Topic: global operations
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Deel buys deepfake-detection firm Clarity amid fake hire surge
Deel acquired Tel Aviv-based AI cybersecurity startup Clarity for $45-50 million, marking its 15th acquisition and first in Israel, as the company surpassed $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue and now serves 40,000+ organizations globally. Clarity's deepfake detection and identity verificati...
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OnePlus to exit more markets in 2027, Realme reportedly leaving China
OnePlus will begin ceasing operations in the US and Europe as early as this week, and plans to exit India by 2027 while remaining active in China, as part of parent company Oppo's broader restructuring. Realme, another Oppo-owned brand, will also leave the Chinese market as part of the restructur...
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Kubota reveals hackers accessed network systems for a month
An unauthorized party infiltrated Kubota North America's network from March 16 to April 20, accessing sensitive employee and dependent data including Social Security numbers, bank account details, and benefits information. Kubota began notifying affected individuals on June 30 via email, offering...
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Blackfield ransomware demands $2M from Nidec Corporation
Blackfield ransomware group demands $2 million from Nidec Corporation after attacking its Taiwanese subsidiary, Nidec Chaun Choung Technology, on June 22, 2026, threatening to publish stolen data unless paid within 15 days. Nidec confirmed the ransomware attack, shut down affected servers to prev...
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Amazon to invest $13B more in India cloud and AI by 2030
Amazon announced a new $13 billion investment in India by 2030, bringing its total planned commitment to $48 billion, focused on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The investment targets surging demand from Indian enterprises and government agencies, as Amazon competes with Microsoft an...
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Novo Nordisk breach exposes clinical trial data
Novo Nordisk confirmed a data breach where attackers accessed pseudonymized patient data from clinical trials, including IDs, health information, and lifestyle factors, but stated the data cannot directly identify patients by name. The breach also exposed personal details of healthcare profession...
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West Pharmaceutical confirms hackers stole data, encrypted systems
West Pharmaceutical Services suffered a material cyberattack on May 4, 2026, involving both data exfiltration and system encryption, prompting an immediate global shutdown of systems and law enforcement notification. The attack disrupted global business operations, and while core systems for ship...
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Uber to open 2 India campuses for product development, operations
Uber plans to open two new engineering offices in Bengaluru and Hyderabad by 2027, expanding its capacity to about 9,600 employees, and has partnered with the Adani Group to build its first data center in India, operational by late 2026. The expansion supports Uber’s global product development an...
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Happl secures $11M Series A to expand global benefits platform
Happl, an AI-native global benefits platform, raised an $11 million Series A led by Portage Ventures to accelerate product development and expand its workforce in the UK and US. Founded in 2022, Happl integrates a configurable rules engine with HRIS and payroll systems to replace fragmented, manu...
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Utility firm Itron discloses breach of internal IT network
Itron confirmed a cyberattack in April 2026 that breached specific internal systems, prompting an immediate response involving law enforcement and external advisors. The breach did not impact customer systems or cause material disruption to business operations, and a significant portion of costs ...
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Encompass Digital Media Enhances Altitude Flow Platform with Interra Systems QC
Encompass Digital Media has integrated Interra Systems' BATON QC solution into its cloud-native Altitude Flow platform, enabling a seamless migration of quality control operations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for a scalable, flexible workflow. The phased deployment demonstrates that complex, mi...
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Uber acquires Blacklane to expand premium ride service
Uber is acquiring the luxury chauffeur service Blacklane to significantly expand its presence in the premium and executive travel market. The acquisition will integrate with Uber's new high-end service, Uber Elite, providing an immediate international network beyond its initial U.S. launch cities...
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Iran Claims Major Cyber-Attack on Medical Giant Stryker
A major cyber-attack by the pro-Iranian "Handala group" caused significant global disruption at medical technology firm Stryker, with claims of wiping data from over 200,000 systems and stealing 50 terabytes of sensitive information. Stryker confirmed the attack disrupted its global Microsoft e...
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inDrive Expands into Grocery Delivery with KraveMart Acquisition in Pakistan
inDrive has acquired Pakistan's Krave Mart, a quick-commerce grocery startup, in an all-stock deal to expand its super-app strategy beyond ride-hailing into South Asia's delivery sector. The acquisition follows prior collaboration and investment, with the service now launching as inDrive.Grocerie...
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Advantest Hit by Ransomware Attack, Supply Chain Risk
Advantest Corporation, a major Japanese semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer, has confirmed a ransomware attack that impacted parts of its network, first detected on February 15. The company has isolated affected systems and is investigating, but has not yet confirmed any data breach invo...
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Advantest Hit by Ransomware Attack, Disrupting Chip Testing
Advantest, a key global semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer, confirmed a ransomware attack on its corporate network first detected in February 2026, though core production appears unaffected. The full impact, including whether sensitive customer or employee data was compromised, remains ...
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AI Model Identifies Plants with Precision
Carbon Robotics has developed a Large Plant Model (LPM), an AI trained on over 150 million images that can instantly identify plant species, eliminating the need for lengthy manual retraining of its robotic weeders. The system allows farmers to instruct robots in real-time to target new weeds wit...
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TCL to Acquire Sony's TV Division
Sony and TCL have signed a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture, with TCL taking a 51% controlling stake in Sony's TV hardware business, aiming to finalize by March and begin operations in 2027. The partnership aims to combine Sony's premium brand and image processing with TCL's display ...
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Everstone Merges Wingify and AB Tasty in $100M+ Digital Experience Deal
Private equity firm Everstone Capital is merging India's Wingify and France's AB Tasty, creating a new digital experience platform with over $100 million in annual revenue and a global client base of over 4,000 businesses. The combined company will be led by Wingify's Sparsh Gupta as CEO, with a ...
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Emergent's $70M Funding Triples Valuation to $300M
Emergent, an AI-powered development startup, raised $70 million in Series B funding, tripling its valuation to $300 million and signaling strong investor confidence in the AI-assisted coding sector. The platform enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to build applications without large engine...
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