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Apigee rolls out new AI-powered API protection features Apr 25, 2023

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Timed to coincide with the annual RSA cybersecurity conference, Google Cloud announced updates to Apigee, its API management and predictive analytics service, designed to help prevent business logic attacks.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions Apr 24, 2023

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CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

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The IRS is sending four investigators across the world to fight cybercrime Apr 24, 2023

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to send four agents who specialize in investigating cybercrime to Australia, Singapore, Colombia, and Germany starting this summer.

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Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark Apr 21, 2023

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As Twitter’s legacy blue check mark system finally comes to an end, the social network’s new paid-for verification system is causing more than a little chaos, with CEO Elon Musk himself stepping in to pay for some celebrities’ verification when they refuse to do so.

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Uber and Cartken are bringing sidewalk delivery robots to Virginia Apr 21, 2023

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Uber is expanding its partnership with sidewalk delivery robot startup Cartken to Fairfax, Virginia.

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Outsourcing giant Capita fears customer data stolen during ransomware attack Apr 20, 2023

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Capita, the British outsourcing company that provides critical services for the U.K. government, says hackers may have accessed customer data during a cyberattack last month.

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Salesforce is working on a pair of new generative AI-driven workflow tools Apr 20, 2023

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One of the promises of generative AI is the ability to create code based on a written request.

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Ditto raises $45M to help companies keep their data in sync Apr 19, 2023

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Many apps today assume that data lives in only one location, typically a single cloud database. But the reality is more complex.

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Alaska Airlines does away with check-in kiosks Apr 19, 2023

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Alaska Airlines recently started a 3-year, $2.5 billion project to improve the airport experience at its hubs and focus cities like Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Apple’s high security mode blocked NSO spyware, researchers say Apr 18, 2023

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Last year, Apple launched a new feature for iPhone users who are worried about getting targeted with sophisticated spyware, such as journalists or human rights defenders.

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