Palo Alto Networks shelled out ...
Under pressure, Amazon will introduce $15 minimum wage for 350,000 US workers
Following criticism over its treatment of workers, Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to hike the minimum wage of U.S. workers to $15 an hour starting next month. The move is set to affect more than 350,000 workers. That includes over 250,000 full-time and part-time employees, plus the 100,000 seasonal staff Amazon will hire for the holiday season this year. ...
With new $200M round, high-flying cybersecurity startup Tanium valued at $6.5B
Tanium Inc., a startup that provides cybersecurity software to over half the Fortune 100, today announced that it has raised $200 million in fresh funding at a hefty $6.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Wellington Management Co., a major investment firm that manages over $1 trillion in assets. It was joined by fellow ...
With major new platform release, Splunk doubles down on AI and containers
Splunk Inc. kicked off its .conf 2018 conference today with the introduction of numerous new features, plus a few upcoming ones, that aim to bring analytics projects into the age of artificial intelligence and software containers. The capabilities are rolling out for the company’s flagship machine data processing platform. They’ll become available in both the on-premises Splunk Enterprise and the ...
Adobe beefs up Acrobat DC with new mobile and AI features
Two and a half decades after its release, more than 100 million people use Adobe Systems Inc.’s Acrobat DC family of PDF tools every day. The company today released new capabilities for the suite to make all those users’ work go more smoothly. The enhancement that will likely be felt the most is the suite’s expanded mobile ...
Google launches interactive YouTube ads that support downloads and e-commerce
In a push to attract more brands to its YouTube video site, Google LLC is launching new ad formats that will let users engage interactive content and even make purchases without leaving the platform. The company introduced the offerings at an advertising conference in New York today. They build on YouTube’s flagship TrueView ad format, which ...