Tech Brief: Week in Review & What’s Ahead
President Donald Trump’s budget request proposed $1.5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security to defend critical infrastructure and federal computer networks from cyberattacks.
President Donald Trump’s budget request proposed $1.5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security to defend critical infrastructure and federal computer networks from cyberattacks.
The European Commission gave its approval of AT&T Inc.’s proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc. The commission said the merger would not raise antitrust concerns because the companies’ activities do not overlap within the European Union.
President Donald Trump’s budget request proposes $1.5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security to defend critical infrastructure and federal computer networks from cyberattacks. The White House also called for greater collaboration between public and private partners on cybersecurity.
Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials plan to announce charges against hackers who they say stole the personal data of hundreds of millions of Yahoo Inc. users, disrupting that company’s sale to Verizon Communications Inc. At least some of the alleged hackers are said to have ties to the Russian government.
The Semiconductor Industry Association, a trade group representing U.S chipmakers such as Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and IBM Corp., came out in support of the House GOP’s “Better Way” tax plan on Tuesday.
Airbnb Inc. Chief Executive Brian Chesky hinted that the company will likely go public in 2018. Chesky said he always considered the preparation of an initial public offering to be a “two-year process,” and said Airbnb is currently halfway through that process.
Intel Corp. will acquire Mobileye, a self-driving car company based in Israel, for $15.3 billion. The two companies began partnering on autonomous vehicles last year.
President Donald Trump held a closed-door meeting with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in the Oval Office on Monday.
Republicans in both chambers this week introduced resolutions designed to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s privacy rule for internet service providers.
Julian Assange said WikiLeaks will offer tech companies access to Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools in its possession to allow firms to patch vulnerabilities in their software.
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