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Many of the hacking attempts launched against enterprises go after the target firm’s employees, whose login credentials often represent the most straightforward means of accessing key systems. Cisco Systems Inc. wants to mitigate the threat. At the RSA Conference today in San Francisco, …
Google develops an AI that can mimic the brain’s ‘cocktail party effect’
Researchers at Google LLC have developed a new approach to applying artificial intelligence that could help enhance many of the search giant’s services, from YouTube to Hangouts. The breakthrough, which hit the news cycle today following the company’s publication of the details …
Police can unlock latest iPhones with a cracking device called GrayKey
A new report reveals that law enforcement agencies throughout the United States now have a system that can unlock the latest iPhone models, as well as older devices running the two most recent releases of Apple Inc.’s iOS software. The information came …
Spotify buys music licensing startup Loudr in first acquisition since IPO
In its first acquisition since going public, Spotify Technology SA today announced that it has bought re:discover Inc., a music licensing startup that does business under the name Loudr. The price tag was presumably fairly modest given that Loudr had raised just $600,000 from …
Cloudflare moves beyond web services with new Spectrum security service
Cloudflare Inc. is expanding its effort to secure the internet beyond websites and cloud applications. The provider, which helps companies block malicious traffic and make their online content load faster, today unveiled a new service for protecting the internet-connected infrastructure running in the background of …
Demandbase rolls out new analytics tool to boost business-to-business marketing
Marketing personnel at companies that sell to fellow businesses require visibility into how effectively they engage target audiences just as much as their consumer-focused peers. But their work requires much more granularity, often down to individual decision makers within an organization, so that …
Google set to roll out a major redesign of Gmail in coming weeks
Gmail is soon set to receive its first major new look in several years. In a memo to G Suite administrators that leaked today, Google LLC revealed plans to release a brand-new interface for the web version of its ubiquitous email service. The update …
Qualcomm debuts new AI-optimized chips for connected devices
Qualcomm Inc. is stepping up its effort to target connected devices today with the introduction of a new chip series specifically built for the “internet of things.” The Vision Intelligence Platform lineup, as it’s called, is geared toward systems that require the ability to …
HPE picks up cloud consultancy RedPixie to boost its hybrid cloud strategy
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today announced its latest acquisition, a U.K.-based consulting firm called RedPixie Ltd. that helps enterprises migrate their operations to the public cloud. The deal will bolster HPE’s Pointnext professional services business. The company previously expanded the division in September by …
WebAuthn password-free login standard starts rolling out to major browsers
Two of the key bodies overseeing the Internet’s evolution today reached a major milestone in their effort to provide an alternative to password-based security. The FIDO Alliance and W3C, the main group developing technical standards for the web, this morning announced that …