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Cyberconsolidation: Forescout to be taken private for $1.9B by PE firms Advent and Crosspoint

By Maria Deutscher Feb 6, 2020

Cybersecurity software maker Forescout Technologies Inc. today said that its board has approved a deal to be acquired for $1.9 billion by Advent International and Crosspoint Capital Partners. The two private equity firms’ offer…

Apps

Report: Huawei, other Chinese mobile giants are developing a Google Play rival

By Maria Deutscher Feb 6, 2020

Four Chinese handset makers that together account for an estimated 40% of global mobile device shipments are building a platform meant to rival Google Play. Reuters reported today that the companies involved in the project…

Security

500,000+ computers compromised by malware hosted on Bitbucket

By Duncan Riley Feb 5, 2020

Bitbucket, the Atlassian Corp. Plc-owned git code hosting service, has been abused to compromise 500,000 computers globally, according to cybersecurity firm Cybereason Inc. The hacking campaign involves using malware hosted on Bitbucket to deliver what…

AI

Google demands startup Clearview AI stop scraping photos

By James Farrell Feb 5, 2020

Google LLC-owned YouTube Wednesday said it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview AI, telling the startup that it can no longer scrape videos from its platform. Clearview AI came under scrutiny this year after…

Security

Yahoo hack victims in the US and Israel can now file for monetary compensation

By Duncan Riley Feb 5, 2020

Former Yahoo users who live in the U.S. and Israel are able to obtain compensation for the numerous hacks the company experienced between 2012 and 2016 as part of a court settlement. Putting an exact figure…

Emerging Tech

Uber gets CA autonomous vehicle testing permit 2 years after pedestrian killed in AZ

By Duncan Riley Feb 5, 2020

Nearly two years after an Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, the riding-hailing giant has once again obtained a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California. The 2018 accident,…

Cloud

Twilio beats earnings forecasts but its stock falls on lower guidance

By Mike Wheatley Feb 5, 2020

Cloud communications services provider Twilio Inc. surpassed the $1 billion annual revenue mark for the first time as it delivered its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results today, but the achievement was overshadowed by disappointing…

Apps

Qualcomm beats earnings targets but 5G transition may take time to get in gear

By Mike Wheatley Feb 5, 2020

Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc.’s stock is down slightly today despite beating expectations on both earnings and revenue in its fiscal first quarter. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of…

Cloud

CIA reportedly seeking to hire multiple providers for new cloud computing contracts

By Mike Wheatley Feb 5, 2020

The Central Intelligence Agency is planning to adopt a multicloud strategy to hire multiple cloud infrastructure providers under a new project called the Commercial Cloud Enterprise initiative. The initiative is meant to help the…

Security

The newest cybersecurity firm to IPO has no product, customers or sales – yet

By Paul Gillin Feb 5, 2020

A technology company went public late last month with no customers, no product, no venture capital investment or not even a clear idea of what business it’s in. SCVX Corp., which went public on…

the latest

Cyberconsolidation: Forescout to be taken private for $1.9B by PE firms Advent and Crosspoint

Report: Huawei, other Chinese mobile giants are developing a Google Play rival

500,000+ computers compromised by malware hosted on Bitbucket

Google demands startup Clearview AI stop scraping photos

Yahoo hack victims in the US and Israel can now file for monetary compensation

Uber gets CA autonomous vehicle testing permit 2 years after pedestrian killed in AZ

Twilio beats earnings forecasts but its stock falls on lower guidance

Qualcomm beats earnings targets but 5G transition may take time to get in gear

The newest cybersecurity firm to IPO has no product, customers or sales – yet

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