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DoorDash plans to buy Instacart for $17 billion, creating a delivery powerhouse
Two of the biggest names in food delivery are coming together. DoorDash plans to acquire Instacart in a deal worth about $17 billion, the companies said Thursday. The deal is expected to close at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028. The…
Microsoft expects 'very few people' to accept buyouts, CFO says in internal memo
Microsoft expects 'very few people' to accept the buyouts it offered this week to 60,000 employees, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood wrote in an internal memo. 'I know there have been some questions on the rationale behind the voluntary exit offer…
AI Agents Can Be Wolves In Disguise: 3 Tips On Protecting A Business
Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board's role in cybersecurity and technology. Only a minority (14.4%) of enterprises have obtained full security and IT approval before deploying AI…
Sentrycs Offers Ranger a Portable C-UAS Solution with Mitigation Capabilities for less than $100,000 Helping States Maximize FEMA's Latest Round of Grant Funding
The fixed-price package enables state and local law enforcement agencies to extend passive Cyber-over-RF detection coverage while supporting affordable funding and mission sustainment HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- Sentrycs, an Ondas…
Microsoft cuts capex forecast on AI capacity delays
Microsoft reduced its forecast for capital expenditure, a rare move in an industry that mostly continues to splurge more on huge AI investments. The software giant said capex for the 2026 calendar year will be $170 billion from a previous forecast…
Authorities Warn Financial Firms after Detecting N. Korea-Linked IP Activity
South Korean financial authorities have detected a large number of scanning attempts targeting financial institutions from IP addresses associated with North Korea, urging companies to exercise extra caution. According to financial industry sources…
ITWeb GRC 2026: Boards need ethics dashboard for AI governance
Lucy Montague, information services governance, solutions and services delivery manager at AfriSam. Board oversight of AI-enabled decisions must be strengthened, and an Information Services Ethical Behaviour Assurance Index (IS-EBAI) governance…
Google's AI chip business is getting harder for Nvidia to ignore
Earlier this year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplayed the threat of other companies building competing AI chips, including Google. 'Without Anthropic, why would there be any TPU growth at all?' he said in an interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel…
Google's Search revenue miss raises a big existential question
Is AI starting to hurt Google's core search business? That's the big lingering question following the company's third-quarter earnings. Google came out of the gates on Wednesday boasting that its year-over-year query growth rate was the highest in…
TT Podcasts: RoadSigns - TT
A truck sends an alert. What happens next matters, especially in winter. How can fleets turn connected technology into smarter decisions? In this episode of RoadSigns, host Michael Freeze is joined by Bob Toews, CEO of TruckDown, for a practical…
DHS bans Swiss cyber firm from federal systems
The Department of Homeland Security has banned Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis AG from civilian agency networks, following a ban on the company's products from intelligence community systems last year. DHS's ban, laid out in an “exclusion…
BLS Polymers Leads Four Indian IPOs With a 34% Grey-Market Premium
BLS Polymers Limited led four Indian IPOs in InvestorGain's Oct. 29 grey-market tracker, while Bombay Coated and Special Steels Limited ranked second by percentage of offer price, a different measure of the unofficial quotes. InvestorGain listed…
Flock ignores Minnesota city's orders not to reinstall AI surveillance cameras - citizens complain after spotting two cameras despite the city canceling its contract
Flock's AI surveillance cameras are continuing to cause controversy, this time in Dayton, Minnesota, where it is alleged that the company reinstalled two cameras despite express orders from the city not to do so. The city's local government posted…
GMO cybersecurity team finds info critical to identifying hackers, CEO says
GMO Internet Group, which is facing an ongoing standoff with an alleged hacker group holding its clients' personal data hostage, said Thursday that its cybersecurity team found critical information that could help identify the perpetrators. The…
Stirling start-up launches privacy-first AI tool to protect businesses
The tool is designed to keep sensitive information secure and prevent data breaches. Nagu Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and chief product and technology officer at Vidai UK, said: 'Sending sensitive information to an external cloud service just to…
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