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Elon Musk says Twitter in ‘clear material breach’ of acquisition agreement
Elon Musk today accused Twitter Inc. of breaching the terms of the agreement he inked with the company in April to acquire it for $44 billion. Musk purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter earlier this year and later offered to buy the entire company for $43 billion. In late April, the company accepted Musk’s offer ...
Corporate learning startup Go1 raises $100M+ at $2B valuation
Go1 Pty. Ltd., a startup that helps organizations provide training for their workers, has raised more than $100 million in fresh funding to support growth initiatives. Go1 announced the funding round today. The Australia-based startup said that the investment included the participation of AirTree Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Five Sigma, Madrona Venture Group, Salesforce Ventures ...
Lawmakers propose new consumer privacy bill
A group of U.S. lawmakers today proposed a privacy bill that would limit companies’ ability to collect and process user data. The Washington Post reported that the bill was introduced by Senator Roger Wicker and Representatives Frank Pallone Jr. and Cathy McMorris Rodgers. According to the Post, the development marks the first time that proposed ...
Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s consumer business, will leave the company
Senior Amazon.com Inc. executive Dave Clark is resigning to pursue other opportunities, the online retail and technology giant announced today. Clark (pictured) is the chief executive officer of Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer business. The executive, who was appointed to the role in August 2020, will resign on July 1 following a 23-year career at the company. “I ...
Laminar closes $30M funding round to protect enterprises’ cloud data
Tiger Global and Salesforce.com Inc.’s venture capital arm have invested $30 million in cybersecurity startup Laminar Ltd. as part of a funding round announced today. The round, which comes six months after Laminar’s launch from stealth mode, brings its total outside funding to $67 million. The Tel Aviv-based startup also counts Insight Partners and publicly ...
Chainguard raises $50M to secure companies’ software supply chains
Chainguard Inc., a startup founded by a group of former Google LLC engineers to help companies secure their applications, has raised $50 million in fresh funding. Chainguard announced the funding round today. Sequoia Capital led the investment with participation from more than 30 other investors including the chief information security officers of Block Inc., the ...
Devo raises $100M at $2B valuation for its AI-powered cybersecurity platform
Cybersecurity provider Devo Technology Inc. today announced that it has closed a $100 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The investment was led by Paris-based investment firm Eurazeo. All of Devo’s existing backers participated as well along with ISAI Cap Venture, a fund that makes startup investments on behalf of technology services giant ...
Fortanix introduces new blockchain security tools
Cybersecurity startup Fortanix Inc. is rolling out two new software tools designed to protect blockchain users’ digital assets from hacking and prevent erroneous transactions. The startup debuted the tools ahead of next week’s annual RSA cybersecurity event in San Francisco. Mountain View, California-based Fortanix is backed by more than $45 million in funding from investors ...
Prominent technology executive Teresa Carlson joins Microsoft
Prominent technology executive Teresa Carlson has joined Microsoft Corp., SiliconANGLE confirmed today. The appointment was first reported Tuesday by The Information. At Microsoft, Carlson (pictured) reportedly holds the role of corporate vice president and entrepreneur-in-residence and is reporting to Chris Young, Microsoft’s executive vice president of business development, strategy and ventures. The news comes less than a ...
WorkOS nabs $80M to speed up enterprise software development
WorkOS Inc., a startup that helps enterprise software companies build key application features faster, has raised $80 million in funding to grow its market presence. WorkOS announced the funding round this morning. Greenoaks was the lead investor, and Lightspeed Ventures, Abstract Ventures and more than a half-dozen angel investors participated as well. WorkOS disclosed in ...