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Intel’s new SGX Card expands access to its secure enclave technology
Intel Corp. today introduced a new data center product aimed at expanding access to SGX, a technology for protecting sensitive workloads that’s currently available only on a limited subset of its chips. SGX stands for Secure Guard Extensions. It’s a set of instruction codes programmed into Intel’s Xeon E server processors that can cordon off ...
FTC forms antitrust task force to monitor the tech industry
Amid a clamor in some quarters that technology giants are getting too big and powerful, the U.S. government is stepping up its efforts to regulate tech companies. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced the creation of a new task force that will be dedicated exclusively to monitoring the technology sector. The group’s mandate is to watch the ...
New Cloudborne vulnerability exposes cloud servers to potential hacking
A newly disclosed security vulnerability may enable hackers to exploit a common component of server motherboards to compromise data companies store in the cloud. The vulnerability, dubbed Cloudborne, was detailed today by Andreessen Horowitz-backed security startup Eclypsium Inc. It affects the so-called baseboard management controllers that commonly ship with servers motherboards, including those used by cloud ...
Report: VW preparing to invest $1.7B in Ford’s autonomous vehicle unit
Ford Motor Co.’s Argo AI autonomous vehicle unit could soon receive a major outside boost. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Volkswagen AG plans to invest $1.7 billion in the business to lay the foundation for future collaboration. According to the publication’s sources, the company will provide $1.1 billion in the form of working capital ...
Armed with $80M, Vast Data exits stealth to reimagine storage infrastructure
After quietly raising $80 million from investors over the past three years, Vast Data Inc. today exited stealth mode with a platform that promises to simplify enterprise storage infrastructure dramatically. Today, companies rely on a mix of storage technologies to support their operations. A typical enterprise might use flash systems to power its most important applications, ...
Fresh off Silver Lake acquisition, ServiceMax buys collaboration startup Zinc
ServiceMax Inc. today announced that it has picked up collaboration startup Zinc Inc. in its first acquisition since moving under the wing of Silver Lake Partners LP. The private equity firm, which is known for its investments in major enterprise technology players such as Dell Technologies Inc., bought ServiceMax from General Electric Co. late last ...
Microsoft’s new Azure Kinect DK sensor brings machine learning to the edge
The HoloLens 2 isn’t the only new product that Microsoft Corp. introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Sunday night. The company also debuted the Azure Kinect DK, a cloud-connected sensor that can perform complex tasks such checking components coming off a production line for flaws. The system (pictured) is the third evolution of ...
New microSD Express technology promises faster flash for mobile devices
An obscure but influential industrial body unveiled a new technology today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that’s set to give phones and connected devices a noticeable speed boost. The SD Association is a consortium of more than 900 hardware makers hailing mostly from the mobile industry. Among them are practically all the world’s leading producers of ...
BMW and Daimler invest $1.1B in joint mobility services venture to take on Uber
BMW AG and Daimler AG today announced plans to invest about 1 billion euros, or $1.1 billion, into a joint venture that will compete with Uber Technologies Inc. in the urban mobility market. Announced today, the investment puts into motion a partnership that the auto giants struck last March. BMW and Daimler are moving 14 existing ...
Following backlash, Facebook scales back user research activities
Facebook Inc. will stop running unpaid user studies and shut down Onavo, a controversial app it has used to collect data on consumers’ online habits. The move, first reported by TechCrunch on Thursday night, isn’t entirely surprising, given recent scrutiny over its market research practices. Apple Inc. pulled the iOS version of Onavo from the App ...
