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FTC calls pharmacy Rite Aid ‘reckless’ after facial recognition use in stores

By James Farrell Dec 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with the pharmacy chain Rite Aid that will include a five-year ban on the company using artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology. The FTC said Rite Aid…

Big Data

Qlik buys data-as-a-product startup Mozaic Data

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2023

Data integration company QlikTech International AB said today it has closed on another acquisition, snapping up the artificial intelligence-powered data-as-a-product startup Mozaic Data for an undisclosed fee. According to Qlik, the deal is a timely…

Cloud

Report: AWS to reorganize sales teams amid slowing cloud revenue growth

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2023

Amazon Web Services Inc. is planning a major overhaul of its 60,000-strong sales team, in order to address problems as rivals such as Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC make some headway in the global…

AI

Google takes steps to prevent abuse of its generative AI tools during U.S. elections

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2023

Google LLC said today it’s planning to restrict the ability of its artificial intelligence chatbot Bard and its Search Generative Experience to respond to election-related queries ahead of the U.S. Presidential election taking place…

Security

SSH communications threatened by emerging ‘Terrapin Attack’ method

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2023

Researchers have published details about a new attack method that exploits a vulnerability in the Secure Socket Shell or SSH networking protocol that raises concerns about the security of data transmissions across networks. Dubbed…

Security

Global police operation HAECHI IV nets 3,500 arrests in crackdown on online financial crime

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2023

An international police operation targeting online financial crime held over six months has concluded with almost 3,500 arrests and the seizure of $300 million in assets across 34 countries. The operation, called HAECHI IV,…

Security

Okta acquires identity security startup Spera in reported $100M+ deal

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2023

Okta Inc. today announced that it will acquire Spera Cybersecurity Inc., a startup helping enterprises secure employee accounts across services such as Salesforce and GitHub. CTech reported that the deal will be worth between…

Security

Law enforcement agencies led by FBI disrupt ALPHV ransomware gang

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2023

A group of law enforcement agencies led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation has disrupted the infrastructure of the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang. The FBI announced the development this morning. The ransomware…

Security

Comcast’s Xfinity unit and Insomniac Games experience large-scale data breaches

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2023

Comcast Corp.’s Xfinity subsidiary and video game developer Insomniac Games Inc. have both experienced large-scale data breaches that each compromised more than 1 million records. The cyberattack against Xfinity was disclosed on Monday and…

Emerging Tech

Lightmatter raises $155M for photonic computing at $1.2B valuation

By Kyt Dotson Dec 19, 2023

Lightmatter Inc., a startup building computing products that use light for computing, said today that it has raised $155 million in additional funding increasing the company’s valuation to $1.2 billion. The funding was led…

the latest

FTC calls pharmacy Rite Aid ‘reckless’ after facial recognition use in stores

Qlik buys data-as-a-product startup Mozaic Data

Report: AWS to reorganize sales teams amid slowing cloud revenue growth

Google takes steps to prevent abuse of its generative AI tools during U.S. elections

SSH communications threatened by emerging ‘Terrapin Attack’ method

Global police operation HAECHI IV nets 3,500 arrests in crackdown on online financial crime

Okta acquires identity security startup Spera in reported $100M+ deal

Law enforcement agencies led by FBI disrupt ALPHV ransomware gang

Comcast’s Xfinity unit and Insomniac Games experience large-scale data breaches

Lightmatter raises $155M for photonic computing at $1.2B valuation

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