Amazon commits more than $10 billion to Project Kuiper
Project Kuiper is an initiative led by Amazon that will set up 3,236 satellites in low-Earth orbit for internet connectivity. Amazon reported on Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had granted the regulatory approval to launch Project Kuiper while providing other details conce... Read more
AWS RDS database service supports Graviton2 instances
AWS released a preview of its AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) that supports its own ARM-based Graviton2 database instances.
The support should make various cloud-based database services cheaper to use than the standard x86-based database servers.
The AWS RDS service helps companies with... Read more
Google Cloud introduces Private Service Connect
Google introduces new cloud infrastructure updates, including a new way to access Google Cloud with Private Service Connect.
Many customers don't want data traffic to travel over the open internet because of network security or company policies. Private Service Connect ensures that data traffic ... Read more
Apple’s new iPhones will be released later than usual this year
If you are an iPhone user, you might have to wait a little longer for a new model release this year. That’s to be expected, of course, with the pandemic shutting down production across multiple industries.
During the release of Apple’s third-quarter earnings, Luca Maestri, the CFO, said that... Read more
Google launches version 2.3.0 of TensorFlow
Google has released a new version of its AI development platform TensorFlow. New features include an experimental API and more functionality for TensorFlow profiler.
The update of the AI development platform arrived two months after the previous release of version 2.0. In version 2.3.0, more att... Read more
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.
The... Read more
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
Mimecast buys MessageControl to increase the security of emails
Mimecast, an email security provider, has recently acquired MessageControl messaging security provider, which wa owned by eTorch. MessageControl service uses AI to detect and control social engineering activities by securing messages.
The acquisition offers Mimecast the opportunity to enh... Read more
Zebra acquires software developer Reflexis Systems
Zebra acquires Reflexis Systems for 575 million dollars (489 million euros). The goal of this acquisition is to gain more traction in four verticals; retail, food, hospitality and banking.
Zebra offers a wide range of solutions for the management and tracking of inventory, for supply chain effic... Read more
North Korean hackers target U.S. aerospace and defence industry
Hackers from North Korea are directing their attacks to target U.S. defense and aerospace industries. “Operation North Star” is the name given to the malicious attacks which targeted employees and other sensitive parties affiliated to the sectors.
The operation used documents, advertising jo... Read more