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Porsche taps Mobileye for automated driving functions in future models May 09, 2023

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Porsche has partnered with Mobileye, the autonomous driving unit that Intel spun out into a public company last year, to bring hands-free automated assistance and navigation functions to future sports cars, the companies said Tuesday.

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Western Digital tells customers that hackers stole their data May 09, 2023

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On Friday, a month after the company revealed it had been the victim of a data breach, Western Digital published an update on the incident and notified customers that their data was stolen.

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Virgin Galactic aims for triumphant return with crewed flight at the end of May May 08, 2023

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Virgin Galactic will return to the skies later this month, in a crewed mission that the company hopes will bring to an end the nearly three-year gap since its first and only crewed flight in July 2021.

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Security researcher finds trove of Capita data exposed online May 08, 2023

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London-based outsourcing giant Capita left a trove of data exposed online for 7 years.

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Samsung surpasses Apple in smartphone shipments by 1% amid persisting market decline May 05, 2023

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Samsung overtook Apple through a slender 1% lead to secure the top spot in smartphone shipment volumes during the first quarter of 2023.

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Japan’s biggest drone maker sets its sights on the US May 05, 2023

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This week, ten-year-old drone company ACSL announced plans to enter the U.S. commercial drone market.

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Ransomware attack forces Dallas to shut down courts, disrupt some 911 services May 04, 2023

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The City of Dallas in Texas has confirmed a ransomware attack has downed key services, including 911 dispatch systems.

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Roku touts its new ad products, including an AI that matches campaigns to TV moments May 04, 2023

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In Roku’s recent quarter, the company posted better-than-expected revenue of $741 million, but worried investors with its warning of an uncertain ad market and declining average revenue per user.

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Airbnb’s average home prices have gone up, so now it’s refocusing on rooms to give users more affordable alternatives May 03, 2023

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Airbnb started out of an idea of renting out spare beds and rooms in private homes to people as an affordable alternative to hotels.

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Mixpanel moves into marketing data with its latest product May 03, 2023

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Traditionally, Mixpanel has provided information about product usage to product teams.

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