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Google previews Cloud TPU virtual machines for AI and scientific workloads
Google LLC today introduced a new infrastructure option for its cloud platform that will enable enterprises to provision instances with Tensor Processing Units, the search giant’s internally developed artificial intelligence chips. Cloud TPU VMs, as the new instances are called, are available in preview. Early adopters are using them for tasks ranging from AI-powered healthcare ...
Cybersecurity unicorn Exabeam reaches $2.4B valuation after latest $200M round
Exabeam Inc.’s investors have provided it with an additional $200 million to help it win more market share in the cybersecurity market, where the startup competes with a pair of software platforms for detecting and responding to breaches. The round, which was announced today, values Exabeam at $2.4 billion. The startup announced in conjunction that ...
It’s official: Cloudera is going private in $5.3B acquisition
Private equity firms KKR and CD&R are taking big-data pioneer Cloudera Inc. private in a deal valued at $5.3 billion including assumed debt, the company announced today. The acquisition “will allow us to concentrate our efforts on strategic business opportunities and take thoughtful risks that help accelerate growth,” Cloudera president Mick Hollison wrote this morning. ...
Intel expands laptop chip lineup with new processors and 5G module
Intel Corp. expanded its lineup of laptop chips over the weekend by introducing two new central processing units and a 5G module for high-speed wireless connectivity. The company debuted the new products at the virtual Computex chip industry event Sunday evening. The new CPUs are both designed to power thin and light laptops. Intel’s computer ...
Google details code optimization tech behind Chrome’s latest 23% speed boost
Google LLC has shared technical information about two new code optimization technologies included in the latest release of Chrome that promise to improve web page loading times by up to 23% in some cases. The search giant detailed the two technologies, called Sparkplug and “short builtin calls,” on Thursday. Both are implemented as part of ...
Microsoft uncovers phishing campaign launched by Russian hackers behind SolarWinds attack
Microsoft Corp. says a Russia-linked hacking group has targeted more than 150 organizations in a phishing campaign with malicious emails disguised as messages from the United States Agency for International Development. The campaign was detected and detailed late Thursday by researchers from Microsoft’s MSTIC unit, which tracks nation-state cyberattacks. The researchers have determined that the ...
AWS launches Amazon ECS Anywhere for on-premises container management
Amazon Web Services Inc. today launched its ECS Anywhere tool into general availability to make it easier, as well as less expensive, for companies to manage the software containers they run on-premises. ECS Anywhere is part of the cloud giant’s Amazon Elastic Container Service. The latter offering provides a set of tools for managing containerized ...
Docker debuts new capabilities for developers at DockerCon Live
Docker Inc. debuted new features for its developer tools at the DockerCon Live 2021 virtual event today that will make it easier to build software container applications. The company also announced collaborations with Amazon Web Services Inc. and Mirantis Inc. to help developers more easily access software components they use in application projects. The announcement ...
Reports: Fintech startup Klarna could receive $40B+ valuation in new funding round
Klarna Bank AB is raising funding at a valuation of more than $40 billion, according to a series of new reports. The news was first reported by Business Insider early this morning. Three sources later told Reuters that the round could bring Klarna’s valuation closer to $50 billion than $40 billion, while CNBC cited a ...
Google Cloud debuts Datashare to simplify data projects in the financial sector
Google LLC expanded its cloud platform’s roster of vertical-specific solutions today with the debut of Datashare, which is aimed at helping banks and other financial firms more easily access the market data they use to make investment decisions. Financial institutions consult data from a variety of sources to inform their investment strategies. They look at ...