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YouTube soon will launch Shorts, its version of TikTok, in the US

By James Farrell Feb 17, 2021

TikTok is about to get some stiff competition: Google LLC-owned YouTube announced today that it will release “Shorts” in the U.S. in the coming weeks. “Every year, increasing numbers of people come to YouTube…

Security

Kia Motors America allegedly struck by DoppelPaymer ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2021

Kia Motors America Inc. has been allegedly struck by a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack along with a demand for a 404 bitcoin ($20 million) ransom payment. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the attack appeared first with…

Emerging Tech

Autonomous vehicle sensor startup AEye to go public via a SPAC

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2021

Artificial intelligence-powered autonomous vehicle sensor startup AEye Inc. today announced that it plans to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company. The deal will see AEye merge with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III in a deal…

Emerging Tech

Waymo starts testing autonomous robotaxi service in San Francisco

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2021

Waymo LLC, the self-driving car division of Alphabet Inc., today announced that it has begun limited testing of an autonomous robotaxi service in San Francisco some two years after it launched a commercial service…

Security

North Koreans indicted for alleged role in hacking and ransomware attacks

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2021

The U.S. Justice Department today indicted three North Korean nationals for their alleged role in the hacking and ransomware attacks that targeted cryptocurrency exchanges, banks and the entertainment industry among others. Jon Chang Hyok,…

Emerging Tech

AWS joins PennyLane, an open-source framework that melds machine learning with quantum computing

By Mike Wheatley Feb 17, 2021

Amazon Web Services Inc. will play a central role in advancing quantum computing after announcing today that it has joined the steering council of the open-source PennyLane project. PennyLane is a framework for what’s…

Cloud

Twilio’s stock jumps after cloud communications firm posts surprise profit

By Mike Wheatley Feb 17, 2021

Twilio Inc. is riding high today, its stock up more than 10% in extended trading the cloud communications company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results that took Wall Street by surprise. The company reported a profit…

Policy

Google, Facebook choose different paths amid pressure to pay for news in Australia

By Maria Deutscher Feb 17, 2021

Facebook Inc. today said it would restrict the ability of users in Australia to share news on its platform, just hours after Google LLC announced it will pay News Corp. for the rights to…

Cloud

Google debuts Cloud Domains to help enterprises manage their domain names

By Maria Deutscher Feb 17, 2021

Google LLC today introduced the preview release of Cloud Domains, a service that will enable Google Cloud customers to maintain their domain names through the same console they use to manage infrastructure-as-a-service resources. The…

Cloud

Google doubles down on education with updates to Classroom and Meet, plus new Chromebooks

By Mike Wheatley Feb 17, 2021

Google LLC announced a raft of updates today that it says are intended to advance education, both online and offline, in the classroom and also in remote learning environments. The most important new update…

all stories

YouTube soon will launch Shorts, its version of TikTok, in the US

Kia Motors America allegedly struck by DoppelPaymer ransomware attack

Autonomous vehicle sensor startup AEye to go public via a SPAC

Waymo starts testing autonomous robotaxi service in San Francisco

North Koreans indicted for alleged role in hacking and ransomware attacks

AWS joins PennyLane, an open-source framework that melds machine learning with quantum computing

Google doubles down on education with updates to Classroom and Meet, plus new Chromebooks

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