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Activist investor Starboard Value targets GoDaddy after buying 6.5% stake

By Mike Wheatley Dec 27, 2021

The well-known activist investor firm Starboard Value LP is targeting the web services provider GoDaddy Inc. for a shakeup after acquiring a 6.5% stake in the company. That’s according to a regulatory filing with…

Emerging Tech

Microsoft patent shows possible Surface Trio with three screens

By Duncan Riley Dec 27, 2021

Microsoft Corp. has filed a patent for a three-panel foldable device that would presumably be a “Surface Trio” if it ever comes to market. Discovered today by Patently Apple, the patent was first filed…

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Didi’s share price drops as it indefinitely bans employees from offloading its stock

By Mike Wheatley Dec 27, 2021

Shares in the Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Global Inc. took another beating today following a report by the Financial Times that claims current and former employees at the firm have been banned from selling…

Cloud

Zoom buys Liminal assets to boost its virtual event capabilities

By Mike Wheatley Dec 27, 2021

Looking to become the hub for online events, Zoom Video Communications Inc. said today it has acquired key assets from a startup called Liminal that builds add-ons for the Zoom platform. Liminal’s add-ons, known…

Security

Photo services giant Shutterfly suffers ransomware attack

By Maria Deutscher Dec 27, 2021

Shutterfly LLC, the operator of several popular e-commerce services focused on the photography market, has suffered a ransomware attack. The breach was first reported by Bleeping Computer this morning. According to the publication, the…

Emerging Tech

Report: Meta boosts metaverse push with help of synthetic data startup AI.Reverie

By Maria Deutscher Dec 27, 2021

Meta Platforms Inc. will will draw on its acquisition of synthetic data startup AI.Reverie, which closed earlier this year, to support its metaverse development efforts. The Financial Times reported Meta’s plans on Friday. The…

Blockchain

Crypto exchange Kraken wants to let people borrow against their NFTs

By Kyt Dotson Dec 27, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is developing a way for people to use nonfungible tokens as collateral for loans, the exchange’s founder and Chief Executive Jesse Powel told Bloomberg News on Friday in an interview. NFTs are…

Policy

Dutch regulator orders Apple to allow third-party payments in dating apps

By Duncan Riley Dec 26, 2021

A Dutch regulatory body has ordered Apple Inc. to allow dating apps to offer in-app purchases via third-party payment solutions, a small blow to Apple’s monopoly on payments within iOS apps. The Netherlands Authority…

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Russia slaps Google and Meta with multimillion-dollar fines for not deleting banned content

By Mike Wheatley Dec 26, 2021

Google LLC on Friday was slapped with an unprecedented fine of almost $100 million by a Russian court for its “systemic failure to remove banned content” – the largest penalty ever imposed on a…

Security

You might not like the term ‘zero trust,’ but the concept is on point

By Kate Adam Dec 26, 2021

The cybersecurity risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptions and ever-growing network complexity have certainly not gone unnoticed by executives. In a recent Deloitte survey of C-suite executives, 72% said their organizations experienced between…

the latest

Activist investor Starboard Value targets GoDaddy after buying 6.5% stake

Microsoft patent shows possible Surface Trio with three screens

Zoom buys Liminal assets to boost its virtual event capabilities

Photo services giant Shutterfly suffers ransomware attack

Report: Meta boosts metaverse push with help of synthetic data startup AI.Reverie

Crypto exchange Kraken wants to let people borrow against their NFTs

Dutch regulator orders Apple to allow third-party payments in dating apps

Russia slaps Google and Meta with multimillion-dollar fines for not deleting banned content

You might not like the term ‘zero trust,’ but the concept is on point

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