Page 2604 – SiliconANGLE

Big Data

Kyligence’s Apache Kylin-based distributed data warehouse gets cloud-native features

By Paul Gillin Jan 21, 2021

Kyligence Inc., developer of an analytics platform based upon the Apache Kylin open-source distributed data warehouse, today released the fourth generation of the cloud version of its analytics platform. Kyligence Cloud 4 has cloud-native…

Cloud

BMG moves its digital media infrastructure to Google’s cloud

By Mike Wheatley Jan 21, 2021

Google LLC announced its first major cloud customer win of the year today, saying that Bertelsmann Music Group has chosen to build a highly scalable global infrastructure atop of its Google Cloud Platform. One…

Policy

Google investigating top AI ethicist after thousands of files downloaded and shared

By James Farrell Jan 20, 2021

It was only in December that Google LLC found itself the topic of controversy once again when it fired Dr. Mimnit Gebru, one of its leading artificial intelligence ethicists, and today a very similar story…

Security

World Economic Forum pegs cybersecurity failure as a major global risk

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

Cybersecurity failure presents a major risk facing the world this year and well beyond, according to the Global Risks Landscape 2021 report published by the World Economic Forum. Although infectious diseases, in particular the…

Security

ShinyHunters publishes 1.9M stolen user credentials from photo editing site Pixlr

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

Infamous hacking group ShinyHunters has released 1.9 million stolen user records from free online photo editing service Pixlr as part of a release of hacked data from various sites. Links to the data stolen…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency criminal use drops as Biden nominee claims most are used for illicit financing

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

A new report from Chainalysis Inc. has found that the use of cryptocurrency for illegal activities dropped significantly in 2020 even as incoming Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (pictured) is claiming that most…

Policy

Anthony Levandowski pardoned over theft of trade secrets from Alphabet

By Duncan Riley Jan 20, 2021

In a surprise move, Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber Technologies Inc.’s autonomous vehicle unit who was convicted and jailed for stealing corporate secrets from Alphabet Inc. was pardoned by now-former President Donald Trump on…

AI

Facebook’s AI for the visually impaired gets more accurate

By Mike Wheatley Jan 20, 2021

Facebook Inc. announced Tuesday an improved version of its artificial intelligence technology that generates descriptions of photos posted on its site for visually impaired users. The Automatic Alternative Text AI was first introduced in…

Policy

Amazon says it stands ready to assist with US vaccination efforts

By Maria Deutscher Jan 20, 2021

Amazon.com Inc. is ready to assist with the national effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Dave Clark, head of the company’s worldwide consumer business, wrote in a letter addressed to U.S. President Joe Biden. “As…

Cloud

Digital resilience in hybrid and multicloud world headlines Io-Tahoe Jan. 27 event

By Mark Albertson Jan 20, 2021

When it comes to achieving enterprise digital resilience on hybrid and multicloud platforms, enterprises are confronting a tall order. This was one of several conclusions drawn from a survey compiled last year by 451…

all stories

Google investigating top AI ethicist after thousands of files downloaded and shared

World Economic Forum pegs cybersecurity failure as a major global risk

ShinyHunters publishes 1.9M stolen user credentials from photo editing site Pixlr

Cryptocurrency criminal use drops as Biden nominee claims most are used for illicit financing

Anthony Levandowski pardoned over theft of trade secrets from Alphabet

Facebook’s AI for the visually impaired gets more accurate

Amazon says it stands ready to assist with US vaccination efforts

LATEST FROM THECUBE

UPCOMING CUBE EVENTS

RECENT CUBE EVENTS

Oracle AI World 2026

monday.com Elevate 2026

Intuit Connect 2026

EVOLVE26

AI Cybersecurity & Resilience Summit 2026

IBM's AI Operating Model 2026

SIGN IN

Bio

Ethics statement

Contact us

Partner with us

Contact us

Guest inquiry