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Kubernetes receives new cybersecurity and management features
The developers of Kubernetes have released new features for the software container management platform that will make it easier to secure and maintain. The features are available in Kubernetes 1.26, the latest version of the platform, which rolled out late Thursday. Companies build applications using software containers to make them more efficient. The technology provides ...
FTC sues to block Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today filed suit to prevent Microsoft Corp. from completing its proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $68.7 billion. Santa Monica, California-based Activision Blizzard develops a series of popular video games with 368 million monthly active users. Last quarter, the company generated operating income of $485 million on $1.78 billion ...
TripActions raises $400M in credit facility ahead of expected IPO
TripActions Inc., a startup with a cloud platform that companies use to manage business trips and employee expenses, has secured $400 million in a credit facility. The company announced the new financing today. Most of the funds were provided by Goldman Sachs in the form of a warehouse debt facility worth up to $300 million. Additionally, ...
Trust and safety startup Cinder launches from stealth mode with $14M in funding
Cinder today launched from stealth mode with a software platform that enables trust and safety teams to work more efficiently. Ahead of its launch from stealth, Cinder raised $4 million in seed funding and a $10 million Series A round. Both investments were led by Accel. Organizations such as social media companies have trust and ...
Apple to roll out new set of cybersecurity features for users
Apple Inc. today announced plans to roll out new cybersecurity features that will help users more effectively protect their data from hacking attempts. The first feature that Apple will release as part of the update is known as Advanced Data Protection. It’s set to become available in iCloud, the iPhone maker’s cloud-based file storage service. ...
Google introduces new machine learning addon for Google Sheets
Google LLC today launched a new tool that will enable users to develop artificial intelligence models in Google Sheets. The tool, dubbed Simple ML, is available in beta. It’s provided as an addon to Google Sheets that users can download at no charge. Simple ML was created by one of the Google teams responsible for ...
Mobileye’s first quarterly results since IPO top analyst expectations
Mobileye Global Inc. today reported quarterly financial results for the first time since going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in October. The company supplies chips, software and road data that automakers use to equip their vehicles with partly automated driving features. According to the company, its technology has been implemented in more than 125 ...
AI chip startup NeuReality raises $35M in funding
Startup NeuReality Ltd. today announced that it has raised $35 million in funding to commercialize its NR1 chip, which is designed to speed up artificial intelligence applications. The Series A funding round was led by Samsung Ventures, Cardumen Capital, Varana Capital, OurCrowd and XT Hitech. Several other institutional backers participated as well. Among them was ...
Couchbase reports better-than-expected third quarter results but stock falls
Database maker Couchbase Inc. today reported third-quarter financial results that topped analysts’ expectations, as well as the company’s own guidance. Santa Clara, California-based Couchbase went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange last July. It provides a cloud-based NoSQL database called Capella that companies can use to store structured and unstructured information. Couchbase also sells two ...
TSMC to increase chip fab investment in Arizona to $40B
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. will spend $40 billion to build chip plants in Arizona as part of a new investment plan that is expected to be announced today. TSMC is the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer. It operates a network of chip plants, or fabs, that other companies can use to produce processors based ...