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Microsoft rolls out passwordless login support to its core consumer services
Consumers will soon be able to log into their Microsoft Corp. accounts with methods other than entering their usernames and passwords. The new passwordless login methods, announced by Microsoft today, are set to roll out over the coming weeks. They will require the Microsoft Authenticator app to use. After downloading the app, a user must ...
Identity startup Persona closes $150M round at $1.5B valuation
Persona Inc., a startup that helps companies such as financial technology providers collect and process identity information from customers, has closed a $150 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation. The Series C round was led by Founders Fund, Persona said in an announcement this morning. Meritech Capital Partners, BOND, Index Ventures and Coatue ...
AI chip startups Axelera AI and Deep Vision raise new funding
Two artificial intelligence chip startups, Netherlands-based Axelera AI B.V. and Los Altos, California-based Deep Vision Inc., today announced that they’ve raised new funding to support their respective product development efforts. The funding rounds represent the latest sign of investors’ interest in semiconductor startups. Several other companies developing AI-optimized chips have also raised capital in recent months. Power-efficient ...
Snowflake doubles down on financial sector with new Financial Services Data Cloud
Snowflake Inc. today introduced a new solution, the Financial Services Data Cloud, that will make it easier for companies in the financial sector to process their business data. Financial Services Data Cloud is based on Snowflake’s hugely popular cloud-based data platform. The solution has three major components: Snowflake’s native feature set, complementary products from partners ...
DataRobot’s new AI Cloud speeds up enterprise machine learning projects
In a major product refresh, DataRobot Inc. today debuted a new edition of its platform for building artificial intelligence models that it says will enable enterprises to develop machine learning software faster. The startup says that the platform, AI Cloud, can function as the central hub for a company’s AI initiatives. It provides features for ...
Cryptocurrency market data startup Amberdata raises $15M round led by Citi
Amberdata Inc., a startup that provides data on cryptocurrency markets and trading activity for financial institutions, has raised a $15 million funding round to fuel growth initiatives. Amberdata said in its announcement this morning that the round was led by Citigroup Inc., one of the world’s largest banks. The startup will use the funding to ...
Confluent makes real-time data easier to process with Stream Governance
In one of its most significant product updates since going public, Confluent Inc. today introduced a new cloud-based toolkit to help enterprises analyze real-time data from their systems more efficiently. The company is calling the toolkit Stream Governance. Confluent sells data management products based on the open-source Apache Kafka platform. Kafka is used by companies ...
Zoom debuts new VR and enterprise features at Zoomtopia 2021
Zoom Video Communications Inc. today announced a raft of product updates at its virtual Zoomtopia 2021 event, including an upcoming virtual reality capability and several major enhancements to its enterprise feature set. Some of the updates will become available in the coming weeks, while others aren’t scheduled to launch until next year. One of the ...
BitSight raises $250M and buys startup rival to boost its cyber risk platform
BitSight Technologies Inc., a startup helping enterprises and government agencies assess the effectiveness of their cybersecurity efforts, today disclosed that it has raised $250 million in funding at a $2.4 billion valuation. The funding was provided entirely by Moody’s Corp., one of the financial sector’s three major credit rating agencies. In conjunction, BitSight says it ...
JFrog targets growing connected device market with Upswift acquisition
Publicly traded developer tools maker JFrog Ltd. has acquired Upswift Ltd., a startup with a platform that helps enterprises roll out software updates to their “internet of things” device fleets. JFrog didn’t disclose financial terms in its announcement of the deal today. The acquisition comes three months after the company inked a $300 million agreement ...