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Facebook introduces ‘Experts’ to cut down on misinformation in Groups

By James Farrell Jul 13, 2021

In an effort to reduce the amount of dubious information appearing in Facebook Inc.’s Group pages, the company said today it will now let experts decide what is true. The feature, called “Group Experts,”…

Security

Despite being targeted by Microsoft, Trickbot has returned from the dead

By Duncan Riley Jul 13, 2021

Infamous botnet Trickbot, supposedly taken down by Microsoft Corp. in October, has returned from the dead with a new campaign targeting virtual network computing services. That Trickbot is back comes as no great surprise.…

Emerging Tech

Amazon acquires Facebook’s satellite internet experts to boost broadband plans

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Amazon.com Inc.’s space ambitions got a big boost today with the news that it acquired more than a dozen satellite internet experts from rival Facebook Inc. The talent acquisition was completed in April but…

Big Data

Healthcare data platform startup Truveta raises $95M to build out its platform

By Duncan Riley Jul 13, 2021

Healthcare data platform startup Truveta Inc. revealed today that it has raised $95 million in new funding to hire more people and fund infrastructure and cloud computing resources to build out its platform. Truveta launched out…

Security

REvil disappears following pressure on Russia to act on ransomware gangs

By Duncan Riley Jul 13, 2021

Ransomware gang REvil has disappeared following pressure from the U.S. government on Russia to act on ransomware groups operating in the country. The REvil ransomware gang, also known as Sodinokibi, dates back to 2018…

Big Data

SAS Institute decides against selling itself to Broadcom after all, reports say

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Data analytics firm SAS Institute Inc. has reportedly backed out of talks with Broadcom Inc. over a possible sale, following a change of heart by its owners. SAS Institute’s valuation has been a topic…

Cloud

Andreessen Horowitz leads $125M round for code search startup Sourcegraph

By Maria Deutscher Jul 13, 2021

Developer tooling startup Sourcegraph Inc. today disclosed that it has closed a $125 million late-stage funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz at a $2.625 billion valuation, triple what it was worth just eight months…

AI

ZoomInfo acquires Chorus.ai for $575M to expand its sales intelligence platform

By Maria Deutscher Jul 13, 2021

Publicly-traded ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., which supplies enterprises with market intelligence they use to find new customers, today announced that it has inked a deal to buy sales analytics startup Chorus.ai Inc. for $575 million.…

Blockchain

Australian government awards $4.2M for two blockchain pilot programs

By Kyt Dotson Jul 13, 2021

The Australian government announced Monday that it awarded AU$5.6 million ($4.2 million) through its Blockchain Pilot Grants program to two pilot projects. The two pilot programs that received the grants were from Everledger Ltd., a…

Policy

Google fined $593M in France for breaching antitrust order

By Maria Deutscher Jul 13, 2021

France’s competition regulator today issued a fine of 500 million euros, or about $593 million, to Google LLC after finding that the search giant has failed to comply with parts of a 2020 antitrust…

explore news

Despite being targeted by Microsoft, Trickbot has returned from the dead

Amazon acquires Facebook’s satellite internet experts to boost broadband plans

Healthcare data platform startup Truveta raises $95M to build out its platform

REvil disappears following pressure on Russia to act on ransomware gangs

SAS Institute decides against selling itself to Broadcom after all, reports say

Andreessen Horowitz leads $125M round for code search startup Sourcegraph

ZoomInfo acquires Chorus.ai for $575M to expand its sales intelligence platform

Australian government awards $4.2M for two blockchain pilot programs

Google fined $593M in France for breaching antitrust order

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