Enterprise Computing

Cisco to Cut About 7% of Staff in Second Round of Job Layoffs

The cuts could amount to about 6,000 jobs for the San Jose, Calif., maker of computer networking technology.

By Eli Tan

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Global CrowdStrike Outage Proves How Fragile IT Systems Have Become

While in some corners of Silicon Valley people worry about the risks of A.I., a simple failed software update caused a worldwide outage.

By David Streitfeld and Kate Conger

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Google Close to Its Biggest Acquisition Ever, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny

The search giant’s negotiations to buy Wiz, a cybersecurity start-up, for $23 billion, come as the Biden administration has taken a hard line against consolidation in tech and other industries.

By Nico Grant and Lauren Hirsch

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Google Readies $23 Billion Deal for Wiz, a Start-Up, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny

The deal to acquire the cybersecurity company would easily be Google’s most expensive acquisition.

By Nico Grant and Lauren Hirsch

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