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Top tech news stories today: July 17, 2024
Fintech 1. Nigerian judge adjourns Binance money laundering trial to October A Binance Holdings Ltd. executive spent several hours back in a Nigerian court on Tuesday, before a judge adjourned the hearing until October. (Bloomberg) IT infrastructure 2. Google deal for ‘hot market’ cyber firm Wiz wou…
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Fintech 1. Nigerian judge adjourns Binance money laundering trial to October A Binance Holdings Ltd. executive spent several hours back in a Nigerian court on Tuesday, before a judge adjourned the hearing until October. (Bloomberg) IT infrastructure 2. Google deal for ‘hot…
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A Binance Holdings Ltd. executive spent several hours back in a Nigerian court on Tuesday, before a judge adjourned the hearing until October. ( Bloomberg ) Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday, in an up to $23 billion deal that would be Google’s most expensive acquisition and provide it with cybersecurity products that defend against ransomware gangs wreaking havoc on large enterprises. ( Reuters )
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would bar schools from notifying parents if their child uses different pronouns or identifies as a different gender. ( Fox news ) Ericsson has announced a partnership with Umniah Jordan to deploy Ericsson’s cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions to significantly reduce energy consumption across Umniah’s network operations in Jordan. ( Iot now ) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports TikTok even as a potential ban looms if Chinese-parent company ByteDance fails to divest the short video app’s U.S. assets. ( Aol ) Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica’s new generation of smart glasses have sold more in a few months than the old ones did in two years, EssilorLuxottica’s Chief Executive said on Tuesday. ( Aol )
Key Points
- Fintech
- 1. Nigerian judge adjourns Binance money laundering trial to October
- IT infrastructure
- 2. Google deal for ‘hot market’ cyber firm Wiz would bolster cloud security
- 3. Musk says he will move SpaceX, X headquarters to Texas over frustration with California laws
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