Alphabet’s Waymo raised $2.5 billion to develop autonomous vehicles
Waymo announced that it raised $2.5 billion from its parent company, Alphabet, and a dozen outside investors. It disclosed that the money is going to be used in its efforts to deploy autonomous vehicles for use on public roads.
The funding round brings the total amount of capital invested into W...
EU Court leaves tech giants more exposed to privacy challenges
The European Union backs the sanctions set by national privacy watchdogs on Facebook, Google, and Twitter. These corporations will now be answerable about their privacy legislation to the EU authorities.
Silicon Valley giants are all set to face more scrutiny, and strict sanctions after the EU's...
Qualcomm wants to invest in Arm – under one condition
Qualcomm did not comment on these offers. Nvidia says that an IPO can't sustain Arm's growth, but they can.
The U.S chip giant, Qualcomm, announced recently that it would be willing to invest in the U.K.-based chip company, Arm, only "if they list the company on the stock market instead of selli...
CloudLinux releases UChecker security tool for Linux servers
Linux is less vulnerable to attacks than Windows. However, Linux is not the perfection of security. Cloud Linux is helping to improve Linux’s operational security, by releasing UChecker.
The company is well known for creating a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/CentOS server clone, CloudLinux, a...
Macron wants EU-wide tech company initiative to create tech giants
France's president, Emmanuel Macron, outlined an ambitious plan for the European Union to create its own tech giants worth over 100 billion euros (over $120 billion) in valuation. The plan is to create ten of them to compete with the U.S. companies that dominate the tech industry across the globe.
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Red Hat’s new toolkit helps migrate VMs into software containers
Toolkit for migrating virtualization helps IT organizations achieve a smoother, more scalable modernization experience.
This week Red Hat announced the general availability of their migration toolkit for virtualization. The company says the toolkit will help organizations accelerate open hybrid ...
Most ransomware victims face second attack after paying off first
Hackers in most cases will return to take a second bite at the apple.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a wave of ransomware attacks. However, a new study by a U.S. cybersecurity firm reveals an even greater threat. It shows that 4 in 5 ransomware victims run the risk of repeat cyber attacks.
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Box unveils free self-service cloud migration tool
"Box Shuttle" can help businesses with less than 10TB of data to do the migration for free on a self-service basis
Box this week free launched a suite of self-service tools for its Shuttle migration service. The new tools are making their debut on;ly four months after the company revamped its Sh...
Leaked Windows 11 screenshots show Microsoft announcement of June 24
Just before Microsoft’s launch event on June 24 for the next generation of Windows, screenshots of a pre-release build of Windows 11 have been leaked to the internet. The news that there will be a new version of Windows, the first in 10 years, has arrived rather quickly.
Windows 10 was release...
Veritas introduces ransomware protection for container environments
Veritas, the data management firm, said on Tuesday that it is expanding its ransomware data protection hardware and services, to work in more environments, including the public cloud and Kubernetes. Veritas is popular among IT circles for helping organizations protect critical information and data ...
US announces tech council for creation of new trade rules
The European Union and the United States are all set to announce a trade and technology initiative to counter China’s rising influence. The joint council will also devise new standards for emerging technologies.
The goals of this initiative
Europe and the U.S. are ready to announce a collec...
Google launches a Workspace subscription for entrepreneurs
Workspace tools are used by over 3 billion people worldwide, which is why Google is updating the platform, allowing anyone who has a Google account to use all the tools offered.
Google has just announced that they will be updating the Workspace, which is their proprietary collaboration and produ...