– Jack Dorsey resign from Twitter. The CEO of the blue bird social network thinks that the company he co-created in 2006 is “ready to part with its founders”. This unexpected resignation, despite many criticisms of his management of the company, takes effect immediately. He is succeeded by Parag Agrawal, CTO of Twitter since 2017. He joined the company more than ten years ago and knows it very well, say both the ex-CEO and Bret Taylor, the new chairman of the board of directors. Jack Dorsey was also CEO of Square, a player in digital payment, and some Twitter shareholders had asked him to give up one of the two functions. In 2008, he had already left his post of CEO of the social network before taking over in 2015.
– 150 M € for optical fiber provided by the State. After postponing its fiber plan from 2022 to 2025 to bring France massively into the era of very high speed, the government is backing down. To support communities to install RIPs (public initiative networks), the Secretary of State for Digital Cédric O has announced a new envelope of 150 million euros. Helping communities overcome the difficulties of connecting to fiber optics is not new. Already in January, the state had released an additional 420 million euros.
– Armis raises $ 300 million. The Internet of Things is on the rise in cybersecurity and is a key issue. To bring its contribution to the building and support companies in their projects, the start-up Armis has raised 300 million dollars. Now valued at $ 3.4 billion, the young company intends to expand its activities and make acquisitions. Armis’ solution blocks hack attempts targeting corporate IoT systems and identifies vulnerabilities that can be used for cyber attacks.
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