Coffee Briefing – September 13, 2022 – ThinkData partners with Google. Apple Pay surpasses Mastercard to process more than $6 trillion annually. Instagram cuts down on shopping features.more

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Toronto-based SaaS startup partners with Google

Data catalog provider ThinkData Works Inc has launched a catalog and enrichment service on Google Cloud Marketplace. This accelerates time to value and gives customers access to Google Cloud’s key AI and data analytics capabilities.

ThinkData Works Catalog Platform empowers customers to make better business decisions by connecting to both internal and external data sources while providing metadata, governance and discoverability capabilities .

According to the company, the partnership will strengthen the growing ecosystem of data and management tools available to customers of both organizations.

Brendan Stennett, co-founder and chief technology officer of ThinkData Works, said: “Availability on Google Cloud Marketplace means that customers can more easily deploy our leading catalog platform through their existing relationship with Google Cloud, using tools to manage and distribute their data, We can unlock more AI and ML capabilities.”

Apple Pay has outgrown Mastercard to process more than $6 trillion in just one year

According to a recent report by Trading Platforms, Apple Pay has overtaken Mastercard for the most annual transactions, with over US$6 trillion.

According to the company’s data, Apple Pay could pose a serious challenge to VISA’s market share in the future.

Apple Pay has gained popularity over the last few years. In 2021, Apple expanded its global footprint by bringing its mobile wallet to new regions such as Colombia and Mexico. In addition, the company is currently in talks with Hyundai about expanding into South Korea, which will expand the company’s presence to around 60 countries and territories. More than 200 cities’ public transit networks support Apple Wallet.

“Apple Pay is fast becoming the go-to payment method for both consumers and businesses. The fact that it now processes more transactions than Mastercard is a testament to its popularity. , only VISA is in the lead Apple Pay has an excessive edge and benefits from the iPhone NFC hardware monopoly Apple Pay will continue to grow in popularity and market share in the coming years We look forward to ,” said Edith Reads of TradingPlatforms.com.

Instagram to scale back shopping features

According to The Information, Instagram has announced in an internal memo that the shopping page will eventually disappear as the company shifts its priorities toward focusing more on e-commerce efforts that directly drive advertising. increase.

The company said it wouldn’t abandon shopping altogether, instead testing a simpler, less personalized version of the shopping page known internally as “Tab Lite” over the next few months. increase.

Additionally, despite recent criticism that Instagram is increasingly adopting the same features as TikTok, these changes will focus on implementing the short-form video business.

No word on when these changes will take effect.

Sage announces partnership with Square

UK-based accounting software vendor Sage Group plc has partnered with global payment technology provider Square (Block Inc.) to help businesses streamline and scale their work processes.

Customers using both products can do business and get paid from anywhere: face-to-face, online, or over the phone. Additionally, transactions processed through his PoS on Square are instantly matched to Sage Accounting, giving customers up-to-date visibility into where their business is located. Customers also benefit from a tailored customer experience with a loyalty program and his 24/7 service from Australia-based accounting integration and automation software Amaka.

This integration is now available to Sage and Square customers in Canada in the following ways: Sage Accounting and Square | Sage Canada When Square app market.

Google Completes Acquisition of Mandiant, Inc.

Google LLC has announced the completion of its acquisition of Virginia-based cybersecurity company Mandiant, Inc. Join Google Cloud and retain the Mandiant brand.

With this acquisition, Google Cloud and Mandiant aim to offer an end-to-end security operations suite with even greater capabilities to support customers across cloud and on-premises environments.

Both companies are known for providing pioneering security capabilities, frontline expertise, and threat intelligence to better help businesses and organizations prepare for and respond to cybersecurity incidents.

“We believe this acquisition will create incredible value for our customers and the security industry at large. The combination of Google Cloud and Mandiant will revolutionize the way organizations protect themselves and detect and respond to threats.” can.”

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InterContinental Hotel Group hit by cyberattack

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New Gartner Study Reveals Gaps in Government Technology Buying Process

A recent Gartner Inc. study found that the public sector has the longest purchase cycle for technology purchases, averaging 22 months.

Canadian companies use machine learning to drive DEI in the hiring process

Knockri, a software company based in Toronto, has developed an AI-powered interview assessment tool. This helps companies reduce bias and enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the hiring process.

Bell Acquires Distributel, Leading Independent Network Service Provider

Bell today announced the acquisition of Distributel, one of Canada’s largest independent network service providers.

Longer life for lithium-ion batteries may soon be possible

A group of scientists at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Gwangju, South Korea, say they have developed a “universal method” to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries.

Analysts react strongly to news that Oracle has a ‘surveillance machine’

The case of a software giant selling personal data to third parties is troubling, said Iris Akwetey, senior research analyst at Info-Tech Research, today.

What happened on CentOS won’t happen on Rocky Linux: Kurtzer

Gregory Kurtzer, who founded and once led his previous open source project, CentOS Linux, and the organization where its early development took place, The cAos Foundation, said today that a governance structure was put in place to sustain Rocky Linux. said it was. Public domain forever.

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