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Amazon Web Services Inc. will invest $35 billion by 2040 to build new data center infrastructure in Virginia. The investment plan was announced today. As part of the initiative, AWS will establish new data center campuses in “multiple regions” of Virginia. The …
Client management startup Copilot secures $10M in funding
Copilot Platforms Inc., the developer of a cloud-based client management portal for service businesses, has secured $10 million in funding to support product development efforts. The company announced the Series A investment on Thursday. According to the startup, the capital was provided by …
Alphabet to let go 12,000 employees amid broader tech layoffs
Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc. today announced plans to lay off about 12,000 employees, or about 6% of its global workforce. The job cuts affect multiple business units. According to the Wall Street Journal, Alphabet’s recruiting group and divisions focused on areas …
Oro reels in $13M for its business-to-business commerce applications
Startup Oro Inc., which helps business-to-business companies create online stores and optimize related aspects of their sales efforts, has closed a $13 million funding round. Oro announced the round this morning. It was led by Zubr Capital with participation from returning backer …
Outrider raises $73M for its autonomous yard trucks
Outrider Technologies Inc., a startup developing autonomous yard trucks equipped with robotic arms, today announced that it has secured $73 million in new funding. The startup raised the capital through a Series C investment led by FM Capital. Outrider has received a …
Defense technology startup Vannevar Labs raises $75M in funding
Defense technology startup Vannevar Labs Inc. has raised a $75 million funding round led by Felicis Ventures. The Series B round, which was announced late Wednesday, also included the participation of a half dozen other investors. The group included DFJ Growth and …
AccSense raises $5M for its Okta data protection platform
Startup AccSense has raised $5 million in funding to expand the adoption of its namesake software platform, which helps companies protect their Okta environments from cyberattacks. AccSense, officially Empyrean Technologies Ltd., announced the seed funding round today. Joule Ventures was the lead investor. …
Bitwarden acquires passwordless authentication startup Passwordless.dev
Cybersecurity provider Bitwarden Inc. has acquired Passwordless.dev, a startup that helps companies add passwordless login features to their applications, in a deal announced this morning. Santa Barbara, California-based Bitwarden provides one of the industry’s most popular password managers. The application is used by …
Microsoft announces plan to lay off 10,000 employees, 5% of workforce
Microsoft Corp. will let go 10,000 employees, or about 5% of its workforce, as part of an effort to reduce costs. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced the move in an internal memo released this morning. The job cuts will be …
Google’s Nest division reportedly developing location tracking tag
Google LLC’s Nest consumer hardware division is reportedly developing a new location tracking tag that will help users find misplaced items. The Verge reported the development initiative today, citing software engineer Kuba Wojciechowski. He discovered references to the location tracking tag in …