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Google’s new Web Risk API protects apps from malicious URLs
Google LLC today added more security features to its cloud platform as it bids to stay one step ahead of cyberattackers who are constantly on the lookout for new targets to attack. The new features include the Web Risk application programming interface, which is a service for developers looking to provide safeguards within the applications ...
Clari updates its AI-powered sales platform
Artificial intelligence-powered sales software company Clari Inc. today extended its services with the launch of a new Connected Revenue Operations platform. The new platform is meant to align go-to-market operations such as sales, marketing and customer success in order to help enterprises automate their revenue operations. Clari’s original platform was designed to make the sales process easier ...
IBM launches a blockchain testing service for enterprises
IBM Corp.’s X-Force Red security team, which focuses on hacking software in order to discover and mitigate vulnerabilities, today launched a blockchain testing service. The new service is designed to help enterprises test and secure their private blockchains. Blockchains are essentially distributed ledgers or databases that use a peer-to-peer network to transfer information using “blocks” and computer ...
Report: Apple will have to wait until late 2020 to launch its first 5G iPhone
Apple Inc. could be forced to wait at least another year before it can launch a 5G version of its popular iPhone, according to a report in Bloomberg. Apple’s big problem is that it’s struggling to get its hands on the necessary components to build a 5G product. It’s likely going to have to wait ...
Apple acquires computer vision-related patents from failed startup Lighthouse AI
Apple Inc. could be looking for ways to implement home security features into its products after buying up a number of related patents from a failed artificial intelligence startup called Lighthouse AI Inc. IAM reported today that Apple acquired the patents sometime last year, but the details have only recently been published in the U.S. Patent ...
Comcast buys AI-based cybersecurity firm BluVector
Telecommunications giant Comcast Corp. announced at the RSA Security conference Monday it’s acquiring a cybersecurity startup called BluVector Inc. BluVector sells products that help enterprises to detect and analyze potential security threats to their information technology infrastructure. The company, which was spun off two years ago from the defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp., uses artificial ...
Report: Huawei plans to sue US government over equipment sales ban
China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is preparing to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government over a decision to ban it from seeking government contracts. The lawsuit relates to an addition to the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act that went into effect last year, the New York Times reported today. The updated act prevents U.S. government agencies ...
Salesforce stock drops on poor first-quarter guidance
Updated: Salesforce.com Inc. saw its stock fall almost 3 percent in after-hours trading today on weaker-than-expected guidance for its new quarter. The disappointing forecast took the gloss off what was otherwise an excellent fiscal fourth-quarter performance that easily beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company, which sells customer relationship management software in the cloud, also posted ...
Automation Anywhere debuts free version of its robotic process automation suite
Robotic process automation company Automation Anywhere Inc. is releasing a free-to-use Community Edition of its software in what looks like an effort to showcase the merits of its platform to a wider audience. Automation Anywhere is one of the biggest and best-funded of a clutch of RPA startups that have emerged in recent years. RPA ...
Wall Street darling Splunk easily tops earnings estimates
Big data analytics company Splunk Inc. further enhanced its reputation as one of Wall Street’s darlings today, reporting fourth-quarter earnings that easily topped estimates. The company, which sells data analytics software that helps enterprises to make more informed business decisions, today posted a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 93 cents per share. ...
