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Microsoft wants to place hydrogen fuel cells in its cloud data centers
Microsoft Corp. wants to use hydrogen fuel cells to provide backup power for its Azure data centers and reduce carbon emissions. The company detailed its plans in a blog post today, saying that it has reached a notable technical milestone toward realizing that vision. Hydrogen fuel cells are an emerging type of generator designed to ...
Google tells employees that most won’t return to their offices for at least a year
Nearly all of Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc.’s roughly 200,000 employees will work from home at least July 2021, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai announced in an internal memo today. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Pichai is said to have made the decision to extend the company’s telecommuting policy to ...
Coupa embeds more automation into its business spend platform
Publicly-traded Coupa Software Inc. today introduced an update for its BSM Platform that adds automation and analytics features to help optimize enterprises’ bottom line. The BSM Platform is a so-called business spend management product that is used by organizations to manage supplier payments, employee expenses and other types of spending. Coupa’s product is one of ...
Revolut raises $80M more at $5.5B valuation in latest fintech funding round
Mobile-first financial technology startups are continuing to draw investor interest. Revolut Ltd., the operator of a digital banking service that users can access via an app, today said that it has secured $80 million in fresh funding at a $5.5 billion valuation. The investment is an extension to a $500 million round the U.K.-based startup closed ...
U.S. officials detail plans to build a national quantum internet
The U.S. Department of Energy wants to develop a national quantum internet to enable more secure communications and advance scientific research in areas such as gravitational wave detection. Officials presented a blueprint strategy for the effort in a Thursday press conference at the University of Chicago. The 38-page paper outlines key goals, as well as ...
AWS launches AI-powered Contact Lens analytics features for contact centers
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of Contact Lens, a set of artificial intelligence features to help optimize the contact centers of enterprises using its Amazon Connect service. The launch comes eight months after AWS first previewed the technology at its re:Invent conference. In recent years, enterprises have started modernizing how they ...
Talkdesk becomes $3B+ unicorn after landing $143M to cloudify the contact center
Cloud contact center software startup Talkdesk Inc. disclosed a big valuation bump today, announcing that it has raised an outsize $143 million funding round valuing it at more than $3 billion. The round continues a recent trend of investors backing startups whose technology helps companies remotely engage customers. Talkdesk previously raised $125 million in funding. This latest ...
AI fintech startup Quantexa closes $64.7M round
Quantexa Ltd., a London-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to help financial institutions detect fraud and find sales opportunities, has raised a $64.7 million funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners. The round, announced today, also saw “major participation” from existing investors according to the startup. Quantexa has raised $87 million to date. The company provides an ...
Jamf raises $468M in IPO as its Apple-focused software business continues growth
Jamf Holding Corp. floated on the Nasdaq stock exchange today after raising $468 million in a bigger-than-expected initial public offering that exceeded multiple price targets. Jamf, which provides software products enterprises use to manage employees’ Apple Inc. devices, had originally planned to put its shares up for grabs at $17 to $19 apiece. It increased the ...
Huddl.ai launches from stealth mode to take on Zoom
Collaboration startup Huddl Inc. exited stealth mode today with $8.7 million in funding and an artificial intelligence-infused videoconferencing service that aims to provide an alternative to Zoom. Huddl, which does business as Huddl.ai in a nod to its AI features, is backed by investors including Bain Capital Ventures and Bloomberg Beta. It’s the latest in a series ...