The IBM completed on Tuesday (9) the acquisition of open source software maker Red Hat in the cloud for $ 34 billion, which is the largest operation of the company’s history. In the acquisition operation, IBM paid $ 190 for each Red Hat share. The company said that Red Hat will now be integrated …

Business and finance executives of giants Amazon , Apple , Facebookand Alphabet, the company that owns Google , will testify before a congressional committee of the US House of Representatives next Tuesday (16), in a hearing for discuss the enormous market power exercised by online platforms. In a statement on Tuesday (9), the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust …

Malicious websites have imitated the look and the name of the pages associated with Libra , the cryptomoeda announced by Facebook , and Calibra, the digital currency wallet software. According to security company Digital Shadows, which found these pages, they promote a purported sale of the Pound for other currencies such as Ethereum. But it’s …

Germany fined Facebook 2 million euros for not reporting allegations of illegal content on its platform, violating local law on transparency on the internet. In a statement released on Tuesday (2), Germany’s Federal Justice Department said the social network failed to deal with hate speech complaints on its platform. Facebook says it …

Technology companies used to be greeted enthusiastically when they introduced a new product or service. But it’s not like this anymore. One example was the announcement of Libra , the crypto-currency of Facebook, which has left economic regulators, governments and even resounding consumers questioning the delivery of financial details to the social network. Gone in recent …

South Korean technology giant Samsung is being sued by Australia’s consumer protection agency for alleged misleading advertising involving its phones. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claims that Samsung’s ads have made “false” claims that devices are water-resistant. The ACCC said it has reviewed more than 300 Samsung ads before taking …

The Mercedes-Benz announced on Friday (5) which will bring to Brazil its first electric SUV, the EQC, introduced worldwide last September and whose concept was exhibited at the Salon of São Paulo , two months later. The launch will be next year and the brand has not yet released the price. It will be a direct competitor …

Police and security forces around the world are testing automated facial recognition systems as a way to identify criminals, fugitives and terrorists. But how accurate is this technology and how easily can it be used, alongside artificial intelligence – responsible for its activation – as a means of oppressing citizens? Imagine …

Scientists at Stanford University, the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science, Princeton University and Adobe Research have demonstrated how the deepfake technique has become increasingly accessible and compelling. It consists of the use of software based on machine learning, with the purpose of changing the speech of a speaker in a …

The Ryzhik cat faced an extreme cold of -40 ° C in January 2019 and was found with frozen paws and gangrene spreading rapidly. Cases like this are normal in the intense winters of Russia, and animals like Ryzhik are usually sacrificed, since the quality of life of the pussy is …