Dropbox enters text recognition and makes images searchable
Dropbox rolls out a new smart search function to its storage service. Automatic text recognition is carried out here. The function scans images in documents, as well as statements and field reports. The hope is that users will then be able to quickly find relevant information in the countless photos...
Facebook Workplace gets algorithmic feed and security check
Facebook Workplace, a version of Facebook for enterprises, will be given several new functions. In this way Facebook hopes to compete with Slack and Microsoft Teams. This includes an improved chat function, an algorithmic feed and a security check, reports TechCrunch.
With the new chat feature, user...
“Advertisers move half the budget from Google to Amazon.
Some advertisers move more than half of their budget which they normally spend on ads on Google Search to Amazon. It's about hundreds of millions of dollars, according to top people at various media companies. That's what CNBC reports.
There are several reasons for the shift of the budget, say the i...
Customized Ethernet ports contain secret Chinese microchips
Bloomberg once again brings out a story about Chinese espionage chips in server hardware of American companies. This time it would be a manipulated Ethernet port that was discovered on a server of an American telecom player.
Bloomberg does not let go of the story of the secret Chinese espionage chi...
LinkedIn acquires first company under Microsoft: startup Glint
LinkedIn has taken over another company for the first time since it became part of Microsoft in 2016. This is startup Glint, which focuses on providing insights into employee moods to enterprises. It is unknown how much money is involved in the takeover, says Silicon Angle.
Glint creates an advanced...
Sophos expands Intercept X Advanced with detection and response tools
Sophos adds Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to its Intercept X portfolio for endpoint protection. This democratises tools such as threat tracking and ISOC.
EDR tools are tools for monitoring endpoint and network events, and gathering all that information into a central database for further ana...
Konica Minolta launches centralized storage service dokoni Sync & Share
With dokoni Sync & Share, Konica Minolta offers a business solution for sharing and synchronizing files wherever they are parked. The solution provides secure access to data and information from anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Data is becoming increasingly important within companies. The acces...
Signify deploys SAP Cloud Platform to improve animal welfare
Signify, the new name for Philips Lighting, will use the SAP Cloud Platform to improve animal welfare. This starts with chickens. Signify NatureDynamics can optimize the lighting in the house through automated analyses of millions of scientific publications and data from chicken houses. This improve...
Microsoft invests in Grab to bring AI and big data to on-demand services
Microsoft is investing an unknown amount in Grab, a taxi service that also offers on-demand services. According to the agreement, the two companies will work together on big data and AI projects, says TechCrunch.
According to the agreement, Grab will use Azure as a cloud platform. The intention is t...
IBM Food Trust is blockchain technology to reduce food waste
IBM today rolled out new blockchain software. The technology giant is coming up with the IBM Food Trust, a software package built to map food supply routes. It is the latest addition to the blockchain ecosystem and one that should help to reduce food wastage.
The IBM Food Trust must connect the enti...
Consumer version Google+ is closed after discovery vulnerability
The consumer version of Google+ is closed. Google's Facebook competitor appears to have had a vulnerability for years, so that user data could easily be viewed by third parties. Many people had expected that the service would stop with a sigh, but now it turns out that it would happen with a bang.
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Heathrow Airport is fined for leakage of personnel data
Heathrow Airport Limited has been fined £120,000 (€140,000). The company behind the airport in London has not paid enough attention to data protection. A USB stick with personnel data was lost.
The fine was imposed by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) for a serious violation of the...