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The Biden administration has awarded $504 million to 12 regional technology hubs that will support research initiatives in areas such as quantum computing, chip production and autonomous driving. The White House announced the move today. The research centers that are set to …
Supreme Court returns Texas and Florida social media laws to lower courts
The Supreme Court today avoided making a decision in two closely watched social media moderation cases and instead sent them back to the lower courts for review. The justices issued the decision unanimously. There were four separate concurrences, opinions written by justices …
Vaire raises $4M to develop ‘reversible computing’ chips
Vaire Computing Ltd., a startup developing chips based on a nascent processing paradigm known as reversible computing, has raised $4 million in funding. The company announced the investment today. 7percent Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on emerging technologies, and internet entrepreneur …
EU probe tentatively finds that Meta breached DMA with ad-free subscription
European Union officials have tentatively determined that Meta Platforms Inc. breached the bloc’s Digital Markets Act regulation with a subscription offering it launched last year. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, published its findings today. A final decision will be made …
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman describes content on the open web as ‘freeware’
A prominent Microsoft Corp. executive said that content on the open web is “freeware” in a recent discussion on whether artificial intelligence models may use such material. Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive officer of Microsoft AI, made the remarks during a Tuesday interview …
Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership could face EU antitrust probe
Microsoft Corp.’s partnership with OpenAI could face an antitrust probe in the European Union, the bloc’s top competition official has revealed. European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager detailed the potential investigation in a speech today. She disclosed that officials had sent …
Remote access provider TeamViewer discloses breach attributed to Russian hackers
TeamViewer SE, the developer of a widely-used application for remotely accessing computers, has experienced a network breach. The company disclosed the incident on Thursday. In a follow-up update published today, TeamViewer attributed the cyberattack to APT29, a Russian state-backed hacking group. The group was …
Progress Software discloses critical vulnerability in MOVEit file transfer service
Progress Software Corp. has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its MOVEit service, which organizations use to share files with one another. The company detailed the flaw on Tuesday. It also disclosed an exploit in MOVEit Gateway, a cybersecurity product that some organizations …
Odaseva nabs $54M for its Salesforce data protection platform
Odaseva Technologies SAS, a startup with a platform that helps enterprises encrypt and back up the data they keep in Salesforce, has closed a $54 million funding round. The company detailed in its announcement of the raise today that Silver Lake Waterman …
Vulnerability detection provider PortSwigger raises $112M
PortSwigger Ltd., the company behind one of the industry’s most popular cybersecurity testing tools, today disclosed that it has raised $112 million in funding. The capital was provided by private equity firm Brighton Park Capital. It marks the first time that U.K.-based …