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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nothing has changed about TikTok use from a national security perspective, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday after U.S. President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched an account on the short-form video platform to reach young voters. The campaign’s TikTok debut is notable given that U.S. officials are reviewing the…
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Friday said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called “Warzone RAT” that could be used to steal data from victims’ computers. Two people in Malta and Nigeria have been arrested on related charges, they added. Federal prosecutors in Boston said law enforcement had taken down…
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A former top marketing executive at TikTok sued the social media company and its China-based parent ByteDance on Thursday, claiming she had been forced out of her job after she complained about sex, age and disability discrimination. Katie Puris said in a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that her 2022 firing…
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Meta’s oversight board said on Friday it will examine two cases on how the social media giant handled potentially misleading posts that were shared ahead of the Australian referendum on Indigenous recognition in October last year. The board, which is funded by Meta but run independently, said the cases were selected…
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Palantir Technologies shares surged 18.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday, as the data and analytics company’s strong fourth-quarter revenue growth led by increased demand for its AI offerings enthused investors. Revenue from Palantir’s commercial segment rose 32% year-over-year to $284 million in the reported quarter, helping the company post $608 million in…
[ad_1] TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday it will build a second Japanese plant to begin operation by the end of 2027, bringing total investment in its Japan venture to more than $20 billion with the support of the Tokyo government. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co announced plans in 2021 to build a…
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Cybersecurity startup Wiz has hired Dali Rajic, former chief operating officer and president at Zscaler, as the four-year-old startup seeks to keep growing at a fast clip and eyes an eventual public listing, the company told Reuters. Rajic, a seasoned sales executive, joined Wiz this week as its first-ever president and chief…
[ad_1] By Laura Matthews and Manya Saini (Reuters) -Fintech firm EquiLend said on Friday some services, including trading and post-trading solutions, had been restored, more than a week after it suffered an outage due to unauthorized access to its systems. EquiLend, a company at the heart of securities lending on Wall Street, disclosed in late…
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Chipmaker Microchip Technology forecast fourth-quarter net sales below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, anticipating weak demand from customers as they clear excess inventory. Shares of the Chandler, Arizona-based company fell more than 3% in extended trading. Demand for auto chips has been slowing as customers are dealing with excess inventory, hitting chipmakers…
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Privately held Dutch cloud communications software company MessageBird said on Thursday it has rebranded as “Bird” and is cutting prices to well below those of U.S. rival Twilio in a bid to win market share. “Today we are … taking our margins to zero,” CEO Robert Vis said in a blog…