Computer chip makers seek US permission to work during COVID-19
A group representing major United States semiconductor companies on Wednesday said it was working with federal officials to make clear to state and local…
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Espressive lands $30M Series B to build better help chatbots
Espressive, a four-year-old startup from former ServiceNow employees, is working to build a better chatbot to reduce calls to company help desks. Today, the…
Horangi Raises US$20m to Expand its Market Leadership in SEA
Horangi, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company which provides solutions to industry leaders across Southeast Asia, announced a US$20 million fundraise in a…
IBM, Amazon, Google partner with US govt for coronavirus research
US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to “unleash the power of American supercomputing…
Nick Leeder appointed as latest head of Google Ireland
Google has announced that Nick Leeder will replace Fionnuala Meehan as the head of its Irish operation. While its staff continue to work from home in the midst…
US orders first shutdown of website over coronavirus fraud
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Justice announced Sunday it had shut down a website claiming to sell a coronavirus vaccine, in its first act of federal…
Global Savings Group acquires French cashback company iGraal for €123.5M
Germany’s Global Savings Group (GSG), the e-commerce content company, has acquired French cashback company iGraal for €123.5 million in a mixture of cash and…
Microsoft Teams passes 44 million daily active users
Microsoft Teams, which launched worldwide in March 2017, passed 32 million daily active users (DAUs) this month. A week later, thanks in part to COVID-19,…
Google Launches a Coronavirus Information Website
Last week, President Donald Trump announced that Google is making a COVID-19 screening website for US citizens. Later it was revealed that it was actually…
COVID-19 disruption delays release of Chrome version 81
It’s the COVID-19 shortage nobody expected – not toilet rolls, tinned goods or headache pills this time but Google software engineers. It’s a problem that…