Microsoft wants to acquire TikTok, Trump gives tech company 45 days
Microsoft plans to acquire the United States branch of TikTok, which according to President Trump has to be done within 45 days. After a conversation between Microsoft-CEO Satya Nadella and the United States president, Microsoft has been given until the 15th of September to negotiate a deal.
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Windows and Linux devices with Grub2 at risk due to BootHole bug
Researchers have come across a vulnerability that affects almost all devices with the Linux operating system. The bug in the popular GRUB2 bootloader allows code to be executed during the boot process.
The vulnerability was discovered earlier this year by security researchers at Eclypsium. BootH... Read more
Intel develops AI that can identify the purpose of a line of code
Intel, together with researchers from MIT and the Georgia Institute of Technology, created an AI engine that can determine the purpose of a line of code. This is an important step in the development of an AI tool capable of developing applications on its own.
Last year, Intel assembled a researc... Read more
Juniper Networks further expands Mist AI portfolio
Juniper Networks has further expanded several AI solutions within its Mist portfolio. The improvements, such as the Mist WAN Assurance tool and an update to the Marvis AI engine, will make it easier for businesses to automatically detect network problems and resolve connectivity issues.
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Apache Cassandra 4.0 introduces observability and audit logging
The beta of Apache Cassandra 4.0 is now generally available. The latest version of the NoSQL database promises new observability functionality, an audit logging feature and up to five times faster scaling.
According to the developers of Cassandra, the latest version is more stable than ever. Ver... Read more
‘Amazon invested in startups to launch competing products’
Amazon invests in startups and subsequently uses the collected information to release competing products, according to a new study by The Wall Street Journal. The research cites dozens of examples of Amazon's methods.
The Wall Street Journal spoke to numerous startups, investors and advisors who... Read more
Coupa implements further automation in Business Spend Management
Coupa Software releases an update for its BSM (Business Spend Management) Platform for companies. It adds additional automation options and analytics. AI allows companies to identify where to make better choices in their spending patterns. The update ensures that tips will be prioritised.
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‘RPA startup UiPath valued at 10.2 billion dollars after new funding’
RPA-startup UiPath raised 225 million dollars (192 million euros) in a funding round led by Alkeon Capital. This valued the RPA specialist at 10.2 billion dollars (8.7 billion euros).
According to UiPath-CEO, Daniel Dines, the new funding will be used to scale UiPath's platform and expand the co... Read more
Google makes Recommendations AI tool publicly available
Google has made its Recommendations AI tool available for e-commerce. The tool uses Google's AI tools to send personalized recommendations to customers of retailers.
Customers can use the Recommendations AI tool to create different models to make recommendations. The tool uses data from various ... Read more
‘Palo Alto Networks currently market leader, beats Cisco’
Palo Alto Networks is the current market leader in the field of network security and beats its competitor Cisco, according to a study by Analysys Mason.
Palo Alto Networks achieved a revenue of 869 million dollars (749 million euros) in the first quarter of this year. This revenue is mainly gene... Read more