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Cybersecurity startup Lacework lays off 20% of workforce
Cloud security startup Lacework Inc. has laid off 20% of its workforce, Protocol reported on Wednesday. Lacework told the publication in a statement that the move is related to a “decision to restructure our business.” The startup didn’t specify exactly how many workers are leaving. It was earlier reported that Lacework had more than 1,000 ...
Manta bags $35M for its automated data lineage platform
Manta Software Inc., a startup that helps companies fix errors in their business data, has closed a $35 million funding round to grow its headcount and accelerate product development. Manta announced the funding round this morning. Forestay Capital led the investment with participation from a half-dozen other backers, including SAP SE’s SAP.io venture capital arm. ...
Google debuts new tools for securing Chrome OS and Chrome in the enterprise
Google LLC today introduced a set of tools designed to help companies improve cybersecurity for workers using its Chrome browser and Chrome OS devices. Chrome OS is a lightweight operating system developed by Google that is widely used in the education sector. Over recent years, the operating system has also been gaining traction in the ...
Nvidia teams up with optical chip startup Ayar Labs to advance AI hardware
Nvidia Corp. has inked a technology partnership with Ayar Labs Inc., a startup developing optical chips that promise to increase the speed and efficiency of data center infrastructure. The partnership was announced today, just a few weeks after Nvidia backed a $130 million funding round for the startup. The chipmaker was joined in the round ...
Researcher finds DuckDuckGo’s browser doesn’t block some Microsoft tracking scripts
A researcher has discovered that DuckDuckGo’s privacy-centric browser enables third-party tracking scripts from Microsoft Corp. to load in some cases. The discovery was reported by Bleeping Computer on Tuesday. DuckDuckGo confirmed the findings in a statement, adding that it expects “to be doing more soon” about the third-party tracking scripts. DuckDuckGo, incorporated as Duck Duck ...
Semperis raises $200M+ to secure enterprises’ Active Directory deployments
Cybersecurity startup Semperis Ltd. today announced that it has raised more than $200 million in funding from a group of investors led by KKR. Ten Eleven Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Atrium Health Strategic Fund and Tech Pioneers Fund participated as well. They were joined by multiple existing investors including Insight Partners. Hoboken, New Jersey-based Semperis ...
Microsoft introduces Dev Box and Project Volterra to ease developers’ work
Microsoft Corp. today introduced two new offerings, a cloud service and a Windows device powered by Qualcomm Inc. silicon, that promise to simplify software developers’ day-to-day work. Both offerings made their debut during the company’s Build 2022 developer event. The company also introduced a slew of other additions to its product portfolio at the event. ...
Google details new cutting-edge image generation AI
Google LLC today detailed Imagen, an artificial intelligence system that can automatically generate images based on text prompts provided by a user. Over the past few years, researchers have developed multiple neural networks capable of automatically generating images. One of the most sophisticated entries into the category is an AI system called DALL-E 2 that ...
Oracle debuts array of new cybersecurity features for its cloud platform
Oracle Corp. today introduced new cybersecurity features for its cloud platform that will help customers more easily protect their applications from hacking attempts. Oracle’s cloud platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, is powered by a network of data centers spanning 20 countries. OCI currently includes 37 cloud regions, or data center clusters, and Oracle plans to bring seven ...
Nvidia debuts liquid-cooled graphics chip for data centers
Nvidia Corp. late today detailed a new liquid-cooled version of its A100 graphics processing unit that can help increase data centers’ energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint. The GPU made its debut at Computex 2022 early Tuesday in Taipei, Taiwan. During the event, Nvidia also shared details about a number of upcoming partner-developed hardware ...