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T-Mobile US Inc. this morning said in a statement that information belonging to more than 48 million past, current and prospective customers was stolen in a breach of its systems. On Sunday, Motherboard reported that an online forum post offered to sell …
Rapid Robotics raises $36.7M for its AI-powered industrial robots
Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global have led a $36.7 million funding round for Rapid Robotics Inc., a startup developing artificial intelligence-powered robots aimed at the industrial sector. San Francisco-based Rapid Robotics announced the funding this morning. The startup says its technology is …
API startup Postman now valued at $5.6B thanks to new $225M round
Developer tooling startup Postman Inc. today said that it has closed a $225 million funding round led by Insight Partners at a $5.6 billion valuation. That’s up from a $2 billion valuation last June. The jump is a reflection of Postman’s rapid …
Microsoft invests in Rubrik at reported $4B valuation to expand partnership
Microsoft Corp. has bought a stake in data protection unicorn Rubrik Inc. as part of a new collaboration that will see them work together to help enterprises protect their systems against ransomware. The collaboration expands upon an existing, long-running partnership between the …
MOLOCO raises $150M to help companies run AI-driven mobile ad campaigns
Advertising technology startup MOLOCO Inc. today said that it has closed a $150 million funding round led by Tiger Global at a $1.5 billion valuation. The Redwood City, California-based startup disclosed on the occasion that it’s generating annual recurring revenues of more …
Collaborative data analytics startup InfoSum raises $65M
Startup InfoSum Inc. today announced that it has raised $65 million in funding to broaden the adoption of its namesake software platform, which enables companies to launch joint data analytics projects with each other in a secure manner. The funding was provided …
US government launches investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that it has opened a probe into the Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system found in Tesla Inc. vehicles. Since 2018, the NHTSA has identified 11 crashes in which Tesla vehicles collided with stationary emergency vehicles. …
Google and Facebook detail plans for new 190-terabit subsea internet cable
Google LLC and Facebook Inc. are participating in a project to build a new 7,450-mile subsea cable that will connect Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. The companies announced the project this morning. The cable is called Apricot and will …
Startup funding specialist Carta raises $500M at $7.4B valuation
Carta Inc., the operator of a cloud platform that helps startups manage the financial tasks involved in raising funding, has closed a $500 million investment led by Silver Lake. The investment values Carta at $7.4 billion, founder and Chief Executive Officer Henry …
Cisco extends observability portfolio with Epsagon acquisition
Cisco Systems Inc. today announced plans to acquire Epsagon Ltd., a startup with a platform that helps enterprises detect technical issues in their applications and identify the root cause. Financial terms were not disclosed. New York- and Tel Aviv-based Epsagon has raised …