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Nutanix Inc., a major maker of software for managing cloud and on-premises infrastructure, is reportedly exploring a sale. The Wall Street Journal today cited people familiar with the matter as saying that Nutanix began weighing a sale after receiving takeover interest. However, …
Financial technology startup NorthOne secures $67M in fresh funding
NorthOne Inc., the operator of a popular banking service for small and midsized businesses, today disclosed that it has secured a new $67 million funding round. The Series B round included the participation of Redpoint Ventures and Battery Ventures, as well as …
SecuriThings raises $21M for its connected device management platform
Connected device management startup SecuriThings Inc. today announced that it has raised $21 million in new funding. The Series B funding round, which was led by USVP, brings SecuriThings’ total outside funding to $39 million. USVP was joined in the round by …
TSMC lowers 2022 capital spending target to $36B
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, today lowered its capital spending target for 2022. Chipmakers’ capital spending encompasses expenses such as new manufacturing facilities and purchases of processor fabrication equipment. TSMC set a capital spending target of $40 …
Microsoft debuts new Surface devices with chip and design upgrades
Microsoft Corp. today refreshed its Surface line of Windows devices with three new products headlined by the Surface Pro 9, a two-in-one that can be used both as a tablet and as a laptop. The Surface Pro 9 is joined by the …
Amazon to launch first two Project Kuiper internet satellites in early 2023
Amazon.com Inc. today revealed that the first two satellites developed as part of its Project Kuiper initiative will be launched into orbit next year. Project Kuiper is an initiative through which Amazon is seeking to deploy a constellation of internet satellites in low …
Cybersecurity training provider KnowBe4 to be acquired for $4.6B
KnowBe4 Inc., a provider of cybersecurity training software, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $4.6 billion. KnowBe4 announced the deal today, about a month after it first disclosed that it had received a buyout offer …
Google Cloud debuts new cloud instances with custom infrastructure processing unit
Google LLC’s cloud business today introduced a new series of cloud instances powered by a custom chip known as an infrastructure processing unit. The new instance series, dubbed the C3 series, is currently in public preview. It’s an improved iteration of Google …
Thoma Bravo to acquire identity management provider ForgeRock for $2.3B
ForgeRock Inc. today announced that it will be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a $2.3 billion all-cash transaction. The deal values ForgeRock at $23.25 per share, which is 53% higher than the Monday closing price of the company’s stock. …
Google Cloud inks cloud and payments partnership with Coinbase
Google LLC’s cloud business today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Coinbase Global Inc., the operator of the most popular cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. The partnership includes multiple components. Coinbase will move several of its internal applications to …