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MIT and Penn State join forces with AWS to help classify images of flood disaster zones

By Kyt Dotson Dec 17, 2020

Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and students at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology have been working on artificial intelligence computer models that uses disaster scene images to inform responders about…

Blockchain

Fetch.ai debuts a decentralized Mobility Framework for delivery drivers

By Mike Wheatley Dec 17, 2020

U.K.-based artificial intelligence lab Fetch.ai Ltd. today announced the launch of its Mobility Framework that helps support delivery drivers by eliminating the middleman. Fetch.ai says that although the delivery economy has boomed throughout the COVID-19…

Security

Enterprise data backup provider Clumio launches new ransomware protection service

By Duncan Riley Dec 17, 2020

Enterprise data backup provider Clumio Inc. today launched a new ransomware protection product designed to protect businesses from the ongoing threat of infection. Called Clumio RansomProtect, the product is described as the industry’s first air-gapped…

Security

New Goontact spyware aims to steal data from iOS and Android users

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

A newly discovered form of spyware has been found that can steal data from both iOS and Android users. Dubbed “Goontact” by researchers at cybersecurity firm Lookout Inc., the spyware is offered through illicit…

Policy

Facebook blasts Apple over upcoming data privacy changes

By James Farrell Dec 16, 2020

A number of Facebook Inc. ads today criticized Apple Inc. over changes to its upcoming iOS 14 operating system. The full-page ads appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the…

Blockchain

Bitcoin breaks through $20,000 to hit new all-time high

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

The price of bitcoin hit new record highs in trading today, breaking through $20,000 for the first time in its history. The $20,000 mark was surpassed at 8:44 a.m. EST and the price of…

Apps

A tale of two initial public offerings: Upstart booms, Wish bombs

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

It was tale of two different initial public offering outcomes on public markets today as financial technology startup Upstart Holdings Inc. boomed on its debut while e-commerce firm Wish’s parent company ContextLogic Inc. bombed.…

Big Data

Data protection startup BigID raises $70M on $1B unicorn valuation

By Duncan Riley Dec 16, 2020

Data protection and privacy startup BigID Inc. announced today that it has raised $70 million in new funding to deliver new applications for using data for data privacy, security and governance. The Series D round…

Policy

Texas and nine other Republican-led states accuse Google of online ad stranglehold

By Mike Wheatley Dec 16, 2020

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other states have slapped Google LLC with a lawsuit accusing it of anticompetitive practices in its online advertising business. The complaint filed today targets Google’s alleged stranglehold…

Cloud

New Amazon Location Service offers cost-effective, high-quality data for location-based services

By Teryn O'Brien Dec 16, 2020

Amazon Web Services Inc. has just added a new service, called Amazon Location Service, to its cloud offerings to help customers with location-based needs. “Amazon Location Service is a new geospatial service that makes…

all stories

Fetch.ai debuts a decentralized Mobility Framework for delivery drivers

New Goontact spyware aims to steal data from iOS and Android users

Facebook blasts Apple over upcoming data privacy changes

Bitcoin breaks through $20,000 to hit new all-time high

A tale of two initial public offerings: Upstart booms, Wish bombs

Texas and nine other Republican-led states accuse Google of online ad stranglehold

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