Sources: HPE is expected to secure unconditional EU approval for its $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks; the EC is scheduled to decide on the deal by Aug. 1 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) (HPE.N) is expected to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $14 billion acquisition …
South Korea will provide $400M to vendors hit by payment delays on two Qoo10 e-commerce platforms, and Qoo10's founder pledges to use his own assets to help — South Korea will provide $400 million in financial support to small businesses hit by payment delays on two Qoo10 e-commerce platforms …
ISD: hundreds of extremist TikTok accounts are openly sharing Hitler-related propaganda, including Holocaust denial videos, and trying to recruit new members — Not only is TikTok's algorithm promoting Neo-Nazi content, extremist organizations are also using the platform to recruit new members and encourage real-world action.
Sources: Twitch remains unprofitable a decade after Amazon's acquisition; Docs show Twitch generated ~$667M in ad revenue and $1.3B in commerce revenue in 2023 — Amazon Paid Almost $1 Billion for Twitch in 2014. It's Still Losing Money. The live-video service has slowing user growth …
The US NIST re-releases Dioptra, an open-source web-based tool first unveiled in 2022 for benchmarking, testing, and assessing risks in AI models — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. Commerce Department agency that develops and tests tech for the U.S. government …
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mobile SoC review: the Zen 5 CPU architecture, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and the XDNA 2 NPU make this AMD's most compelling laptop CPU to date — During the opening keynote delivered by AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su at Computex 2024, AMD finally lifted the lid on their highly-anticipated Zen 5 microarchitecture.
Microsoft provides a technical overview of the CrowdStrike incident, explains why security products use Windows kernel drivers, and outlines future improvements — Windows is an open and flexible platform used by many of the world's top businesses for high availability use cases where security and availability are non-negotiable.
A look at AIxCC, or AI Cyber Challenge, a competition launched in 2023 and run by DARPA to design an AI program that scans open source code for security flaws — Computer scientists brainstorm in Pentagon-backed competition to design an AI program that scans open-source code for flaws bad actors could exploit
How Win With Black Women and other groups are using Zoom calls to organize and fundraise for Kamala Harris; virtual rallies for Harris raised $10M+ this week — - “What we're seeing now at the moment is a beautiful intersection of concerned citizens utilizing digital media and virtual technology …
Sources: Kamala Harris' advisers have approached top crypto companies, including Coinbase, Circle, and Ripple Labs, to “reset” relations with the industry — Vice-president's team aims to improve relations after industry criticism of the Biden administration
Sources detail how Elon Musk undermined CEO Linda Yaccarino's efforts to repair X's business over the past year; X's US revenue fell 53% YoY to $114M in Q2 — Linda Yaccarino, the C.E.O. of X, has worked hard to bring back advertisers and fix the platform's business.
A profile of CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, who co-founded CrowdStrike in 2011 after departing as McAfee's CTO following Intel's acquisition of McAfee for $7.68B — 'A piece of software shouldn't be able to take everything out,' says George Kurtz — CrowdStrike Chief Executive George Kurtz answered …
A profile of, and interview with, Sequoia's Roelof Botha on increasing Sequoia's focus on AI investments, staying politically neutral, and more — At the crown of Roelof Botha's otherwise perfectly coiffed, light-brown head of hair, there's a small patch that's gone completely white.
The US Commerce Department says it signed a nonbinding preliminary agreement with Amkor for a CHIPS Act award consisting of $400M in grants and $200M in loans — Facility expected to create 2,000 jobs when in full operation within three years — The U.S. will award Amkor Technology Inc. $600 million …
The Biden administration says Apple agreed to White House's voluntary safeguards for AI, joining the ranks of OpenAI, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and others — - Guardrails aim to protect consumers, influence AI development — Apple moving to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into iPhone
Tripp Mickle / New York Times : A look at Jony Ive's work with LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF's Jackson Square and could...
