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Google to host its I/O developer event in virtual format May 18-20
After calling off the 2020 edition of its I/O developer conference because of COVID-19 concerns, Google LLC plans to bring back the event this year in an all-virtual format and has already announced the dates: May 18-20. Google I/O is closely watched in the tech industry because the search giant announces major updates to Android ...
Plaid reportedly becomes $13B+ company following new $425M round
Financial technology startup Plaid Inc. has raised a $425 million funding round at a valuation reported to be north of $13 billion. The investment, announced this morning, was led by Altimeter Capital. Silver Lake and Ribbit Capital joined as well along with a number of returning backers who contributed to Plaid’s previous funding rounds. Plaid’s reported ...
New Relic to let go 7% of employees amid business model refocus
New Relic Inc. today disclosed plans to lay off 7% of its workforce, or about 160 employees, as part of an effort to adopt a new business model that emphasizes selling software priced according to customer usage. Publicly traded New Relic provides tools for monitoring the health of information technology systems. Enterprises use its software ...
Puppet launches low-code Relay tool to automate cloud operations
Puppet Inc. today announced the general availability of Relay, a low-code tool intended to reduce the amount of person hours required to maintain enterprise cloud environments. The launch concludes a lengthy beta test that started last year. Portland-based Puppet is one of the industry’s top providers of software for managing information technology infrastructure. It competes in ...
Ice Lake has arrived: Intel launches 10-nanometer Xeon server chips with 40-core flagship
Intel Corp. today refreshed its flagship Xeon server processor line with more than three dozen new chips based on its latest 10-nanometer manufacturing process and featuring a raft of specialized features, including a high-speed artificial intelligence accelerator. The new chips, which are launching under the code name Ice Lake, represent the biggest update to Intel’s ...
Reputation acquires Nuvi for its AI-based customer sentiment analytics platform
Reputation.com Inc., a well-funded startup that helps companies measure and improve customer sentiment around their brands, has acquired analytics startup Nuvi Inc. to broaden its software capabilities. Reputation announced the deal today without disclosing financial terms. The transaction comes in a time when customer analytics technology is drawing increasing interest from brands and venture capitalists. ...
Cloud-based financial software provider Alkami seeks to raise $150M in IPO
Alkami Technology Inc. today announced the launch of its initial public offering, which is set to see the financial software provider sell shares to investors for between $22 and $25 apiece. The IPO could reportedly value Alkami at more than $2 billion. Alkami will raise $150 million if it reaches the top end of its ...
AWS and Verizon team up to provide 5G-powered edge computing infrastructure
Amazon Web Services Inc. is integrating its AWS Outposts edge computing hardware with 5G networking technology from Verizon Communications Inc. to support customers that are pursuing initiatives such as warehouse robot implementations. The companies announced the partnership today. Outposts is a service through which enterprises can purchase appliances that function as miniature versions of the ...
Report: Google’s next Pixel phones will feature an internally designed chip
The new Pixel smartphones that Google LLC is expected to announce this fall will feature a custom system-on-chip designed by the search giant’s engineers, 9to5Google reported today. A document seen by the publication indicates that the SOC is known internally as GS101. The first two letters of the codename are believed to be short for ...
Coinbase to hold Nasdaq direct listing on April 14
Cryptocurrency exchange provider Coinbase Global Inc. plans to launch its upcoming direct listing on April 14 under the ticker symbol “COIN.” The direct listing will be held on the Nasdaq stock exchange, the company announced Thursday. Founded in 2012, Coinbase operates a popular cryptocurrency exchange that enables its more than 43 million users to buy, sell and ...