‘European Commission plans antitrust investigation into Microsoft Teams’
The European Commission (EC) plans to launch an antitrust investigation into Microsoft Teams, according to sources cited by Politico. The investigation is based on a 2020 complaint by Slack.
Politico reports that the EC intends to investigate whether Microsoft thwarts competitors by tying Teams ... Read more
Flutter unveils performance improvements and toolkit for news apps
Flutter, a framework for mobile app development, announced a series of updates at the Flutter Forward 2023 conference.
Key announcements include performance improvements, the ability to embed Flutter code in apps and support for new architectures such as WebAssembly and RISC-V.
Flutter is an ... Read more
UK launches official investigation into Broadcom-VMware acquisition
The UK market regulator (CMA) launched an official investigation into the acquisition of VMware. Broadcom wants to buy the firm for $61 billion, but regulators fear the deal may thwart competitors.
The CMA first voiced concerns about the acquisition in November 2022. The regulator launched a pr... Read more
ASML faces 2023 with confidence
In spite of chip export bans and international turmoil, ASML is optimistic about this year's sales. The organization showed confidence during the presentation of its most recent quarterly and annual figures.
The chip industry giant generated sales of €6.4 billion in the fourth quarter of last... Read more
US government seeks to stop Google’s online advertising dominance
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is taking Google to court. Authorities accuse the tech giant of monopolizing the digital advertising market.
According to the DoJ, some of Google's digital ad tools monopolize the US digital ad market, which is prohibited under competition laws. The DoJ says ... Read more
DataCore acquires Object Matrix, focuses on edge storage
DataCore announced the acquisition of Object Matrix, a company developing object storage solutions for on-premises and cloud. DataCore intends to strengthen its edge storage portfolio.
Object Matrix is popular among media companies and providers. Organizations use its solutions to centrally mana... Read more
Researchers warn of increase in SSRF attacks on Microsoft Exchange
Bitdefender warns of an increase in cyberattacks on on-premises deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019.
The security company witnessed a recent rise in ProxyNotShell and OWASSRF, two tactics for attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server.
The tactics exploit two known vulnera... Read more
‘Google asks founders for help on dealing with ChatGPT’
Google has asked founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin for help on dealing with the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT. The tech giant reportedly feels the tool threatens the future of Google Search.
The New York Times reports that the rise of ChatGPT has set off several alarms within Google. Founders Larr... Read more
‘Most firms find hybrid work more productive, but security is lacking’
Research by Okta suggests that six in ten European companies find employees more productive when they balance working remotely and working from the office. Systems need to be secured for both internal and external staff, but Okta indicates that many organizations struggle with the necessary measure... Read more
‘Cloud spending declines, provider revenues stagger’
AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud face headwinds. A decline in cloud spending pressures the market segment, Reuters reports based on interviews with analysts.
Demand for public cloud services has been steadily declining for nine months, Reuters said. The trend is driven by macroeconomic condition... Read more