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Startup exits, deal values and venture capital raised hit record highs in 2020

By Duncan Riley Jan 14, 2021

Despite the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.S. venture capital industry posted new records for the year, according to the just-released PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor fourth-quarter 2020 report. For the year,…

NEWS

YouTube suspends Trump’s channel, Snapchat hands down a permanent ban

By James Farrell Jan 13, 2021

After being accused of inciting violence, YouTube has banned President Trump’s channel for at least seven days. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content…

Security

US issues warning over recent cyberattacks targeting cloud services

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency today issued a warning concerning several recent cyberattacks targeting various cloud services. The report states that threat actors are using phishing and other…

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency startup Anchorage granted provisional federal charter bank OK

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2021

Cryptocurrency custodian startup Anchorage Hold LLC has obtained conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a federally chartered bank. Now formally known as Anchorage Digital Bank National…

Apps

Online payments company Affirm pops on public debut as others queue for IPOs

By Duncan Riley Jan 13, 2021

Shares in online payments company Affirm Holdings Inc. nearly doubled on their public debut on the Nasdaq today as the market for initial public offerings in 2021 appears to be as hot as it…

Apps

VMware debuts Tanzu Advanced & Project Iris

By Mike Wheatley Jan 13, 2021

VMware Inc. said today it’s adding a new product to its Tanzu portfolio for building and managing modern container-based applications. VMware Tanzu Advanced is said to build upon VMware Tanzu Standard, adding more focus…

Cloud

Microsoft’s vertical cloud platform for retail now in preview

By Mike Wheatley Jan 13, 2021

Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch in preview of its second vertical cloud, and this time it’s targeting retailers with the promise of helping them to unlock their data and transform it into actionable…

NEWS

Dropbox lays off 11% of its workforce as COO departs

By Maria Deutscher Jan 13, 2021

Dropbox Inc. is laying off about 11% of its workforce, or 315 employees, in a move that Chief Executive Drew Houston described as “painful, but necessary.” Houston (pictured) notified employees about the cuts in…

NEWS

Qualcomm inks $1.4B deal for chip startup Nuvia to boost processor lineup

By Maria Deutscher Jan 13, 2021

Qualcomm Inc. said today it has signed a $1.4 billion deal to acquire Nuvia Inc., a chip startup led by Apple Inc.’s former top central processor unit engineer. The deal marks a quick exit…

Infra

In return to Intel, VMware chief Pat Gelsinger to take over as CEO

By Robert Hof Jan 13, 2021

Facing rising investor pressure to speed up its lagging chipmaking prowess, Intel Corp. today parted ways with Chief Executive Robert Swan and appointed VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to the top spot. The appointment is…

Year: 2021

Startup exits, deal values and venture capital raised hit record highs in 2020

Cryptocurrency startup Anchorage granted provisional federal charter bank OK

Online payments company Affirm pops on public debut as others queue for IPOs

VMware debuts Tanzu Advanced & Project Iris

Microsoft’s vertical cloud platform for retail now in preview

Qualcomm inks $1.4B deal for chip startup Nuvia to boost processor lineup

In return to Intel, VMware chief Pat Gelsinger to take over as CEO

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