New research out today from application programming interface security startup Salt Security Inc. details significant security flaws in the Expo framework, a tool for developing mobile applications. The Expo framework is a set of tools, libraries and services that simplifies the process of building native applications for iOS, Android and web platforms. Rather than developing separate codebases ...

Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo LLC today announced a new multiyear strategic partnership to enhance access to autonomous vehicles. Starting in Phoenix, Arizona, the collaboration will see Waymo’s autonomous driving technology, known as Waymo Driver, integrated into the Uber platform. Phoenix is one of two locations where Waymo is testing autonomous ride-hailing services, ...

Meta Platforms Inc. today said it has agreed to sell Giphy Inc. to Shutterstock Inc. at a huge loss after it was ordered to divest the company on competition grounds. Meta, then known as Facebook, acquired Giphy, the startup behind the GIF animated image sharing platform of the same name, in May 2020 for $315 million. Giphy ...

Shares in Palo Alto Networks Inc. rose in late trading today after the network management and security firm impressed investors with an earnings beat and lifted its earnings forecast for the year ahead. For its fiscal third quarter ended April 30, Palo Alto Networks reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of $359.4 million, or $1.10 ...

Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty Ltd. today announced the expansion of its FOCUS Partner Program to include several managed security service providers, including IBM Corp., NTT Data Corp. and eSentire Inc. The FOCUS Partner Program is an initiative by Claroty designed to equip partners with the skills, tools and processes necessary to operate across the entire enterprise security ...

Online collaborative whiteboard startup Miro today announced the introduction of Miro AI, a suite of artificial intelligence-powered features designed to optimize common and complex workflows on the platform. Available to all enterprise customers and users, Miro AI uses large language models and generative AI to streamline processes and workflows to expedite product and service delivery ...

Cloud infrastructure access management startup Teleport today launched Teleport 13, a new version of its platform designed to bolster security and minimize operational tasks for DevOps teams managing cloud infrastructure. With the release, Teleport is seeking to address the issue where the increasing complexity of cloud environments and their resulting larger attack surface is prompting cybercriminals to focus more ...

Data management provider Cohesity Inc. today announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud and unveiled Cohesity Turing, a set of artificial intelligence technologies that bring AI capabilities to data security and management. The expanded partnership between Google LLC and Cohesity builds on a previous partnership wherein Cohesity and Google have offered joint customers a solution for the ...

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., is reportedly in talks with augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc. as part of its pursuit of creating the metaverse. The Financial Times reported today that Meta is exploring a potential multiyear agreement with Magic Leap, focusing on intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing in North America. The collaboration is ...

International Business Machines Corp. today announced a new 10-year, $100 million initiative with the University of Tokyo and the University of Chicago to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100,000 qubits. A “qubit,” or quantum bit, is the fundamental unit of quantum information and is distinguished by its ability to exist in multiple states at ...