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AWS launches Data Transfer Terminal to let customers upload data to AWS Cloud by plugging in storage devices from a set of physical locations — At its re:Invent 2024 conference in Las Vegas, Amazon on Sunday announced a somewhat unusual new service for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers … | Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
As he kicks off his first re:Invent event, AWS CEO Matt Garman discusses upcoming “real, needle-moving” announcements, the AI landscape, Anthropic, and more — As the cloud-computing leader kicks off its re:Invent conference, Chief Executive Matt Garman says there is no end in sight to the artificial intelligence race
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AWS announces AWS Security Incident Response to help customers prepare for, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware attacks — Companies often struggle with how to respond to cybersecurity incidents. According to one recent poll, only three …
More: Silicon Republic, Help Net Security, Amazon Web Services, and WinBuzzer
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OpenWrt releases the $89+ open-source router OpenWrt One, offering a “hacker-friendly device” with two Ethernet ports, three USB ports, and dual-band Wi-Fi 6 — This ‘Unbrickable’ router should never fail you. … The group worked together to draft the specifications for this router … | Wall Street Journal: |
The US adds new restrictions on transferring HBM chips to China, the fourth US attempt in three years to curb China, and adds 140 companies to its blacklist — Export of memory chips used in AI applications is restricted, but delayed announcement gives Chinese companies chance to stock up| Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: |
CoinGecko: Ripple-linked XRP's market cap reaches $137B to become the third-largest cryptocurrency, up from less than $30B on November 5 when Trump won — - The cryptocurrency gained as much as 15% Monday to hit $2.50 — Since the US election it has added over $100 billion in value
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The UN's ITU and the International Cable Protection Committee announce a 40-member global advisory body to support the resilience of submarine telecom cables — On the same day that a submarine cable suspected of having been cut by a Chinese ship was repaired, two major telco bodies convened …
More: The Record, ITU, and Total Telecom
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Amsterdam-based Nebius, which rebranded from Russian internet giant Yandex and offers cloud AI tools, raised $700M from Nvidia, Accel, and others — Nebius Group NV, the technology company rebranded from Russian internet giant Yandex, has raised $700 million from a slate of investors including Nvidia Corp. and Accel Partners LP.
More: TechCrunch, Tom's Hardware, CTech, and Reuters
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Social media videos documenting layoffs are now commonplace, especially by younger workers, creating headaches for companies; TikTok's #layoff has 32K+ posts — Gen Z workers posting redundancy videos are trending — but can harm their future prospects — An unexpected online meeting appeared …
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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the startup is weighing up an ads model, but plans to be “thoughtful”; sources say OpenAI has hired ad talent from Meta and Google — ChatGPT maker hires advertising talent from big tech rivals — OpenAI is discussing plans to introduce advertising … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: a number of tech executives, including Sam Altman, worry that Elon Musk's new proximity to Trump could supersize rivalries in ways that favor Musk — OpenAI's Sam Altman ranks high on the billionaire's list of enemies; car companies and tech giants scramble for allies in the incoming Trump administration
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New York-based Upwind, which sells tools to secure cloud infrastructure, raised a $100M Series A led by Craft Venture at a $900M post-money valuation — In November, we broke the news on how cybersecurity startup Upwind was getting a lot of inbound interest to raise money on a big valuation.
More: CTech, Reuters, and ACCESSWIRE
| Jonathan Moules / Financial Times: |
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