All articles by Greg Noone
Greg Noone
Greg Noone is the editor of Tech Monitor. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian and Outside.
Kaspersky Labs ceases operating in the US
Kaspersky’s decision comes after a ban on US sales of the cybersecurity firm’s products by the Biden administration.
Alphabet in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23bn
The deal to buy Wiz would be the biggest-ever acquisition by Google’s parent company and would burnish the latter’s cloud security credentials.
Graphcore acquired by Softbank
The purchase of the UK chip design firm is the latest attempt by Softbank to burnish its AI credentials.
AT&T breach sees an estimated 109 million customers’ call logs leaked
Despite the sheer volume of records stolen, AT&T maintains that no personally identifiable information belonging to its customers was stolen.
Microsoft settles antitrust complaint with CISPE for €20m
The settlement will also see Microsoft reset its software pricing for CISPE members, refund them for lost revenues and evade an EU antitrust investigation triggered by the original complaint.
Microsoft abandons observer seat on OpenAI board
The decision comes as Microsoft faces increasing regulatory scrutiny into its relationship with OpenAI in the US and UK
AMD to snap up Finnish startup Silo AI for $665m
The purchase of the Finnish AI startup comes amid a push from AMD to build its own ecosystem of AI products trained and run on its semiconductors.
Over 70% of companies need to overhaul systems for generative AI, study finds
A survey of IT leaders by Hitachi Vantara and Enterprise Strategy Group registers continued enthusiasm for generative AI, despite many firms feeling ill-equipped for its arrival.
UK government announces expansion of DSIT
DSIT will now oversee the Government Digital Service, the Central Digital and Data Office and the Incubator for AI.
New strike hits Samsung chip facility
The three-day walkout at Samsung will see thousands of workers at the electronics giant campaign for reforms to its bonus system and more annual leave.