Tag Archives: Software

Best Buy pulls TCL Google TVs amid complaints of slow, buggy software

Back in late summer, TCL announced an upgraded version of its high-end 6-Series TV. Aside from some technical improvements — the newer set fully supports HDMI 2.1 and 4K gaming at 120Hz — the biggest change had to do with software, with the latest 6-Series running Google TV instead of the Roku OS that has shipped on many of TCL’s most popular sets in the United States. The company has already released TVs powered by Android TV internationally and on a few budget models in North… Source link

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Russian software giant Yandex repels largest DDoS attack in history

Russian software giant Yandex confirmed at the end of last week that it succeeded in repelling a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that took place last month and at the beginning of this month, claiming that it was the biggest attack of its kind in history. One of the products marketed by the company is a service for protection against such attacks.  According to an official statement by the company, the attack – in which the malicious actors tried to flood the computer system… Source link

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UPDATE 1-BlackBerry software flaw could impact cars, medical devices

(Updates with BlackBerry’s statement) Aug 17 (Reuters) – A cybersecurity flaw in a software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put at risk cars and medical equipment that use it and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers, the U.S. drugs regulator and a federal agency said on Tuesday. The warning came after the Canadian company disclosed https://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000082334 that its QNX Real Time Operating System (QNX RTOS) has a vulnerability that could… Source link

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What Does Google’s Tensor SoC Mean For Google’s Hardware And Software Efforts?

Google recently announced its Tensor SoC for its upcoming Pixel 6 flagship phones. Google This past week, Google announced its upcoming Tensor SoC, supported by a blog from Google Hardware lead Rick Osterloh detailing how the SoC will impact Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagship phones. Interestingly, though Osterloh’s blog mentions AI four times, it never once mentions 5G—the primary selling point for phones these days. This is likely because Google’s biggest strength is… Source link

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Google parent Alphabet launches Intrinsic: a new company to build software for industrial robots

Google’s parent-company Alphabet has a birth to announce: a new company called Intrinsic which will focus on building software for industrial robots. The subsidiary will be one of Alphabet’s “other bets” — relatively speculative firms focusing on new technology like Waymo (self-driving cars), Wing (delivery drones), and Verily (healthcare and biotech). Details on what exactly Intrinsic is building or who its customers will be are unclear. A blog post from the company’s new… Source link

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Samsung’s new Google-based smartwatch software addresses a lot of old annoyances

Samsung has taken the wraps off it and Google’s new unified smartwatch platform at MWC 2021 — sort of. The company isn’t announcing a new Galaxy Watch today, or even what the new platform will be called (it’s unofficially referred to as Wear); those announcements will come later this summer at a proper Galaxy Unpacked event. But what Samsung did show off was a first look at what its new One UI Watch software will look like, and it elaborated on just what the new Google / Samsung… Source link

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Software startup Sprinklr shares fall in NYSE debut, valued at $3.7 billion

By Sohini Podder    (Reuters) -Shares of Sprinklr Inc, which counts Microsoft Corp and Verizon Communications Inc as customers, fell nearly 9% in their U.S. stock market debut on Wednesday, valuing the software startup at about $3.7 billion.    The New York-based company, backed by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, raised $266 million in its downsized initial public offering on Tuesday. (https://bit.ly/3gVux0R)    Shares opened at $14.60, compared with Sprinklr’s IPO price of $16… Source link

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Intelligent Digital Out Of Home (DOOH) Software Company Alfi Bolsters National Sales Team with Addition of Christopher Whalen as Vice President

Digital Advertising Veteran to Support and Expand National Sales as Company Grows Rapidly MIAMI BEACH, FL / ACCESSWIRE / June 23, 2021 /Alfi, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALF) (“Alfi” or the “Company”), an AI enterprise SaaS platform powering computer vision with machine learning models to allow content publishers and brand owners to deliver interactive, intelligent information without violating user privacy, announced today the appointment of Christopher Whalen as Vice President of National Sales. In his new… Source link

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‘We’re changing the face of what a software engineer looks like;’ Google diversity officer

As the nation celebrates the first-ever federally recognized Juneteenth holiday, Google (GOOG, GOOGL) has announced a $50 million unrestricted grant to 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The grant represents the tech giant’s largest commitment to date for HBCUs and builds on Google’s Pathways to Tech initiative, which is part of the company’s racial equity initiative. The 10 HBCUs receiving funds include Claflin University (SC), Clark Atlanta University (GA),… Source link

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