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Skio, a new startup working to make it easier for e-commerce companies to sell subscription-based offerings, on Thursday said that it has closed a $3.7 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Adjacent Venture Capital with participation from more than …
White House invites tech firms to discuss open-source software security in January
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has invited major tech firms to discuss ways that the cybersecurity of open-source software can be improved, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. According to Bloomberg, the tech firms include “major software companies and developers.” Cloud providers …
Automation Anywhere buys FortressIQ for its AI-powered process discovery platform
Robotic process automation provider Automation Anywhere Inc. today announced that it’s acquiring FortressIQ Inc., an artificial intelligence startup backed by investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft Corp.’s M12 fund. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Robotic process automation, or RPA, software …
Amazon reaches NLRB settlement that will let workers more easily organize
Amazon.com Inc. has reached a nationwide settlement with the National Labor Relations Board that will give workers at the company’s warehouses greater flexibility to organize, the New York Times reported today. The agreement is said to have been finalized on Wednesday. It …
Report: FTC Chair Lina Khan is advancing an investigation into AWS
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is advancing an investigation into Amazon Web Services Inc.’s business practices, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, Reuters reported that the FTC has asked several companies to “gather information about competition issues” related to …
Skillsoft buys coding education platform Codecademy for $525M
Publicly traded digital learning provider Skillsoft Corp. is acquiring Codecademy, the operator of a popular education platform that helps users learn how to program. The companies announced the transaction today. The acquisition values Codecademy, officially Ryzac Inc., at about $525 million. Skillsoft …
Amid Omicron concerns, RSA Conference postponed and tech giants scrap CES plans
Concerns about the rapid spread of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant have led organizers of the RSA Conference to postpone the event, while several major tech firms earlier canceled plans to exhibit at CES. The RSA Conference is one of the cybersecurity …
Low-code development startup Retool raises $20M at $1.85B valuation
Retool Inc., the maker of a low-code software development platform used by companies such as Amazon.com Inc., today said that it has closed a $20 million funding round at a $1.85 billion valuation. The Series C round was provided by a group …
Data management provider Cohesity confidentially files for IPO
Cohesity Inc., a major data management provider, today announced that it has confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. The company didn’t go into detail about the planned listing in its brief announcement of the move today. Cohesity …
Microsoft acquires AT&T’s Xandr unit to grow its advertising business
Microsoft Corp. has inked a deal with AT&T Inc. to acquire the carrier’s Xandr Inc. advertising technology unit, the companies announced today. Separately, Axios reported this morning that Microsoft is teaming up with publicly traded content recommendation company Taboola Inc. on a …