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AWS introduces AWS IoT RoboRunner to ease robot fleet operations
Amazon Web Services Inc. today introduced a new service, AWS IoT RoboRunner, aimed at simplifying several of the key tasks involved in managing fleets of robots. The service made its debut at the cloud giant’s annual AWS re:Invent event running this week. It’s based on technology that AWS parent Amazon.com Inc. uses in its fulfillment ...
Connected device security startup Armis raises $300M at $3.4B valuation
Fast-growing “internet of things” security provider Armis Inc. today announced that it has closed a $300 million investment to expand go-to-market activities and make acquisitions. The investment was led by One Equity Partners with participation from existing investors. Armis is now valued at $3.4 billion, up from $2 billion after its previous funding round in ...
Google and Apple fined in Italy over data collection practices
Italy’s competition regulator has issued €20 million in fines to Google LLC and Apple Inc. over the way the two tech giants collect consumers’ data through their respective services. Each company was ordered to pay €10 million, or about $11.32 million. The sum represents the maximum penalty that can be issued over the type of ...
Google proposes Privacy Sandbox commitments to address UK regulator’s concerns
Google LLC has offered to take steps to address concerns by the U.K.’s antitrust regulator about its Privacy Sandbox initiative. The Privacy Sandbox initiative is an effort by Google to increase online privacy for users of its Chrome browser. Google and the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, disclosed the development today in separate ...
Check Point Software finds four vulnerabilities in MediaTek smartphone chips
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a publicly traded cybersecurity provider, has discovered four vulnerabilities in smartphone chips from MediaTek Inc. that could enable hackers to install malware on affected devices. Check Point Software’s cybersecurity research unit detailed the vulnerabilities on Wednesday. MediaTek released patches in October. Taiwan-based MediaTek supplies chips for Android handsets and “internet ...
Space startup Astroscale raises $109M to clear orbital debris
Astroscale Holdings Inc. has secured a $109 million funding round that will support the Tokyo-based startup’s efforts to develop technology for removing debris in Earth’s orbit. The investment, led by Japan’s THE FUND, was announced today. Astroscale has raised $300 million in funding to date including the $109 million investment announced today. According to NASA, there ...
Apache Kafka startup Conduktor nabs $20M investment led by Accel
Conduktor Inc., a startup that specializes in making the popular Apache Kafka data streaming platform easier to use, on Monday announced that it has closed a $20 million investment led by Accel. Frontline Ventures and Aglaé Ventures participated as well. Kafka is a software platform used by about 80% of the Fortune 100, as well ...
Report: Apple partners with TSMC for four-nanometer modem chips
Apple Inc. is reportedly partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce iPhone modems using the chipmaker’s four-nanometer manufacturing process. Nikkei Asia today reported that the modem chips are expected to enter mass production in 2023. The timing suggests that the chips could potentially ship with the 2023 iPhones, depending on when mass production will ...
SimPRO raises $350M+ to boost its field service management platform
Field service management startup simPRO Software Pty Ltd. today announced that it has raised more than $350 million through a funding round led by K1 Investment Management. In conjunction, the startup said that it has acquired two fellow software companies to expand its market reach. Field service management is the process through which companies set ...
AI transcription startup Verbit closes $250M funding round
Startup Verbit Inc. today announced that it has secured a $250 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation to develop more features for its namesake transcription and captioning platform. The feature development effort is part of a broader growth plan that the startup detailed this morning. New York-based Verbit also intends to pursue acquisition ...