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AWS simplifies cloud observability with launch of Amazon Managed Grafana
Amazon Web Services Inc. late Tuesday announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Grafana, an observability service designed to help enterprises monitor their infrastructure and applications for technical issues. The service is a managed implementation of the open-source Grafana observability platform. AWS has built it in collaboration with the open-source platform’s developer, startup Grafana Labs ...
Google reportedly developing laptop chips as Chromebook sales surge
Google LLC is developing custom central processing units for Chromebooks, Nikkei Asia reported today. The report, which cited three sources familiar with the matter, also contained other new details about the search giant’s consumer hardware roadmap. Most notably, Google is said to be developing CPU technology for tablets, which suggests that it may be looking ...
Amazon reveals plans to hire 55,000 corporate and tech workers
Amazon.com Inc. will add 55,000 corporate and technology positions over the next few months, the company disclosed today. The company made the announcement ahead of its upcoming Career Day 2021 recruiting event, which it describes as its biggest ever. The event is set to include the participation of Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy (pictured), ...
Google Cloud and C3 AI team up to drive AI adoption in vertical markets
Google LLC and C3 AI Inc., a publicly traded maker of artificial intelligence software, today announced a partnership aimed at helping more enterprises incorporate machine learning into their operations. As part of its collaboration with Google, C3 AI has made its entire lineup of AI software products available on Google Cloud. The companies’ sales teams ...
South Korea will require Apple and Google to ease in-app purchase rules
South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a bill that will require Apple Inc. and Google LLC to ease some of the restrictions they currently place on in-app purchases. The bill will have to be signed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to become law, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Mobile apps published through Apple’s ...
Report: Apple to equip iPhone with satellite connectivity for emergency messages
Apple Inc. is developing satellite communications technology for the iPhone that will enable users to contact emergency services even when they’re not within range of a Wi-F network or cell tower. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg published today. The publication’s sources indicated that certain hardware components necessary for satellite communications will be included ...
Zebra Technologies acquires AI forecasting provider Antuit.ai
Publicly traded enterprise technology company Zebra Technologies Corp. today announced that it’s buying Antuit.ai Inc., whose artificial intelligence software helps retailers and manufacturers forecast customer demand for their products. Zebra Technologies is buying Antuit.ai from a consortium led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Asset Management Group. The company didn’t disclose a price tag, but said ...
Cloudera’s second-quarter results top revenue and earnings expectations
Data analytics provider Cloudera Inc. today posted better-than-expected second-quarter results, disclosing a 10% revenue jump and adjusted earnings per share that topped analyst estimates for the fourth time in a row. The company in conjunction announced a number of changes to its senior leadership team. Chief Product Officer Arun Murthy is leaving Cloudera, while Chief ...
Andreessen Horowitz launches new $400M seed fund
Prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz today revealed that it’s launching a new $400 million fund to back seed-stage startups. The move follows a significant jump in venture capital investments during the first six months of 2021. Andreessen Horowitz, known informally as a16z, is looking to back startup teams across “any areas of tech” through ...
IronNet becomes publicly traded company after completing SPAC merger
Cybersecurity provider IronNet Inc. today announced that it has completed its merger with special-purpose acquisition company LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. and is now publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. IronNet was founded in 2014 by former National Security Agency director General (Ret.) Keith Alexander. The company provides a cybersecurity platform that uses artificial ...