Page 2660 – SiliconANGLE

AI

AI startup Ushur bags $25M to automate customer interactions

By Maria Deutscher Nov 5, 2020

Santa Clara, California-based Ushur Inc. has secured $25 million in fresh funding to help enterprises automate how they manage support requests and other customer interactions. The investment, announced today, was led by Third Point…

Policy

Justice Department sues Visa over $5.3B Plaid acquisition

By Maria Deutscher Nov 5, 2020

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Visa Inc. in a bid to block its proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid Inc., a startup that Visa executives allegedly saw as having the potential to threaten…

Emerging Tech

Ayar Labs raises $35M for light-based chip communications

By Maria Deutscher Nov 5, 2020

Startup Ayar Labs Inc. today said that it has raised $35 million for its optical interconnect technology, which enables chips inside supercomputers and other systems to communicate with each other using light. The technology is…

AI

Algorithmia debuts a monitoring tool to prevent drift in machine learning models

By Mike Wheatley Nov 5, 2020

Artificial intelligence operations and management software provider Algorithmia Inc. is taking on the chore of machine learning model performance monitoring with a new tool announced today that it says provides greater visibility into algorithm…

Policy

Voters in Portland, Maine say no to facial recognition technology for police

By James Farrell Nov 4, 2020

Voters in Portland, Maine, have voted for a ban on facial surveillance software being used by authorities, the Bangor Daily News reported Tuesday. “An Act to Ban Facial Surveillance by Public Officials in Portland will…

Security

Billions of stolen credentials from defunct breach index site leaked online

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

More than 23,000 hacked databases covering billions of credentials have been leaked from a now-defunct breach index site and are being offered for download on hacking forums and Telegram. The data came from Cit0Day, a…

Security

Newly discovered ‘RegretLocker’ ransomware targets Windows virtual machines

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

A new sophisticated form of ransomware has been detected in the wild that uses advanced techniques to encrypt virtual machines. First detailed today by Bleeping Computer, “RegretLocker” was discovered in October. Specifically targeting Windows virtual…

Security

Barbie hacked: Toymaker Mattel targeted in ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

Toymaker Mattel Inc., the company behind Barbie dolls, disclosed that it was targeted in a ransomware attack, but it managed to fend it off. The ransomware attack was detected on July 28, according to a…

Infra

Pure Storage hires chief revenue officer as it provides strong revenue forecast

By Mike Wheatley Nov 4, 2020

Data storage services provider Pure Storage Inc. said today it’s hiring a new chief revenue officer, longtime VMware Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. executive Dominick Delfino, and announced preliminary third-quarter revenue that’s ahead of…

Security

Hexagon acquires ICS cybersecurity company PAS Global

By Duncan Riley Nov 4, 2020

Hexagon AB today said it has acquired industrial control system cybersecurity company PAS Global LLC for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1993, PAS providers safety, cybersecurity and asset management reliability solutions for the energy, process and power…

explore news

AI startup Ushur bags $25M to automate customer interactions

Justice Department sues Visa over $5.3B Plaid acquisition

Ayar Labs raises $35M for light-based chip communications

Algorithmia debuts a monitoring tool to prevent drift in machine learning models

Voters in Portland, Maine say no to facial recognition technology for police

Billions of stolen credentials from defunct breach index site leaked online

Newly discovered ‘RegretLocker’ ransomware targets Windows virtual machines

Barbie hacked: Toymaker Mattel targeted in ransomware attack

Pure Storage hires chief revenue officer as it provides strong revenue forecast

Hexagon acquires ICS cybersecurity company PAS Global

LATEST FROM THECUBE

UPCOMING CUBE EVENTS

RECENT CUBE EVENTS

IBM's AI Operating Model 2026

Dell Technologies New York Symposium 2026

SEMICON West 2026

AI Data Pipeline Forum 2026

Infor Velocity Week 2026

Dell AI Data Platform Event: From Ambition to AI at Scale 2026

SIGN IN

Bio

Ethics statement

Contact us

Partner with us

Contact us

Guest inquiry