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Microsoft Corp. will hold a product event next month where executives are expected to introduce two new additions to the company’s Surface line of Windows devices. Microsoft distributed press invitations to the event today. It will take place on Oct. 12, the …
Lenovo expands data center portfolio with dozens of new systems
Lenovo Group Ltd. today debuted dozens of new servers, storage systems and hyperconverged infrastructure appliances, as well as a cloud-based hardware management service. The products are rolling as part of what the company describes as the largest-ever update to its data center …
Cybersecurity provider Malwarebytes receives $100M in new funding
Malwarebytes Inc., a major provider of cybersecurity software for the consumer and enterprise markets, today announced that it has received a $100 million investment from Vector Capital. The investment is expected to close by year’s end pending customary closing conditions. Malwarebytes has raised …
Jitx raises $12M for its programmatic circuit board design platform
Circuit board design startup Jitx Inc. today launched from stealth mode and disclosed that it has secured a $12 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The Series A round also included the participation of Y Combinator, Funders Club and Liquid 2. …
FTC launches investigation into Amazon’s proposed $1.7B iRobot acquisition
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Amazon.com Inc.’s proposed acquisition of iRobot Corp. for $1.7 billion. The investigation was disclosed by iRobot in a regulatory filing that became public today. Nasdaq-listed iRobot develops the popular Roomba line of …
Nvidia debuts new AI tools for biomolecular research and text processing
Nvidia Corp. today debuted a set of new products that will enable companies to more easily build advanced natural language processing models. The first product, BioNeMo, is a framework for developing natural language processing models that can assist scientists with biology and …
Open Web Collective launches venture capital arm to back Web3 startups
Open Web Collective, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups, has launched a new division called OWC Ventures. The launch of the division was reported today by TechCrunch. Open Web Collective makes investments in early-stage blockchain companies and also operates …
Retail technology startup Swiftly closes $100M funding round at $1B+ valuation
Startup Swiftly Systems Inc., which develops software tools that retailers use to increase sales, today announced that it has secured a $100 million funding round led by BRV Capital Management. The Series C round comes six months after Swiftly secured another $100 million …
Intel to rebrand its Pentium and Celeron laptop chip lineups
Intel Corp. will rebrand its Pentium and Celeron lines of entry-level laptop processors next year, the company announced today. The two processor lines will be offered under a new brand, Intel Processor, beginning in the first quarter of 2023. Intel said that …
White House releases framework for regulating digital assets
The White House today released a regulatory framework designed to address risks in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, as well as support the development of new digital asset technologies. The release of the framework comes six months after President Joe Biden signed an executive …