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Sysdig debuts Sysdig Advisor to help developers fix Kubernetes errors faster
Sysdig Inc. today debuted a new software tool called Sysdig Advisor that promises to help companies fix technical issues in their Kubernetes deployments faster. San Francisco-based Sysdig is a unicorn startup backed by more than $700 million in funding. It offers two software products: One focuses on finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities, while the other, a platform ...
Veeam adds new cybersecurity and automation features to its Kasten K10 platform
Data protection giant Veeam Software Corp. today introduced a new version of Kasten K10, its backup and recovery platform for Kubernetes environments. Kasten K10 became part of Veeam’s product portfolio in late 2020 through a startup acquisition. The platform enables companies to create backup copies of the data in a Kubernetes environment and recover them ...
Newly launched AI startup Inflection AI raises $225M in funding
Artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI Inc. has raised $225 million in funding. Inflection AI detailed the funding in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Palo Alto, California-based startup specified that the financing was provided in the form of an equity investment but didn’t disclose the investors who provided the capital. It ...
Twitter shares drop after Elon Musk tweets acquisition is ‘temporarily on hold’
Shares of Twitter Inc. declined more than 9% today after Elon Musk tweeted that his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the social network is “temporarily on hold.” “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk tweeted early this morning. In a second ...
Blockchain data startup Chainalysis secures $170M in funding at $8.6B valuation
Chainalysis Inc., which provides data about the cryptocurrency ecosystem to organizations such as government agencies and banks, has closed a $170 million funding round that values it at $8.6 billion. Chainalysis announced the funding round today. Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund was the lead investor, while Accel, Blackstone, Dragoneer, FundersClub, the Bank of New York ...
Komodor nabs $42M to help companies maintain their Kubernetes deployments
Kubernetes tooling provider Komodor Ltd. today announced that it has closed a $42 million funding round led by Tiger Global. The round also included the participation of a half-dozen other investors. Among them was Accel, which led Komodor’s previous $25 million round last June. Tel Aviv-based Komodor provides a software platform that helps companies run ...
3D printer companies MakerBot and Ultimaker to merge
MakerBot Industries LLC, a major supplier of desktop 3D printers, today announced plans to merge with rival Ultimaker BV. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter. Afterwards, MakerBot Chief Executive Nadav Goshen and Ultimaker CEO Jürgen von Hollen will lead the combined companies as co-CEOs. “This merger marks ...
Google debuts new Pixel phones, Pixel tablet and long-rumored smartwatch
Google LLC is refreshing its Pixel product line with a half-dozen new devices coming over the next year or so, including multiple smartphones, wireless earbuds, a tablet and a smartwatch. The devices made their debut at the company’s annual Google I/O developer event today. Some of the new products are set to launch this year, ...
Workforce management startup Rippling raises $250M at $11.25B valuation
Workforce management startup Rippling today announced that it has closed a $250 million funding round led by Bedrock and Kleiner Perkins. San Francisco-based Rippling, officially named People Center Inc., is now worth $11.25 billion. The startup has nearly doubled its valuation since last October, when it raised another $250 million funding round led by Sequoia ...
IBM and AWS expand cloud partnership with focus on software
IBM Corp. today announced an expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc. designed to make it easier for customers to run its software on the cloud giant’s platform. IBM has an extensive portfolio of software products spanning dozens of categories. More than 30 of those products can be deployed through the AWS Marketplace. As part of ...