Names and info of 1.3 million Clubhouse users appear online
A database containing data on 1.3 million Clubhouse users has appeared on a hacker forum. However, according to Clubhouse, this was not a hack, as the data had always been publicly accessible with an API.
The shared data consists of the user ID, name, URL of the profile picture, user name, Twitt...
UiPath acquires Cloud Elements to speed up API-based automation
UiPath announced on Tuesday that it acquired Cloud Elements, a venture-backed startup with a software platform for companies looking to integrate their business apps. UiPath did not disclose the terms of the deal.
UiPath received a $35 billion valuation this year after its latest funding round, ...
Google Cloud launches Apigee X to help enterprises scale up
On Wednesday, Google announced the launch of Apigee X, the new major release of the Apigee API management platform it bought in 2016. Amit Zavery, Google Cloud’s head of platform, said that if we look at current events, especially after the pandemic started in 2020, the volume of digital activiti...
Webpages can load faster with new Facebook-developed Chrome API
Facebook has developed a new API for Google Chrome to help develop web pages that load quickly and are responsive at the same time. Currently, developers face a compromise between these factors.
The new API should solve a problem when loading pages with a lot of JavaScript elements. Developers a...
Mirantis adds extension support to Lens
Mirantis has announced a new version of Lens. The update adds the Lens Extensions API, which allows developers to extend the capabilities of Lens.
For example, Lens Extensions API allows developers to add management of Lens to centralized dashboards. Developers also can write their own extension...
Cloudflare launches API Shield to protect users against attacks
API attacks are rising, and now, Cloudflare is launching what they call 'API Shield,' which is designed to protect web APIs from attacks. The past few years have seen a rise in automated exploitation attacks, and Cloudflare is responding.
The Cloudflare API Shield is the new service free for all...
New consortium to create Python Data API standards
Several machine learning groups are joining forces in a Python consortium. This consortium will determine the Python Data API standards. The machine learning groups Apache MXNet and Open Neural Network Exchange were the once to start this initiative.
The idea is that the collaboration between ma...
Google has released the third and final beta of Android 11
The launch of Android 11 is looming over the horizon, and recently, Google released the third and final beta of the mobile operating system, before it becomes available for everyone. Google delayed the beta version of the program by a month because of delays caused by the ongoing pandemic.
Andro...
Microsoft adds APIs to its Azure Cognitive Services for developers
Microsoft is including more Cognitive Services APIs to its Azure cloud platform in a bid to widen its array of Artificial Intelligence (AI) services.
Azure Cognitive Services is used by developers to add Artificial Intelligence cpabilities such as speech understanding, image identification and ...
OpenAI starts selling its text-based AI models to companies
OpenAI will release an API that provides access to the research lab's new AI models. It is the first time that the organisation will be offering paid services.
Companies can access the AI models at enterprise level through monthly payments. The API is released free of charge as a private beta fo...
Apple and Google release API for corona app development
Apple and Google have officially released their contact tracing API. In total, 22 countries and three American states have expressed interest in the API.
Google and Apple announced just seven weeks ago, that they were going to work together to combat the effects of the coronavirus. They develope...
Apple and Google list requirements for use technology corona apps
Tech giants Apple and Google have shared the first examples of the code used in the co-built exposure notification app. The companies also published a list of requirements that must be met by governments to use the technology.
In early April, Apple and Google announced that they would join force...