Fastly acquired Glitch, a cloud-based software development platform
Glitch, the proprietor of a popular cloud-based software development platform utilized by over 1.8 million programmers, has been bought by Fastly Inc.
On Thursday, Fastly announced the purchase but did not reveal the terms of the deal.
NYSE-listed Fastly is a well-known content delivery... Read more
Barcelona sets the trend for “data-driven” city planning
The city is using the "digital twin" concept aims to avoid mistakes and optimize results.
Barcelona is using the MareNostrum supercomputer to analyze how to improve city planning in Barcelona, according to a report in POLITICO. Located in the deconsecrated Torre Girona chapel, this supercompute... Read more
WhatsApp introduces Cloud API for business use
WhatsApp introduced the WhatsApp Cloud API, a cloud-based API service. The API allows companies to more easily use the messaging platform to communicate with customers.
According to parent company Meta, the new WhatsApp platform is suitable for businesses of all sizes and helps them deploy Whats... Read more
CISA issues warning about VMware and F5 vulnerabilities
The threats could impact a large number of companies, the agency says.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued alerts about five software vulnerabilities that likely affect a large number of organizations.
Four of the vulnerabilities were found in VMware Inc. prod... Read more
Shopify lawyers up as governments increase pressure on tech industry
Shopify is starting to expand its government affairs teams in the US and Europe by recruiting top Silicon Valley firm lobbyists with experience on both sides of the Atlantic.
Regulators and government agencies worldwide have started to put pressure on the most renowned digital agencies during th... Read more
Hackers win $800,000 for attacks on Teams, Ubuntu and more
The first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver was a success. Participants won a combined $800,000 for hacking widely used software, including Microsoft Teams, Oracle Virtualbox and Ubuntu Desktop.
Once or twice a year, Zero Day Initiative organizes a hacking contest to promote and reward security research.... Read more
Cisco in dire straits, share price plummets by 19 percent
Cisco's latest quarter leaves much to be desired. According to the organization, the disappointing figures are a consequence of COVID lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine. Shortly after the presentation, Cisco's share price fell by 19 percent.
In the third and latest quarter of Cisco's fisc... Read more
Thales acquires two cybersecurity companies
Thales announced that it had reached an agreement with Sonae Investment Management to buy two European cybersecurity firms, S21sec and Excellium, for 120 million euros ($125.32 million).
In a statement, Europe's largest armaments electronics company, which also develops civil aviation components... Read more
Critical authentication bypass flaw in multiple VMware products
VMware urges customers to immediately patch a critical authentication bypass flaw affecting multiple products.
Two vulnerabilities allows attackers with backdoor access to gain admin privileges on multiple VMware products -- and that's not a good thing.
Bruno Lopez of Innotec Security w... Read more
HPE will build a new HPC factory in the Czech Republic
HPE has announced a considerable investment in sovereign European computing: its first European plant, based in the Czech Republic and focused on producing next-generation HPE systems for HPC and AI applications, a week ahead of ISC High Performance 2022 (scheduled to be hosted in Hamburg, Germany)... Read more