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WSJ: Google will ‘likely’ face antitrust lawsuits later this year
For nearly a year there have been reports about the Justice Department investigating Google for antitrust violations when it comes to search and advertising. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports it’s “likely” that the DoJ and state attorneys general… Source
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Nvidia reveals most powerful AI system ever
Nvidia has unveiled the third generation of the world’s most advanced AI system with the launch of its new Nvidia DGX A100. The DGX A100 can deliver five petaflops of AI performance as it consolidates the power and capabilities of an entire data center into a single platform for the…
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With pandemic-era acquisitions, big tech is back in the antitrust crosshairs
With many major sectors totally frozen and reeling from losses, tech’s biggest players are proving themselves to be the exception to the rule yet again. On Friday, Facebook confirmed its plans to buy Giphy, a popular gif search engine, in a deal believed to be worth $400 million. Facebook has…
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Fitbit is reportedly planning to build ventilators to help treat COVID-19 patients
Fitbit, which makes fitness-tracking wearables, will be shifting supply chain resources to make emergency ventilators, Fitbit CEO James Park said to CNBC. The ventilators will be used to help treat COVID-19 patients and could help bolster the national supply of the medical devices, which have been in need during the…
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Microsoft open-sources its coronavirus threat intelligence
Cybercriminals continue to use the coronavirus as a lure to launch cyberattacks against both businesses and individuals which is why Microsoft has decided to open source its Covid-19 threat intelligence. By sharing information that provides a more complete view of hackers’ shifting techniques, the entire security intelligence community can be…
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Kevin Rose on health apps, crypto, and how founders get through this time with their sanity intact
Kevin Rose has been in the spotlight since cofounding the early social news aggregation site Digg in late 2004. A genial whiz kid turned serial entrepreneur, he has since become as well-known for launching a whole lot of slickly designed products, some of them out of his startup incubator Milk…
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