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Tricentis introduces Device Cloud to simplify mobile app development
Tricentis Inc. today debuted a cloud platform that will enable developers to provision on-demand smartphones and tablets for their mobile app projects. The platform is known as the Tricentis Device Cloud. Besides access to handsets, it also provides an artificial intelligence engine that promises to streamline certain app development tasks. Austin-based Tricentis provides software tools ...
Cloudera appoints software industry veteran Charles Sansbury as CEO
Cloudera Inc. today named longtime technology executive Charles Sansbury as its new chief executive. Sansbury (pictured), who previously held leadership roles at several enterprise software companies, is succeeding outgoing Cloudera CEO Rob Bearden. The leadership change is not unexpected. In June, The Information reported that Bearden had informed Cloudera employees of his plans to step ...
Data center builder Stack Infrastructure raises another $250M in debt financing
Stack Infrastructure Inc., a company that builds data centers for cloud operators and other organizations, has raised $250 million in debt funding. The transaction was announced this morning. The debt financing carries a 5.9% fixed interest rate and is structured as a securitized note, which is a type of loan that can be marketed to ...
Uber shares fall on mixed second-quarter earnings
Uber Technologies Inc. today reported that it reached a significant profitability milestone in the second quarter, but lower-than-expected sales sent the company’s shares tumbling. The ride-hailing giant’s stock is currently down more than 6%. Uber closed the quarter ended June 30 with a net income of $394 million when measured using generally accepted accounting principles. ...
Monte Carlo debuts new tool for monitoring data reliability
Startup Monte Carlo Data Inc. today debuted a new tool, the Data Product Dashboard, that can help companies spot quality issues in their business information. San Francisco-based Monte Carlo is backed by more than $230 million in funding. It provides a data observability platform that helps companies ensure the information they use to make business ...
Menlo Security debuts new tools for blocking advanced browser-based threats
Menlo Security Inc., a well-funded cybersecurity startup, today debuted two new tools designed to help companies block so-called HEAT attacks. HEAT stands for highly evasive adaptive threat. The term describes web-borne malware that targets victims’ browsers and uses advanced obfuscation techniques to avoid detection. According to Menlo Security, its two newly announced tools each address ...
Cyble nabs $24M for its AI-powered threat intelligence platform
Cyble Inc., a startup that supplies organizations with data on hacker activity, has raised $24 million in new funding. Atlanta-based Cyble announced the Series B funding round this morning. The startup says Blackbird Ventures and King River Capital were the lead investors. Several other institutional backers contributed as well. “This investment is a testament to ...
Apple announces App Store policy changes to combat device fingerprinting
Apple Inc. will change the App Store’s developer terms of service to combat device fingerprinting, a technique used by some apps to track users’ activity. The iPhone maker announced the move on Thursday. It first disclosed plans to more actively address device fingerprinting at its WWDC 2023 developer event in June. Earlier, Apple added a ...
AMD to establish $400M chip design center in India
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced that it will spend about $400 million to open a new chip research and engineering hub in India. The facility is set be located in the city of Bangalore, a major tech hub. It will be AMD’s largest chip design center with about 3,000 engineers, 500,000 square feet of space ...
Senators propose creating new agency for regulating big tech
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham are sponsoring a bill that would establish a new agency for regulating big tech companies. The bill, which is known as the Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023, was detailed today. If passed, it would establish an agency called the Digital Consumer Protection Commission. The agency would be tasked ...