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Bright Security raises $20M to make enterprise applications more secure with AI
Bright Security Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to help companies improve the security of their applications, has closed a $20 million funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners. Existing investors DNX Ventures, J-ventures, Fusion Fund and Incubate Fund also participated in the round, which was announced by Bright Security today. The San Francisco-based startup ...
Red Hat details edge computing collaboration with Verizon
IBM Corp.’s Red Hat division today shared new details about its collaboration with Verizon Communications Inc. to help enterprises adopt edge computing technologies. Last year, Verizon teamed up with IBM on a broad initiative to modernize its network. As part of the effort, Verizon is building key components of its 5G infrastructure using Red Hat ...
Meta rolls out encrypted direct messaging to Instagram in Ukraine and Russia
Meta Platforms Inc. today announced that it has made an encrypted direct messaging feature available for Instagram users in Ukraine and Russia. The company also stated that it’s demoting content from the Facebook pages and Instagram accounts of Russian state-controlled media outlets. Instagram users in Ukraine and Russia now have access to a feature that ...
Alteryx introduces Alteryx Analytics Cloud to simplify data analytics initiatives
Publicly traded data analytics provider Alteryx Inc. is bringing together its core software products in a new cloud-based platform, the Alteryx Analytics Cloud, that the company debuted this morning. The Analytics Cloud includes features that enable workers to analyze business data without writing any code. The platform also eases related tasks, such as data preparation ...
Samsung refreshes its laptop lineup with new Galaxy Book2 Pro series
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today introduced a new line of Windows laptops, the Galaxy Book2 series, that features Intel Corp.’s latest silicon and a blockchain-based file sharing tool. The Galaxy Book2 series comprises four devices. Three are aimed at the consumer market, while the fourth is designed for the enterprise. The two flagship consumer laptops ...
Qualcomm debuts new AI-powered 5G networking chip for mobile devices
Qualcomm Inc. today debuted a new chip that mobile devices can use to connect to 5G carrier networks. A mobile device relies on not one but several different hardware components to establish 5G connections. It uses an array of miniature antennas to send and receive data in the form of radio signals. When radio signals ...
Meta and Twitter block disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine amid phishing warnings
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. and Twitter Inc. have blocked several disinformation operations targeting Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials have issued warnings about phishing campaigns. The developments follow a series of earlier cyberattacks that targeted organizations in Ukraine. ZDNet reported today that the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has issued a warning about ...
Bell Canada implements Google’s Distributed Cloud Edge platform in its network
Google LLC’s cloud business today said that Bell Canada, the largest carrier in Canada, has deployed its Distributed Cloud Edge platform to support infrastructure modernization initiatives. The development marks the latest milestone in Google Cloud’s effort to grow its share of the carrier infrastructure market. Bell is one of several major network operators that have ...
Ukraine asks its hacker community to assist with cybersecurity defense
The government of Ukraine has asked the local hacker community to help protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and carry out cybersecurity spying missions against invading Russian forces, Reuters reported on Thursday. Posts seeking volunteers began appearing on hacker forums Thursday morning as Russia attacked Ukraine. According to Reuters, one post read “Ukrainian cybercommunity! It’s time ...
Snowflake and Databricks back $222M round for dbt Labs at $4.2B valuation
Fast-growing data management startup dbt Labs Inc. today said it has raised $222 million in funding from a group of prominent backers. Snowflake Inc., Databricks Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s GV fund and the venture capital arm of Salesforce.com Inc. were among the participants in the round. Altimeter was the lead investor. Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Tiger ...