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Hoping to make tech jobs more accessible, Google launches IT training program
Google LLC today introduced a new online certification initiative designed to equip workers with skills that can help them join the tech industry. The program, which will become available on Coursera starting Jan. 23, focuses on training participants for information technology support jobs. Google said there are currently 150,000 open positions in this field in the ...
Google is building three undersea Internet cables, five new regions to extend its cloud reach
Google LLC is taking its efforts to gain an edge in the public cloud market to a new front: the ocean floor. The technology giant today announced plans to lay three undersea fiber-optic links as part of an ambitious new infrastructure expansion. The most significant of the projects is the Curie cable, which is named ...
NS1 launches an answer to the internet’s ‘cache poisoning’ problem
Many of the core technologies that underpin the internet were created decades ago, in a time when hacking was a much less pronounced threat than it is today. As a result, some of these building blocks suffer from security weaknesses that make them and the services that depend on them vulnerable to attack. NS1 Inc., a ...
New study finds one in nine online accounts are opened fraudulently
In 2017, data theft reached new heights thanks to high-profile attacks such as the breach at Equifax Inc. that compromised over 140 million consumers. A new report from ThreatMetrix Inc. claims that hackers have stepped up their efforts on other fronts, too. The cybersecurity provider, which helps brands such as Netflix Inc. detect fraudulent activity ...
Thanks to Alibaba and Microsoft, AI can now beat humans at reading
For the first time, artificial intelligence models have outperformed humans in a respected Stanford University reading test used to gauge neural networks’ cognitive prowess. Chinese web giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. announced on Monday that it was an AI developed by its research arm that reached the milestone by earning a score of 82.44. That compares with ...
GM to start producing a fully autonomous car with no steering wheel or pedals
General Motors Co.’s fourth-generation autonomous car is rather different than the previous three iterations: It has no steering wheel or pedals. The vehicle, which was unveiled today, is a modified version of the automaker’s electric Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchback that is set to hit the roads next year as part of its planned self-driving taxi ...
Report: In a hotly anticipated move, Dropbox has confidentially filed to go public
Dropbox Inc. is reportedly ready to hit the stock market, finally. Anonymous sources told Bloomberg today that the cloud storage provider has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The IPO would be a key one this year because Dropbox has been a prime candidate to go public ...
Cisco’s new machine learning tech can spot threats lurking in encrypted traffic
Security-conscious enterprises and consumers aren’t the only ones who rely on encryption to protect their information from prying eyes. Hackers are increasingly applying cryptography as well to conceal malicious traffic, a threat that Cisco Systems Inc. is taking on. The networking giant on Wednesday released a new technology that it says can spot attack attempts ...
With new in-memory analytics engine, Tableau looks to supercharge data visualization
Tableau Software Inc. said today it has managed to jack up the speed at which enterprises can visualize important data for decision-makers. This morning the company launched a new release of its namesake business intelligence platform that processes information as much as five times faster than the previous release. The performance gains can potentially be even bigger ...
Bugsnag picks up $9M to help companies develop more reliable applications
Bugsnag Inc., a San Francisco-based startup tackling application errors, today announced that it has landed a $9 million funding round backed by Alphabet Inc.’s GV investment arm. Returning investors Benchmark Capital and Matrix Partners contributed as well. Bugsnag has won the support of such prominent investors by coming up with a more efficient way for companies ...