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Uber testing telephone call booking service in Arizona

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. is running a trial for a new service in Arizona that allows users to book an Uber vehicle by making a telephone call. Designed “with older adults in mind,” those wanting…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi raises $30M to expand product offerings

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2020

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi Lending LLC said today it has raised $30 million in new funding to hire more people and expand its current range of product offerings. The Series B round was led by Valar Ventures and…

Policy

U.S. charges Huawei with racketeering and stealing trade secrets

By Mike Wheatley Feb 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and four of its subsidiaries with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets. The indictment, which was unsealed today, accuses the company of using…

Cloud

Data warehouse virtualization startup Datometry raises $17M

By Duncan Riley Feb 13, 2020

Data warehouse virtualization startup Datometry Inc. today said it has raised $17 million in new funding to accelerate go-to-market activities with its partners Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services Inc. and Google Cloud Platform as well…

Infra

Nvidia caps off solid year with record data center revenue

By Mike Wheatley Feb 13, 2020

Updated: Nvidia Corp. today posted fourth-quarter financial results that easily beat Wall Street’s expectations, though it was forced to lower its guidance for the next quarter thanks to uncertainties over the coronavirus. Despite that…

Cloud

Google’s $2.6B Looker acquisition closes after winning UK approval

By Maria Deutscher Feb 13, 2020

Google LLC’s acquisition of Looker Data Sciences Inc. has officially closed, a little over eight months after it announced it would acquire the data visualization provider for $2.6 billion. The search giant originally told…

Policy

Court pauses Microsoft’s JEDI Pentagon cloud contract work in response to Amazon suit

By Maria Deutscher Feb 13, 2020

A Federal Court of Appeals judge today temporarily blocked the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract that was awarded to Microsoft Corp. last year. The Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative or JEDI contract had been…

Infra

Broadcom’s world first Wi-Fi 6E chip promises much faster wireless speeds for phones

By Maria Deutscher Feb 13, 2020

As carriers rush to upgrade their infrastructure to 5G, another part of the mobile networking landscape is undergoing a major technological shift as well. An emerging standard for indoor mobile connections dubbed Wi-Fi 6E…

Security

Google to require Nest users to use two-factor authentication for enhanced security

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2020

Google LLC will start requiring users of its Nest smart home devices to use two-factor authentication in a move the company describes as providing more protection for Nest accounts. The introduction of compulsory 2FA will start…

Security

Antivirus firm Avast under investigation for selling users’ browser histories

By Duncan Riley Feb 12, 2020

Antivirus firm Avast Software s.r.o., the owner of popular free products such as AVG and Avast Antivirus, is under investigation in its home country, the Czech Republic, for allegedly selling the browser history of its users to…

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Uber testing telephone call booking service in Arizona

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi raises $30M to expand product offerings

U.S. charges Huawei with racketeering and stealing trade secrets

Data warehouse virtualization startup Datometry raises $17M

Nvidia caps off solid year with record data center revenue

Google’s $2.6B Looker acquisition closes after winning UK approval

Court pauses Microsoft’s JEDI Pentagon cloud contract work in response to Amazon suit

Broadcom’s world first Wi-Fi 6E chip promises much faster wireless speeds for phones

Google to require Nest users to use two-factor authentication for enhanced security

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