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Southeast Asian ride-hailing companies Grab Taxi Pte Ltd. and Gojek are reportedly in merger talks on a deal being pushed by SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son. Grab, which is partially owned by Uber Technologies Inc. following Uber’s exit from the Southeast Asian …
Despite Oracle deal, TikTok’s US future remains in doubt
Despite Oracle Corp. confirming today that it had signed on as a “trusted technology partner” with ByteDance Ltd. for popular short video sharing app TikTok, the deal remains in doubt given that it did not include Oracle purchasing TikTok U.S. Exactly what …
Google users are complaining their Pixel smartphone batteries are swelling
Users of some Google LLC Pixel smartphones are complaining online that the batteries in their phones are swelling in what could potentially be a design issue with the phones. The issue is being primarily reported by users of the Pixel 3 and …
Users of adult dating sites exposed in Mailfire data leak
A database belonging to an online marketing company has been found exposed online, with most of the records relating to users of adult dating websites. Discovered by researchers at vpnMentor and publicized today, the 882-gigabyte database was traced to a company called …
Oracle wins TikTok bidding war but deal may not include sale of US operations
Oracle Corp. reportedly has beaten Microsoft Corp. in a bidding war for the U.S. operations of TikTok, but in a catch, the deal may not include the sale of the popular short-video app. The Wall Street Journal, quoting a person familiar with the …
It’s official: Nvidia to acquire Arm from SoftBank in $40B deal
After several months of speculation that a deal was being discussed, it’s now official: Nvidia Corp. has acquired Arm Holdings Ltd. from owner SoftBank Group Corp. in a $40 billion deal that’s one of the largest in technology this year. Under the terms of the …
Customer data from gaming hardware maker Razer found exposed online
More than 100,000 customer records belonging to Razer Inc. have been found exposed online in yet another case of a company failing to secure its online storage. Discovered and publicized today by security researcher Bob Diachenko, the exposed data included full names, emails, phone …
Property technology startup Opendoor set to go public through a merger with Social Capital
Property technology startup Open Door Labs Inc. is set to go public via a merger with an existing listed company, according to a report today from Bloomberg. Quoting people with knowledge with the matter, the report claims that Opendoor is looking to merge with …
Microsoft: Hackers from Russia, China and Iran are targeting Trump and Biden campaigns
Election hacking is back in the news: Microsoft Corp. today warned that state-sponsored hacking groups are targeting both the Trump and the Biden U.S. presidential campaigns. The advisory from Microsoft points the finger at three countries — Russia, China and Iran — as being …
Container and Kubernetes threat detection startup StackRox raises $26.5M
Container and Kubernetes threat detection startup StackRox Inc. announced today it has raised $26.5 million in new funding to expand in key geographies and support research and development efforts. The round was led by Menlo Ventures and included Highland Capital Partners, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., …