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Office 365 hackers use malicious app to gain access to user accounts

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2020

Hackers have been found using a malicious Microsoft Office 365 app to gain access to user accounts in the latest campaign targeting the popular service. Detailed last month by security researchers at PhishLabs but only recently picked up…

Security

Iranian hackers hit Bahrain oil company, target US power utilities

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2020

Iranian hackers have hit Bahrain’s national oil company as a new report finds that Iranian state-sponsored hackers have also been targeting U.S. power utilities. The attack in Bahrain targeted oil company Bapco Dec. 29 and…

Security

US government subsidized Android phones found to include unremovable malware

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2020

Cheap smartphones sold in the U.S. through a government assistance program have been found to include unremovable malware. The malware was discovered by security researchers at Malwarebytes Inc., which publicized it Thursday. The phones are offered for…

AI

Microsoft’s Project Artemis tool scans online chat rooms for sexual predators

By Mike Wheatley Jan 9, 2020

Microsoft Corp. has built an automated system that can flag when sexual predators are trying to groom children in the chat rooms of video games or through messaging applications, it said this week. Project…

Apps

Lime lays off 100 staff, exits 12 markets as it seeks profitability

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2020

Electric scooter company LimeBike Inc. today said it’s laying off about 14% of its workforce and ceasing operations in 12 markets as the company attempts to become profitable for the first time. The venture…

Cloud

Google launches new storage option for long-term data

By Mike Wheatley Jan 9, 2020

Google LLC has announced general availability of its Archive class cloud storage service, designed for rarely accessed data that needs to be stored for longer than 12 months. Archive Storage, announced Wednesday, was first…

AI

AWS announces AutoGluon, an open-source library for writing AI models

By Mike Wheatley Jan 9, 2020

Amazon Web Services Inc. today launched a new open-source library to help developers write, with just a few lines of code, machine learning-based applications that use image, text or tabular data sets. Building machine learning…

Apps

Microsoft enhances Teams to target frontline workers

By Maria Deutscher Jan 9, 2020

Microsoft Corp. wants to grow adoption of Microsoft Teams among the more than 2 billion frontline workers worldwide who spend most of their time away from a desk. The company today debuted several new features…

Big Data

After its big bet on Periscope Data, Sisense raises $100M+ at a unicorn valuation

By Maria Deutscher Jan 9, 2020

Business intelligence startup Sisense Inc. today said that its valuation has surpassed $1 billion thanks to a new $100 million-plus funding round led by Insight Partners. The investment follows a $80 million investment in late…

Cloud

Veeam to be acquired for $5B by investment firm Insight Partners

By Maria Deutscher Jan 9, 2020

Veeam Software Inc., one of the industry’s biggest data protection providers, is being acquired by Insight Partners in a $5 billion deal announced today that’s poised to bring significant organizational changes to the company. …

the latest

Office 365 hackers use malicious app to gain access to user accounts

Iranian hackers hit Bahrain oil company, target US power utilities

US government subsidized Android phones found to include unremovable malware

Microsoft’s Project Artemis tool scans online chat rooms for sexual predators

Lime lays off 100 staff, exits 12 markets as it seeks profitability

Microsoft enhances Teams to target frontline workers

After its big bet on Periscope Data, Sisense raises $100M+ at a unicorn valuation

Veeam to be acquired for $5B by investment firm Insight Partners

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