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Mobile banking startup Chime lands $485M mega-round at $14.5B valuation

By Maria Deutscher Sep 18, 2020

Chime Financial Inc. today became the most valuable financial technology startup in the U.S. after announcing that it has closed a $485 million round at a $14.5 billion valuation. The investment is the third…

Infra

Ericsson snaps up Cradlepoint for $1.1B to bring 5G to the enterprise

By Maria Deutscher Sep 18, 2020

Ericsson, one of the world’s top suppliers of telecommunications equipment, today said that it’s buying enterprise networking firm Cradlepoint Inc. in a $1.1 billion deal that’s expected to close before year’s end. Sweden-based Ericsson makes…

AI

How AI-powered chatbots are improving services for the disabled

By Zeus Kerravala Sep 18, 2020

Inclusiveness has become an important part of organizations around the world. There has been a strong focus on racial and gender issues but other groups are often overlooked. In particular, people who have physical…

Policy

Facebook to impose restrictions on staff talking about politics and social issues

By James Farrell Sep 17, 2020

Facebook Inc. told employees today that it will introduce new restrictions on what social and political issues staff can discuss. According to reports, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told staff during a weekly employee Q&A…

Apps

Google bans stalkerware apps in the Play Store, with some exceptions

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2020

Google LLC is officially banning “stalkerware” apps from the Google Play Store effective Oct. 1, but the apps can still be offered if they’re pitched as tracking children or for enterprise purposes under some…

Apps

IPO mania: Shares of game software maker Unity jump 44% in initial trading

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2020

Continuing the momentum of other tech companies going public in recent weeks, shares of video game software developer Unity Software Inc. shot up 44% today, opening at $75 a share, after its initial public offering. The…

Emerging Tech

Report: Uber in talks with SoftBank for a partial sale of its stake in Didi Chuxing

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. is reported to be in talks to divest part of its shares in Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co., according to a report Thursday. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the matter,…

Security

German patient dies after being diverted from hospital hit by ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2020

A German woman has died after being diverted from a hospital that had suffered a ransomware attack, allegedly the first death attributed directly to such an attack. The ransomware attack targeted the Duesseldorf University Hospital…

Cloud

Alibaba debuts a new cloud operating system and its first cloud computer

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2020

Alibaba Cloud launched the next iteration of its cloud computing platform during its virtual Apsara Conference today. Alibaba Group Chief Technology Officer Jeff Zhang introduced Alibaba Cloud 2.0, saying the new cloud operating system…

Apps

TikTok could go public if Oracle deal is approved by Trump administration

By Duncan Riley Sep 17, 2020

TikTok could be heading toward an initial public offering subject to the deal between parent company ByteDance Ltd. and Oracle Corp. getting approval by the Trump administration. The claim comes from CNBC, which reported today…

all stories

Mobile banking startup Chime lands $485M mega-round at $14.5B valuation

Ericsson snaps up Cradlepoint for $1.1B to bring 5G to the enterprise

How AI-powered chatbots are improving services for the disabled

Google bans stalkerware apps in the Play Store, with some exceptions

IPO mania: Shares of game software maker Unity jump 44% in initial trading

Report: Uber in talks with SoftBank for a partial sale of its stake in Didi Chuxing

German patient dies after being diverted from hospital hit by ransomware attack

TikTok could go public if Oracle deal is approved by Trump administration

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