Paris Google Cloud datacenter hit by fire, services unavailable
A Google Cloud datacenter in Paris has been partially out of service since Wednesday morning. A water leak reportedly caused a blaze inside the facility, forcing users of 90 Google Cloud services to divert to other datacenters.
The first error message appeared at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning on Goog... Read more
Intel posts biggest quarterly loss ever
Chip giant Intel lost $2.8 billion (more than 2.5 billion euros) in the first quarter. Still, the company has cause for optimism. Shareholders also see opportunities for the future, resulting in green figures on the NASDAQ.
The malaise in the PC market has been going on for a while, as we wrote ... Read more
Kaseya shows off IT Complete 2.0
Kaseya has unveiled version 2.0 of its IT Complete platform. The company announced the update during Kaseya Connect Global in Las Vegas.
Kaseya is a software company targeting managed service providers (MSPs), which in turn provide remote IT services. The company has marked the occasion by intro... Read more
British regulator blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
British regulator CMA has blocked Microsoft's acquisition of Activision. The Competitions and Markets Authority claims that innovation and consumer choice in cloud gaming are at odds with the high-profile move.
Microsoft still has the right of appeal in order to try to reverse the decision. The ... Read more
Nvidia introduces ‘guardrails’ for AI chatbots
Nvidia has released an open-source initiative to keep chatbots from hallucinating. This refers to the factual inaccuracies that an application such as ChatGPT may confidently present, for example. NeMo Guardrails should reduce the problem.
In a blog post, the GPU giant provides more details. In ... Read more
BigID launches BigAI
Data management company BigID has announced the launch of its generative AI offering called BigAI. The tool should help users deal with data in a variety of ways.
BigID sees opportunities for generative artificial intelligence in data management. This includes, for example, labeling and clusteri... Read more
Flashpoint unveils Ignite platform for faster threat detection
Security vendor Flashpoint is launching a new threat detection platform. With Ignite, users should be able to protect themselves from the risks of cybercrime faster.
Flashpoint announced via press release that it is exhibiting Ignite at the RSA conference in San Francisco. The new platform shoul... Read more
Intel and Google work together to strengthen Confidential Computing
Teams from Google Project Zero and Intel have put Intel Trust Domain Extensions (Intel TDX) under the microscope. The joint investigation has resolved several security flaws of the Confidential Computing solution.
Via a blog post, the two companies reveal how they investigated Intel TDX. The sol... Read more
SentinelOne deploys generative AI on cyber detection platform
SentinelOne is going to deploy AI to counter cybercrime. It launched a new platform at the 2023 RSA Conference in San Francisco. The platform should enable companies to counter attacks on IT systems.
SentinelOne is known for its XDR (Extended Detection & Response) platform. The new solution ... Read more
Intel to accelerate Noname Security software
Noname Security promises better performance thanks to a partnership with Intel. The security company expects fast API responses by using dedicated acceleration on Intel Xeon processors.
Noname Security will receive the so-called Accelerated by Intel label. Intel described this program on a Linke... Read more